DANA 400 Challenge

DANA 400 Challenge.. as in Dana Farber...









Duration: 18 weeks

Exercises:

Body Weight Squats
Plyo Push Up Bar or Modified to Your Level
Body Weight Backward Lunges in Place
Wall Ball Sit Ups (10Lbs)

Repetitions: 100 Reps Each Exercise(all together or broken up into sets)

Short Term Goals: 2,800 repetitions per week. 11,200 repetitions per month

Long Term Goal: 50,400 repetitions for completion

OK, so here’s the deal… my new round of chemo started on Dec. 29th and will last from 3-6 cycles of 21 days each cycle, so minimum of 9 weeks and a maximum of 18 weeks depending on how well I do with the side effects.

So, instead of taking the negative approach and counting down the days, weeks and months until completion of chemo, I am trying to turn it into a positive… counting up to a long term positive goal.

Yes in the beginning it will be easy for me and my reps will come without much effort. But I am expecting there will be days where I won’t be able to do one rep. or complete the cycle. That’s ok, but the lost reps will have to be made up over the week or I will not be able to continue.

Others that choose to accept the challenge, may find it hard at first. That is ok and even expected. Break it up into sets of 10 throughout the day.. 10 squats, lunges, sit ups and push ups. First thing in the morning and last thing at night are easy ways of getting many in.

I can assure you though, the longer you do it the easier it will become.

So I am starting on Dec. 30th… one day after my first treatment and one day before my 51st birthday. The others accepting this challenge can start anytime.