Well, here we are. January 15. That means I’m just about halfway through the Janu-burpee challenge. That’s 450 burpees for those counting. When I started this challenge on New Year’s Day, it was tough. Surely, I thought, these burpees would get easier with each passing week.
Nope. Still as hard as hell.
I also thought I might get faster. Wrong again. 30 burpees seems to consistently take about two minutes and 20 seconds. Sometimes a bit longer if I do them after a workout or a run.
Am I getting stronger? Maybe. I feel like my biceps look a bit more defined and I can feel some angry muscles in my back and shoulders. This is definitely a good wake-up call for those sleepy muscles that haven’t been used in a while.
And finally, are these daily burpees helping my running? To be determined. While I’ve had a few good runs lately, I really can’t say it was a result of the burpees.
30 burpees a day may sound easy, but let me tell you, this is tough. By the time this challenge is over, I’ll have done a whopping 930 burpees over the month of January. My ambitious husband is trying to convince me to add in an extra 70 here and there so I can say that I did 1,000 burpees this month. I’m thinking about it. That would be an accomplishment!
Why not join the insanity for the last 16 days?
Haha, awesome! Yes, you should try to make it to 1,000!