I was bored last night, so I decided to try a set of 15 “off-the-counter” pushups to see how difficult they were.

Result: not as difficult as I thought. In fact, easy enough that I tried a second set of 15. These were much harder towards the end, but I really started to enjoy the sensation of my pectoral muscles working – I almost never use these.

Today I feel some twinges in these muscles – I can tell they got some use – but no real pain or stiffness. Looks like the “off-the-counter” style of push-up is definitely a good place to start. I’m going to really try to build up my stamina using this style, and then “graduate” to a more difficult push-up. Maybe “girl-style” push-ups are the logical next step.