Monthly Progress Report - Chris

Milestones achieved since last posting:

-March 3rd: New 3 mile personal best, 19:10. Previous best was 20:40. That's a 6.3% improvement. I'll need to improve my current time by 11.4% to meet my goal of running 3 miles in under 17:00 minutes.

-March 8th: Did heavy lifting with a spotter. Unfortunately I was not in charge of how much went on the bar, so my notes are not 100% accurate. But my lifting partner told me we did 255 once for a decline bench press. That was at the middle of the workout. He was very confident I could flat bench 250 once for a record when the time comes. Although this is not an official personal best, it is a bit of a milestone for me.

-March 21st: Completed 17 chin ups. Actually this was done impromptu at a friends house. When I started practicing in pull-ups in February I could do 10. When I last posted I could do 12. So a 29.5% improvement since then.

-March 22nd: Held one plank for 2:10. Sit-ups irritate an old neck injury so I am doing planks instead. I want to be able to hold one for 6 minutes. When I can do that, 10 sit ups should not be a problem.


My running goal is unique from my others because I'm treading on new ground. When I was in my early 20's I did 84 push ups, 25 pull ups and benched 255 pounds. But I have never been able to run 3 miles in any respectable time (if at all). I'm look forward all time personal bests in every category.