Ioannis Pantelidis

I'm doing 3,000 Push Ups in November for Teenage Cancer Trust-so far 1070 completed

This November, I'm doing 3,000 push-ups and raising funds to help ensure no young person faces cancer alone. I'm taking on the challenge for Teenage Cancer Trust, the only UK charity who provides specialised nursing care and support for young people with cancer. I'd be grateful for your support. Dr Wolfie Chubaca Pants joins me for the laughs but refuses to take a single push up!

Your donation, big or small, makes a difference. £25 could pay for an hour with a Youth Support Coordinator to help a young person cope with anxiety and isolation during cancer treatment.

Thank you!

My Achievements

Fundraising page

Reached 50% of fundraising target

Received First Donation

Updated Profile Pic

Added a Blog Post

Received 5 Donations

Reached Goal

Reached Fitness Target

Increased Target

My Updates

Day 12 - what a surreal live stream this was...

Thursday 12th Nov

Day 12 live stream is here: https://www.youtube.com/live/A2ALcfQoZB4?si=gHh_3VBMkWd2l-kp

Day 12: another 135 push-ups, bringing us to 1,440 out of 3,000! 💪

This morning’s livestream took a surreal turn when someone asked whether I thought fish were real. An unexpected philosophical challenge before breakfast.

With Dr Wolfie already dressed for Christmas, I am now unsure what month it is, whether we are living in a simulation, or whether my arms and shoulders still exist in this world.

The pain certainly does. If this is a simulation, I would appreciate someone fixing that particular feature.

Dr Wolfie seems entirely unconcerned. He has his Santa outfit, his sofa and absolutely no intention of doing a push-up. 🐾

We are now just 60 push-ups away from halfway to our November target for Teenage Cancer Trust. Thank you to everyone watching, sharing, donating and bringing wonderfully strange conversations to these early mornings.

Behind the silliness is a cause that matters: supporting young people facing cancer. If you can, please donate. Every contribution is appreciated, and sharing the campaign helps too.

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Day 11 - Grand total of 1305 pushups

Wednesday 11th Nov

Day 11: 135 push-ups for Teenage Cancer Trust! 💪 Thats a Grand Total of 1305 Well, today we had a bit of a technical glitch. The Wi-Fi dropped early in the livestream, and by the time I realised something was wrong and switched to 5G, I had no idea how much we’d missed. Only when I watched the video afterwards did I discover that the first minute, including my first 30 push-ups, was missing. 😞 Still, I managed 135 push-ups in the end. My arms can confirm that the missing 30 definitely happened! 😅 Please donate to our campaign if you can. Every donation helps support young people facing cancer. Thank you to everyone donating, watching, sharing and encouraging me along the way. Here is the video of day 11: https://youtube.com/live/H-wXDKn43LA #TeenageCancerTrust #3000PushUps

Day 10: a bad shoulder and a stiff neck!

Tuesday 10th Nov

Day 10: 1,170 push-ups towards the 3,000 goal

My left shoulder aches badly, and my neck is stiff. The price of hubris.

Yesterday, I thought I was getting stronger and decided to prove I could do 100 push-ups in under eight minutes. Failed miserably. Then pushed on to 120, purely for pride’s sake.

The result was pain, followed by more pain. Apparently, my left shoulder had not agreed to my ambitions.

Last night, I was certain I would not manage a single push-up today. This morning, I gave Dr Wolfie the T-shirt for extra moral support and, very slowly, managed 100. I would even award more than half of them respectable marks for form.

An honest account, though hardly a masterclass in sensible decision-making. Completing the number doesn't mean pushing through the pain was wise.

The lesson is about both quantity and quality, with a little humility thrown in. Form matters. Recovery matters. Pride makes a terrible personal trainer.

Time may be an illusion. My shoulder’s opinion is very real.

Thank you to everyone supporting this challenge.

Please donate to Teenage Cancer Trust if you can, or share their pages to help us reach more people.
Every contribution matters to the young people this is all for.

Dr Wolfie remains in charge of morale. I clearly need supervision. :(

ONe tHirD down...two to go 1070 of 3000 pushups completed

Monday 9th Nov

Day 9: another 120 push-ups for Teenage Cancer Trust! 

I think I managed my fastest 100 yet (8 mins 21 seconds), although the (relative) speed and pushing for another 20 after that may have been asking a little too much. My left shoulder aches, and a stiff neck has joined the proceedings today. A reminder to pay attention to recovery as well as the numbers.

Towards the end, quite a few viewers stayed while I chatted with Dr Wolfie. Quite a few viewers stayed back! I suspect he is far more entertaining than an old professor doing push-ups. I do the work; he gets the audience. 

There is something lovely about these small moments of company and energy along the way.

      Thank you to everyone watching, encouraging, donating and sharing.

The goal remains 3,000 push-ups to support young people facing cancer. If you can, please donate or help spread the word. 

Dr Wolfie will take his appearance fee in treats.

Video of Day 9 here: https://www.youtube.com/live/fb52T048OXI

Day 8 - Sunday pain.....950 of 3000

Sunday 8th Nov

No rest for the wicked!

Day 8 of my 3,000 push-ups challenge for Teenage Cancer Trust. 💪
Sunday pain day 🥹

By 100, I was tired and ready to stop. Then, somehow, a little renewed energy appeared and carried me through another 30.

The last two sets of ten were a real struggle. I wanted to finish, but I also wanted to test my discipline. It is easy to feel committed when you have plenty of energy. Today, I had to work at it.

150 push-ups today. Each one a small contribution towards supporting young people facing cancer.

Here is the day 9 livestream: https://youtube.com/live/xeoItLTM6w8

Thank you to those who supported and to anyone willing to share the news and spread awareness. That helps a lot too!

#TeenageCancerTrust #3000PushUps

Day 7 - 800 pushups and over 800 viewers

Saturday 7th Nov

Well, it seems the weekend is where all the kids are at...we spread the news to the USA and India and managed to fit in 140 push-ups, bringing the grand total to 800!

livestream video here:

https://youtube.com/live/wvLJi1x70ts

A new personal best for 34 push-ups in one minute, and although I can't yet see any new donations, one may remain hopeful...

Day 6 - Tshirt is here! Walk in the woods and another 118 pushups total 660

Friday 6th Nov

Day 6. So far, so good. 660 push-ups down, 2,340 to go for Teenage Cancer Trust.

I took today’s push-ups into the woods while Dr Wolfie had some fun. I’d forgotten how quiet the woods can be in November. I’d been treated to wonderful birdsong all spring and summer, and somewhere along the way I started taking it for granted. Today, I noticed how much I missed it.

That quiet gave me a moment to think about why I’m doing this. Every push-up is still a little prayer. A thank you for my children’s health, and a wish for strength and hope for young people facing cancer and their families.

If you can spare a few pounds, please consider donating to Teenage Cancer Trust. A share helps more people hear about the charity and the young people it supports. Thank you.

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DAy 5 - Still crap at streaming but better pushups (122 so grand total of 542 out of 3000))

Thursday 5th Nov

A grand total of 542 so far...

Today I added a little talk about the 4 virtues and how Courage sustains our virtues when they are tested. It helps us admit we were wrong, speak up when someone is treated unfairly, and say enough when we could take more.

Without courage, our virtues are a sailing boat with no wind. Without the other virtues, courage is a boat under full sail with no rudder.

Wisdom, fairness and moderation give courage its direction.

here is the video https://youtube.com/live/m42YaTl7RRE

Day 4 - better at streaming worst at pushups

Wednesday 4th Nov

Well, I managed to figure out how to schedule a live stream in order to pre-post the link to the trust, but I used my laptop this time, and I soon realised far more people use their phones. I think I had one viewer, but progress is progress. In terms of push-ups, I did manage the 100 but barely...compared to yesterday, when I felt I was flying through the push-ups, today was a particularly tough day...so 420 push-ups down, 2580 left to tackle...

Day 3 - 10% of 3000 pushups completed

Tuesday 3rd Nov

https://youtube.com/live/tBNbsoNf7eM A better live stream. I didn't mess up too much this time, although surprisingly, for 4:10am we had some audience! People were asking for the link, so I need to be better prepared next time and post the link whilst doing the live stream! I really need to research how to do better livestreams!

PS I have no idea why but today I felt muh lighter, I took an extra 20 after the livestream just in case one day I cant do any so I will be trying to add extra pushups whenever I feel a bit more energetic - so far total pushups 320 on day 3...

DAy 2 - another 100 and messing up the livestream

Monday 2nd Nov

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paTj0DaUJu8&t=135s

My apologies, I royally messed up the stream, and the first 7 minutes or so, where I explained why I chose this charity and did 70 push-ups, didn't even stream... I promise to try and do better with the streaming tomorrow. I did manage to do 100 push-ups, but I think this time took me about 12 minutes in total, as I had to take longer breaks (my arms still hurt from yesterday - and chances are they ll be hurting even more tommorow)

My first 100 pushups coached by Dr Wolfie Chubaca Pants

Sunday 1st Nov

Well... here I am going for a quest to the 3000 pushups, I do not know Lee, but I thought rather than going for it solo, why not join a team in Eastbourne, and Lee I found your team... everything happens for a reason, so I will be uploading videos on my YouTube channel perhaps daily perhaps every few days. I'll see how it goes... if there are more people in Eastbourne, join us :) A Big Thank you to anyone who donates. I really appreciate your generosity. Our first video is here: https://youtube.com/live/TZIoxhHMzdc

Thank you to my Sponsors

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Una O Kane

Good man Ioannis, thanks for doing this ❤️

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Cristina

Great cause, Ioannis. Good luck with the fundraising

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Pantelis

Να κάνουμε push ups, να κάνουμε push ups, να δεις τι πάει να πει γυμναστική...

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