do 100 push ups

I’m going to either have to do this slower or switch to a lower number of pushups.

My “suddenly going hardcore on the pushups” thing has made my shoulders all tense and rather painful in the morning. Not the good kind of ache where you “feel the burn”, but the semi-bad kind, where you feel like you’re 89 years old in the morning and your shoulders are tensed up to your earlobes.

As a result, I am going to redirect my attention to stretching, so that hopefully my shoulders/neck area will start to look and feel more human and less ape.

it would have been good, except I was reading last night and forgot to do the final 20. So I’m starting again:

Mini-goal: 100 pushups within 3 days.

Day 1 – Monday (night) 2 sets of 10

To make this a little more specific, I’m going to restart by going for 100 pushups over 3 days. I’ll do that a few times and then shorten the time frame. That should work!! _{Unless I strain something.}

Fri (7th) – 2 sets of 10 before bed.
Sat (8th)- 2 sets of 10 an hour after getting up.
1 set of 20 in the afternoon
Sun (9th) – 2 sets of 10 at lunch / Total 80 pushups

Wow I can’t believe I managed 20 in a row! – but it gave me a dizzy headache when I got up… that’s probably not good.

Last time I did this properly, I felt so much stronger… that was a couple years ago. To be honest, I think it was the first time in my life that I really noticed a difference in my own strength… but it was probably also the only time I really focused on something like this.

What I like about pushups is that they really don’t take very long and you can do them anywhere there’s a reasonably clean floor.

in sets of 20

I was very tired.

Will do day 3 week 2 tonight. I’m behind, yes, but the point is I AM STILL GOING AT THIS WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT!

16
17
14
14
20

week 2 day 2 is tomorrow for me.

I need to do:

14
16
12
12
17+

Before getting in ‘zee pool. LOVE IT!!!

On to week 2!! I need to stay excited about this. A friend at the pool told me that I have “actress” arms. I think that is a good thing. How sweet! Apparently the push ups are paying off!

On Monday I will start week 2.

14
rest 30sec
14
rest 30 sec
10
rest 30 sec
10
rest 30 sec
15

I.can.do.this!

Tomorrow, I will do

11 PU
30 seconds rest
15 PU
30 seconds rest
9 PU
30 seconds rest
9 PU
30 seconds rest
13 PU

right on the deck of the pool. @6:45 AM! YUH! TOUGH!

Ok So I’m all excited about this.
Week 1 Day 1 – Ending in 5 PUsh Ups WooT!

Accomplishing two goals at once – to swim and do start my push up regimen, I felt really good this morning.

Did my first set of push ups with Liz. We both did great.
12
break 30 sec
10
break 30 sec
8
break 30 sec
8
break 30 sec
12

THEN SWIM!

So happy. We are like babies trying this goal out again, soon we will be grown to look amazing as Madonna (or someone like that) Yea…!

half of them were the easy way—where you put your knees down. It is still progress. I will do more tomorrow morning. Full on w/o the knees and see how high I can go in number. I plan on doing them before I get into the pool in the morning.