About My Challenge
I’ve decided—decided, not done, let’s stay grounded—to attempt 3,214 push-ups in 24 days for mental health. Which is a sentence that sounds inspiring until you remember I haven’t started, and my current upper body strength is more “lightly persuasive” than “structurally reliable.”
Right now, my preparation has mostly been thinking about push-ups. I’ve watched a couple of videos, stretched once, and emotionally connected with the floor. We’re not close yet, but there’s chemistry.
But it is for mental health, which feels important—because historically, my approach to mental health has been to simply hope it sorts itself out. Like a bad haircut. Or a personality trait.
So this is me trying something proactive. Setting a goal. Announcing it publicly so I can’t quietly abandon it without at least three people going, “Hey… weren’t you meant to be… stronger?”
Will I finish all 3,214? Honestly, that feels like something Future Me needs to worry about. Present Me is just trying to get through the first five without seeing God.
But hey—if it gets people talking, laughing, or even just doing one push-up out of spite, I reckon that counts.
Dedicated to: I’m dedicating this to personal growth. Not emotional growth—that feels too hard—but literal growth in my ability to do more than three push-ups without needing a lie down and a personality reset.
Supporting headspace
headspace is Australia’s National Youth Mental Health Foundation, providing early intervention mental health services for 12-25 year olds.
Each year, headspace helps thousands of young people access vital support through our headspace centres in over 175 communities across Australia, our online and phone counselling services, our vocational services, and our presence in schools.
The support headspace receives from the community helps us achieve our vision - that all young Australians are supported to be mentally healthy and engaged in their communities.
My Challenge History
Pushuperer for 2 years
| Push-Ups | Funds | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3,307 | $0 |
| 2025 | 3,214 | $35 |
| Total | 6,521 | $35 |
My Push-Up Progress
Part of Team Gravity’s Nemesis
