Push-Ups In Public Challenge [100 Sets]

I did one set yesterday. Metro platform again. Tomorrow is a new day.

44/100

 

I did 5 today.

One on the parking of a supermarket. The other in a very crowded gallery in the city. I felt a lot of shame with this one. 1 on a fashion street. 2 on the Grand Place.

With the last set a guy shouted "do more push-ups!". His girl said "good job". Funny.

Almost halfway...

49/100

 

This describes the feeling well.

That's fine. Your push-ups don't have to take place at Times Square. I did push-ups whilst walking in the countryside when some elderly people were passing by and counted these too.

A few days ago I did 4 sets. One in the supermarket. Two on a median of a pretty busy road. One outside of a snackbar when I was waiting on my food.

Today I did one at a spot where I was waiting for a friend to run. Two women were walking so I thought I'd do a set. I was in a sport outfit so I guess it made it a bit easier.

The only public place where I wouldn't count a set as public is in the gym and at outdoor pull-up racks.

54/100

 

@100 Days, your post inspired me to do 2 sets at the grocery store.

One was in an isle where another man was looking at the cookies. It wasn't the most busy isle, but that's fine. I usually don't want to do more than one in a short time frame, because I fear a certain 'spotlight effect'. But this is all in my head.

Then I did one at the parking lot of the grocery store, at the shopping carts. There were some people around. Even a car driving in my direction.

56/100

I had to laugh out loud, because I have thoughts like that too

Sometimes I think "what if someone will kick my arm so that I fall with my face on the ground?". But that doesn't happen. I've done public push-ups in pretty dodgy metro stations with a pretty throat-cutting vibe. But nothing really happens... Anxiety is in our head.

And if you fear of being judged, then you can think about something like this:

What if a person notices your push-ups and gets really angry about it and goes back home to complain on Twitter that he saw a douchebag doing push-ups in public and then calls the local newspaper. [this doesn't happen]

Would you really want the approval of someone like that? I'd rather be the guy who comes out of his comfort zone and gets noticed, then a guy whose ultimate fear is being judged by strangers.

 

2 sets today.

I went to the library to do some computer work. I was sitting in the reading room. I did a set of push-ups as a break. I did one when I was leaving too, when there were some other people around. When I was doing my second set, an older man sitting at one of the desks asked me "You've been sitting too long?". After I finished, I said, "Yup. Get the blood flowing.". God bless this man!

58/100

 

I did 3 sets 2 days ago. 2 sets yesterday.

63/100

 

I can add 3

66/100

Cheers for the heads up! @Mr. Monk

 

1 set today in the library

67/100