One task completed this week:
Manage ten real sit-ups. (10/10)
I’ve been gradually building up from one and I reached ten a while back, but Spud told me I was doing them wrong so I had to start again.
We have been encouraging each other. He will walk into the room and quietly ask, ‘Have you done your sit-ups today?’ The answer is always ‘No.’ He then barks at me to drop and give him three-seven-nine-whatever number I’m up to, plus one.
I did my first proper ten yesterday and I can already feel the difference in my stomach: intense pain and an inability to straighten up.
We are encouraging each other for two reasons: to get fit, and to get girls (that last bit is just him). He has reached 50 sit-ups, 50 press-ups, morning and evening; and ten pull-ups on the crossbar of the swings in the park. He excitedly showed his Dad and I the real lump in his bicep that has started to appear; not one of those imaginary ones we’ve been feeling since he was three.
He is also fixing up his bike and intends to ride it many miles every day. I guess the child is serious. Those girls had better look out: there’s a new boy in town and he’s got a bumpy bicep.
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I was always partial to a lad with a bumpy bicep …
Bit too young for you…though he does like his food
Good for you! I keep saying I’m going to start using the exercise room here but I play too much on the computer and read and find other things to do. I will pay for this soon.
You have an exercise room? How wonderful
Good for you Tilly!
You do them knees bent with arms behind your neck? I hate doing them but force myself sometimes, it would be better to force myself more regularly but motivation is lacking, there’s *always” something nicer to do than sit-ups and that something needs doing right now doesn’t it?
Now onwards to 20?
It’s on my list
Both of you are still young and can do all of those horrible exercises. Go for it! lol
Not quite young and barely doing them, but horrible, yes
I’m hoping my hedge cutting will get me fit again….
Have a word with Gigi, she’s just murdered hers
I have a lot of hedges.
Then you should be fit. You don’t cycle with the mister?
Bravo, Spud – you keep her at it, and she’ll have to alter her profile as she’ll have become young and slender again.
It’s a nice dream
What steely determination! A stark contrast to my neighbour’s son, who has suddenly decided he wants to go into the Navy, but can’t quite gather the stamina to go for a run….
Tory Boy was like that, then found a girlfriend: suddenly, he’s mad for exercise.
Good progress! I’m impressed, Till! Glad to hear Spud is keeping you up to the mark
He is. Horrible little brat.
Good luck to the both of you
Thanks
That’s so sweet!!
You go, girl!
Great idea!
I dislike sit-ups but I applaud your effort… Go get em Tilly!