#TheBenjamin: Round 3

QIC: Patch

Date: 2018-2019

PAX: You

#THEBENJAMIN: Round

And just like that, #TheBenjamin 2017-18 is done!  In 2016-17 Closer joined the club.  Who will join the ranks of the elite in 2018?  Holding with tradition, this year’s champions will be announced at an upcoming OGs.  For a trip down memory lane (and because of previous website issues), I’ve copied the previous year’s posts below.  You’ll recall we’ve now introduced 3 versions – #TheBenjamin (the original), #TheGrant (50/day), and #TheBenjaminPlanked (100 + planks).

That brings us to 2018-19.  Are you ready?! Are you determined?! Can you spare 10 minutes a day?  Fo realz…10 minutes will get you started?  Seriously, if you’ve ever been interested, but are overwhelmed at the idea, remember it’s just a Merkin.  Much like running, you can’t think about the total steps in the race.  Just think about the next one.  How many steps do you take in a 5K?  6200 give or take.  6200!  That makes 100 Merkins sound like cake.

While any version of #TheBenjamin is fabulous and qualifies for the yearly accolades, this year we will focus on two main options:

1. #TheBenjamin – the original.
2. #TheBiblicalBenjamin – 100 Merkins and reading the verse of the day on the YouVersion Bible app each day (Android , iPhone).  If you prefer to read the bible in another way each day, that is fine.  The YouVersion app has a nice feature that keeps track of how many days in a row you’ve opened the app.  So it is an easy way to keep yourself accountable and know if you accidentally skipped yesterday.

I’m interested, but dang that seems like a lot.

A few tips –

1. Knock some out in the morning.  Don’t get overwhelmed at the end of the day.
2. Don’t do them all at once.
3. If you don’t do any, inertia is your worst enemy.  If you can summon the will to do just one, inertia will be your best friend.  I promise you’ll never ever just do one.
4. Do them when you’re stressed out or ticked off.  Kids won’t get their chores done or get the bedtime routine done?  Don’t stew while you’re waiting for them.  Drop and knock out ten.  Use that anger.  It only takes the strength of 10 Merkins to knock out 20 when you’re mad.
5. Lastly, if you’ve never done many Merkins, the first month is hard.  Own that.  Know that.  After that, the Merkins are cake.  Not forgetting becomes the hard part.

if you are a total newbie to this whole idea and have more questions, scroll down to the original post below for the basics.  More questions? Ask YHC.

See you on the strong side!

-Patch

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#THEBENJAMIN: ROUND 2

Boom!  That year just happened.  Celebrating the 1 year anniversary of #TheBenjamin on 9/15/17.  The 2017 champions will be announced at OGs.

So the madness is over right?  Er…NO!  Stretch those arms out.  Be sure you’ve got that form right.  And listen to the applause from your thighs that have been screamin, “Bout time you did something with that upper bod!”

The 2018 season  starts 9/15/17 and comes with 3 options:

1. #TheBenjaminLight – AKA #TheGrant – 50 Merkins a day, any way, for 1 year.  Nervous about biting off the big bucks, start here.
2. #TheBenjamin – the original.  100 Merkins a day, any way, for 1 year.  No need to mess with the wildly popular cult culture success of the original.
3. #TheBenjaminPlanked – the original 100 Merkins a day, any way, along with 30 seconds each of elbow planks, left arm up planks, and right arm up planks for ……..yup…..1 year.  Strengthen that core.  You won’t regret it!

Don’t remember the rules.  Original post below: