The challenge for Sunday is to plan how you’re going to do something daunting. And then to execute that plan.
The daunting task: 100 burpees.
Take 2 minutes now to figure out how you’re going to mix 100 burpees into your Sunday. Some options:
- 10 at the top of every hour
- Twenty now, them 5 every hour until dinner, them ten
- A hundred all in a row, slow and steady, starting at 3:00
- As many as possible in 5 minutes right now, then the remainder 5 at a time starting at noon
- 20 at a time at 10, 2, 4, before dinner, after dinner
You get the idea. Make a plan, then do the plan.
Some of you are not so great at planning. This is a good challenge to practice the basics: a good plan understands the deep purpose of the activity (to get a point for your team, of course…what other purpose is there in life?), then specifies what you’re doing when.
Some of you are great at planning – intending, meaning to, really really wanting to – and then less than great at execution. If that’s you, write Yoda’s great wisdom on your hand:
Do or not do; there is no try.
Now go plan, and do. When you’re done doing, let us know how you did, and if you’d like, some reflections on your relationship with planning and doing. And then revel in how amazing you are for having done one hundred friggin burpees.
(If you’ve read this far and are still waffling over whether to do this challenge, please take a closer look at the above pic – can’t you tell how badly Glo wants you to do this challenge? Glo really wants you to do this challenge – how can you say no?!)
13 responses to “Sun. – 3/15 Plan + Execute”
researchjen
March 15th, 2015 at 17:32
Done! I did two sets of 20 an hour apart before driving back to Atlanta. Then I did another set of 20 when I got home. Another 15 before a run. Then another 15 then 10. And DONE!
And now I’m realizing that I accidentally did 105. So I guess I could’a improved on my counting
Empish Thomas
March 15th, 2015 at 19:33
Just got my 100 done. At first I started off doing ten an hour; but at 4PM I realized that I was going a bit too slow so I sped it up. I started doing ten every 30 minutes; but then had to stop and start dinner and now just did my last ten.
Glo
March 15th, 2015 at 20:45
Welcome back! 🙂
Glo
March 15th, 2015 at 20:45
Check
Cindy Lutenbacher
March 15th, 2015 at 20:57
Done. Five per set. This morning before travel and this afternoon and evening after returning to ATL. Whew.
Monica
March 15th, 2015 at 21:57
I woke up this morning thinking, I bet Kung Li is going to give us like 10 or 15 burpees today. I’m kinda in the mood to do some burpees… I actually got around to reading the blog about 12:30pm AND literally rolled on the ground laughing my ass off. 100 burpees! Seriously?! Who does that? QueerFitters, that’s who! And I did that sh*t! 10 sets of 10 in an hour– because I’m more of a doer than a planner. 🙂
I am thankful for Queerfit and the coaches for always pushing me farther than I think I want to go. 60 days ago I couldn’t have done 10 burpees much less 100 ESPECIALLY in a hour. I’m so f*cking proud of myself. Hell F*ck Yeah! (those feel good endorphins must be kicking in)
KungLi
March 16th, 2015 at 08:15
Well there you go, superstar!
Daniel
March 15th, 2015 at 22:44
Done!
Monaco
March 15th, 2015 at 22:45
Done.
Cecilia
March 15th, 2015 at 23:41
Done! 10 sets at the top of the hour… Had a few distractions in between, but picked up in early afternoon, tried to stick to top of hour, but some of them ended up being more like at the 1/2hr mark. I’m glad I started early because it gave me wiggle room (& I’m so pro-the wiggle room) for the distractions!
efiada77
March 15th, 2015 at 23:55
Soooo, I didn’t get all 100 done-got a late start this afternoon and working tonight < and although that is technically an excuse, once I read the blog post, I planned to do 15 per 1/2 hour for 6 hours and then 10 for the last round and had to go on a crisis call. I tend to resist planning if I can help it, though…lol Got 1/2 way done before midnight so I wanted to get my post in. Still going for the rest when I get off work tonight!
Roan
March 16th, 2015 at 00:02
Done! I remembered that I don’t really like planning, but I managed to pull it off 🙂
eunicehcho
March 16th, 2015 at 00:07
Done! The sunshine kind of made planning a little harder today.