Jake Mitchell's Experiments

One hundred push ups

Created by Jake Mitchell Jul 26, 2010 | Tags health, fitness, routine, push-up

Overview I'm going to follow the plan at http://hundredpushups.com and eventually do 100 push ups straight. I just did 26 "good form" push ups for the initial test, so that means I start the program in week 3 under the "> 25 push ups" column. Wednesday will be day one, and I'll proceed with day two on Fri... See experiment

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Matthew Cornell Hi Jake. How's the experiment going? What's your take on the results so far?

9 days ago

Ralf Westphal I´m going to a gym to build up muscles. It´s a health oriented gym instead of a "vanity gym" ;-) And they tell us: 1. Don´t come more often than every other day, i.e. 3 times a week. 2. Don´t try to force build up of muscles. Do it gently. That means: Find your limit, e.g. 26 push ups "the right way". Then increase by 5%. If next time you do 28 push ... See more

9 days ago

Avoid owning a car Completed

Created by Jake Mitchell May 05, 2010 | Tags walking, biking, bus, carpool, transportation, car

Overview Rather than buying a car immediately simply because it would make things more convenient, I want to see if I can avoid it at least until the end of summer. I haven't owned a car for over two years now, and have managed to walk, bike, take buses, get rides from friends, and borrow a roommate's car. This has been relativ... See experiment

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Jake Mitchell I'm quickly realizing that not having a car inhibits my autonomy in social situations. There have been several times in the recent past where I've had to wait on others to get where I need to go, and it's prevented me from being able to do what I care about. Oddly enough, I recently missed getting a ride from somebody because it took longer than expected to get a ride... See more

Jun 06, 2010

Brock Tice Any chance the occasional cab ride could remedy this in a more cost-effective manner? Just as a thought experiment, what would you do if buying a car was not an option, but you still wanted to do the things you care about?

Jun 06, 2010

Jake Mitchell's Experiments

One hundred push ups

Avoid owning a car Completed

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