A March Madness inspired upper body challenge with 30 varieties of pushups all named after college basketball programs
Increased strength and improved muscular endurance
This 30 day upper body challenge is designed to increase strength, improve muscular endurance, add more variety to training and is inspired by the annual March Madness basketball tournament!
In fact all the pushups are named after famous college basketball programs!
In this challenge you will be provided with 30 different push-up variations, one for each day of the month.
As you navigate through this challenge, these push-ups will vary in intensity, difficulty and creative flair, so you can expect something new and exciting each day. There are options for ALL levels.
This challenge fosters resilience, illuminates the benefits of push-ups, provides testimonials, tips for success and videos containing form cues and recommended sets and reps.
Discover new ways to perform the move that we all love… or in some cases hate.
If you successfully complete AT LEAST 20 days of this challenge a donation of 50% of the cost of the challenge will be made to K9’s For Warriors a charity that is determined to end veteran suicides by providing servicemen with emotional support dogs that are rescued from high-kill shelters.
Equipment needed:
- Exercise Mat
- Basketball (or a ball close in size: soccer ball, medicine ball)
- A 12-24 inch flat surface to elevate your feet and your hands (Examples: a chair, couch, ottoman, box, exercise bench)
- A 6-12 inch flat surface to elevate your hands (Examples: a yoga block, a dumbbell with a flat head, a brick, shoe box, curb, a pot, step stool)
Day 1 - Jayhawk Jumpoff
Day 2 - Tilted Tar Heel
Day 3 - The Marquette Offset
Day 4 - Purdue Pikes
Day 5 - Downward Duke
Day 6 - Hoosier Daddy
Day 7 - Flying" Blue Hens"
Day 8 - Bruin Bombers
Day 9 - Bucking Buckeye
Day 10 - Tennessee Typewriter
Day 11 - Bearcat Beast
Day 12 - Texas Tiger Bend
Day 13 - UConn Crunch
Day 14 - Kentucky Kick Throughs
Day 15 - The Wichita State Shocker
Day 16 - SPARTANS!
Day 17 - The Flying" Irish"
Day 18 - Blue Devil Beasts
Day 19 - Crimson Tide Cannonball
Day 20 - Florida Gator Fadeaway
Day 21 - Yale Sail
Day 22 - The Providence Push
Day 23 - Saint Mary's Sphinx
Day 24 - The Demon Deacon Dance
Day 25 - The Boilermaker
Day 26 - Villanova Knockout
Day 27 - OK State Three-Armed Cowboy
Day 28 - The Longhorn Liftoff
Day 29 - Baylor Bustdown
Day 30 - The Christian Leitner
Together We Rise is an organization all about improving the lives of children in foster care, who often find themselves forgotten and neglected by the public.
They provide resources to foster youth and use service-learning activities to educate volunteers on issues surrounding the foster care system.
For every challenger that is successful, 50% of the cost of the challenge will be made to this incredible organization, so as a group we stand to be able to help others in need ♥
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