Erich Schneider ([info]erich_schneider) wrote,
@ 2008-10-03 10:33:00
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Pushup setback
Continuing in the Hundred Pushups program, I am in week 4 and have been having a tough time of it. Today I was supposed to do 29-33-29-29-40+ with two minute breaks in between. Instead I wound up doing 29-33-29-15 and being unable to continue. So, I'm going to repeat week 4 at the same difficulty level before moving on.

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[info]brokenheather
2008-10-03 05:39 pm UTC (link)
I'm going to be repeating week 3 next week. I had to cancel out this week because my lower back went out and getting into plank position killed me. Went to the back doc yesterday, so I'll be starting week 3 fresh on Monday.

So far I've been pleased with the program - I can now do 16 consecutive pushups (when I couldn't even do 3 before) and > 40 for a day.

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[info]erich_schneider
2008-10-03 05:56 pm UTC (link)
Glad to hear you're making progress!

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[info]toadkiller
2008-10-03 05:39 pm UTC (link)
I had to repeat week 4 a few times till I could move on. Same with the couch potato to 5k running, week 5.

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[info]erich_schneider
2008-10-03 05:57 pm UTC (link)
I've never heard of the "couch potato to 5k" plan, and endurance is one of my weak points. Do you have a link to this plan?

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[info]toadkiller
2008-10-03 06:00 pm UTC (link)
http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

I started off very badly, I mean I couldn't run half a mile. now I am up to 3 miles in 30 mins. So far this program is really working well for me.

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[info]melissa_shea
2008-10-04 03:23 am UTC (link)
Heh. I tried to start that this week. I'm at the 1-5 pushup starting range -- frightening how weak I've gotten since my hips went wonky, because I mostly stopped doing everything. Also frightening how much stronger I am than most of our emu volunteers.

I'm restarting again Monday, since I gave up this morning. Having five guys show up at 7 AM to work on the house wiring has made it difficult to swear at how fucking weak I am, which is the only way I get through the sets.

But the program is designed so that when you start hitting a wall, you keep doing what you last could do and move forward again, as all good programs are. You're right on track.

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