I am forwarding a message from Jordan Varghese about 3000:13. The attachments include the verses to be memorized as well as tips on Scripture memory and push-ups. Have a restful weekend!
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Chad Spalinger
George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Class of 2015
Begin forwarded message:Date: February 20, 2015 at 2:40:18 PM ESTFrom: "Varghese, Jordan J" <jordanvarghese@gatech.edu>To: "Spalinger,Chad Wesley" <chad.spalinger@gatech.edu>Subject: 3000 13 Resources
3000 13 Challengers,
Good evening, sisters and brothers! I hope that today already has you with sore arms and a heart filled with the Word. As we're embarking on this journey as a family, I'd like to encourage everyone and provide some resources to help out. To make it through this we really need to keep each other accountable and stick to it! I've attached some resources that I hope will be helpful in both the physical and spiritual aspects of this challenge.
PSA from the pre-med in me: Though we joke and get hyped about it, this truly isn't a simple or even necessarily safe task. Remember, pushing yourself in exercise (and in life) is how you grow, but you have to KNOW YOUR LIMITS! If you are feeling pain or discomfort that is unreasonable, please STOP and don't hurt yourself. The last thing we want is someone leaving this experience with a long-term injury. Remember that the real heart behind this is the spiritual training, and that has value in this life and the next.
Some quick math for how to break down the pushups (all approximations):
3000 in 14 days = 215 daily = 44 sets of 5, 22 sets of 10, 15 sets of 15, 11 sets of 20, 9 sets of 25, etc.
3000 in 12 days (2 days off) = 250 daily = 50 sets of 5, 25 sets of 10, 17 sets of 15, 13 sets of 20, 10 sets of 25, etc.
For the verses, I really like the advice in that resource that I've attached. In summary, first read the verse (with reference) 10 times out loud and slowly, pretending like you're taking a picture of each word with your eyes. Next, read the verse (with reference always) out loud 10 times without looking, but double checking to make sure that you're not making mistakes. That should be it for that day, but the biggest step is to keep up with what you've memorized. So the next day, start out with trying to do the old verse from yesterday 10 times from memory, checking when you need to make sure you're doing it properly. The days after, make sure you do all the verses you've learned already at least once by heart. In this way, by the end you'll have all of them down and be able to recite them all from memory in just 2 weeks! This method should make it only about 10-20 minutes a day to get all the verses down. Most importantly, pray for the Holy Spirit to really give you the strength to do this and keep up with it.
Okay, I know this was an information overload, but wanted to get out as lots of resources to help us start this strong.
Lastly, if you want some extra intensity/variety in pushups:
http://www.mensfitness.com/training/workout-routines/top-15-pushup-variations
If you have any questions, feel free to ask me or anyone that has been involved in past years; I really want everyone who undertakes this to finish it well!
Keep up the hard work,
Jordan
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