Week 2 Day 2

Day 2 went a lot better than I expected. I didn't struggle nearly as much as I did day 1 and I even did 2-3 extra push-ups for the first set. Bella was distracting me and I temporarily lost count and before I knew it I was at 17! The remaining sets went well, and by the end I was able to do the 17 but just barely.

I'm shocked that this was a lot easier than day 1. Perhaps the 3 day weekend spent painting and doing other misc stuff took more of a toll on me than I thought it did. Anyways I'm pumped about this now, thinking I might actually do decent on the exhaustion test after week 2 is up!

I've noticed an increase in my energy level as well. A combination of the push-ups and the elliptical workouts and some healthier eating has done wonders. It's good motivation for keeping with the routine. I also noticed that using my MP3 player on the dog's early am walk helped me keep a quicker pace...thus more of a workout. I feel great today!

Week 2 Day 1

I started day one of the 100 pushup challenge last night. At first I wasn't sure if I should do them at all due to the fact that I pulled something in my upper back yesterday morning by twisting around to grab something. But I decided to give it a shot and if I had pain in that area I'd stop. I completed the first set (14 pushups) and there was no pain during the pushups so I figured I'd be good to complete the remaining sets.

I was relieved for a brief minute when I got to the 3rd and 4th sets which were 10 pushups each. Then the final set was a minimum of 15. I thought I was not going to make it. By time I got to number 15 I was shaking and could barely do it. I did it, but I'm a little nervous that I won't be able to complete the requirements for week 2. By day 3 will need to do 20 in that last set! Based on last night's performance I'm wondering if I'll have to repeat this week. I guess only time will tell. I also know I shouldn't look ahead to the remainder of the week I don't want to psych myself out; but it's SO hard not to look!

Of course the dogs had to participate with me. Nothing like a big mouthful of dog fur when performing the down of a pushup!

On other fitness news today was day 2 this week of my new routine. The plan is to get up by 5:30 hit the elliptical for 30 min. then walk the dog for 30, and get out the door by 7. I'm nervous to find out how this will work on a day when it's not raining in the morning. I skipped the dog walks today and skimped on yesterdays due to the rain. I didn't make it out the door until 7:10 this morning!

One benefit I noticed of this new routine is I wasn't dead dog tired by lunch time yesterday, which was extremely nice for a change. Today I'm tired, but not exhausted (yet)!

Week 1 Day 2 and 3

Upon logging in to do week 1, day 3 I realized I did not post about day 2. That was Friday. I did the push ups before I went to work in the morning. I was SO sore from day 1 that I hurt by time I finished the second set. By time I reached the end, I could barely do the 12 push up for the last set! I remained sore throughout the day, then I was pleasantly surprised that I did not feel sore at all on Saturday!

I just completed day 3. The first set seemed easy, then the second set a bit harder, then I really struggled with the last set. Rick did them with me and was teasing me that it was hard. Then at the end said it was easy for him and that I need to exercise more. Needless to say he just took the fun our of it. I can definitely feel the burn!

Week 2 starts on Tuesday! Have a great Memorial Day!

Day 1

Day 1 for me was yesterday. After giving myself 12 or so hours of rest after the initial test I proceeded with the training. I actually did 49 push ups in one day in one session! I think it was the 60 second breaks in between the various sets that really helped. I am sore today, but it's a good kind of sore, so I welcome that! Tomorrow will be day 2 and 50 push ups.

Initial Test

I tried the initial test this evening. First I did regular pushups and realized that after only 2 I could not do any more with good form. This being the case I decided to give modified pushups a try. I was able to do 13 modified push ups. I'm actually pretty surprised by that number. This will put me in the third column for the training.

Next week I will start the Monday, Wednesday, Friday routine. For this week I'll modify it and do Wednesday, Friday, Saturday.

The One Hundred Pushups Challenge

Today marks my start in the One Hundred Pushups challenge. A friend of mine started the challenge on Monday and asked if anyone wanted to join. I've been looking for ways to further my fitness goals and thought what a great place to start. You can watch his progress as well at here.

Tonight will be the initial test. During the initial test I will be doing as many push ups in good form as I can. I know push ups and I have not been the best of friends, so I may be doing one of the alternative methods, such as the "girlie" kind with knees on the floor.

Feel free to join in the challenge and don't forget to have fun!