My shoulders have changed their mind again. They were popping when I got past the 20-rep mark. No pain, but some noise. Things started getting rough around the halfway point, and I was straining. That's the point, though, isn't it, to push myself to new strength and endurance? It is definitely working. My arms and chest are more taut and feel stronger. First set of 20...
That was more of strain than it should have been. I'm also resting more than the two minutes. I write this blog like I'm sure of the outcome, and make no mistake, confidence is important, but the truth is I don't know for sure if I'll make it to the end of this six weeks, or if I if I'll be where I set out to be. I will, however, be stronger and more experienced, and I'll have the satisfaction of knowing I tried. Time for the fourth set...
The extra rest helped. I'll be taking an extra long rest here, too. Speed isn't of the essence. I've been sitting here way too long. I'm now at the point I'm avoiding that last set. I don't need to sit here imagining failure. I can't get down on the floor and push for all I'm worth and avoid it. Last set...
Thirty-two! I set a fast pace and didn't slow even as I blew past 20 then 25. Never judge yourself ahead of your performance. Give yourself a chance to fail. If you do, learn what you can. It's not really failure until you quit.
Time to wrap up Week 3. That was a total of 124 push-ups today, or about 50 shy of my total for the entire first week! I started this week with 398 push-ups, and I did another 340 this week, for a grand total to date of 738 push-ups!
My team just came from behind to tie it up in extra innings. See you in a couple of days.
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