Press ups assumption

[Waz1892]

Week 2 Day 1

4-6-4-4-6

4-6-4-4-6.  I knew I'd struggle, and thought this was my first fail, although I didn't make anymore than the "at least 6" I did it.  If I'm honest, I maybe didn't go as low (around 1/2cm) than I normally have , and maybe this day was perhaps 1 or 2 inches.   

That hurt, and legs & arms proper wobbling.  Noticeable ache too now.

Never thought about what I do in the rest periods.  I just knelt, and tried to make myself remember to breathe!  Stretched in between today, and after this post, will stretch again. Kinda makes sense.

[RED-DOG]

Week 2 Day 1

4-6-4-4-6

4-6-4-4-6.  I knew I'd struggle, and thought this was my first fail, although I didn't make anymore than the "at least 6" I did it.  If I'm honest, I maybe didn't go as low (around 1/2cm) than I normally have , and maybe this day was perhaps 1 or 2 inches.   

That hurt, and legs & arms proper wobbling.  Noticeable ache too now.

Never thought about what I do in the rest periods.  I just knelt, and tried to make myself remember to breathe!  Stretched in between today, and after this post, will stretch again. Kinda makes sense.

The aching feels good though, right?

[Waz1892]

Week 2 Day 1

4-6-4-4-6

4-6-4-4-6.  I knew I'd struggle, and thought this was my first fail, although I didn't make anymore than the "at least 6" I did it.  If I'm honest, I maybe didn't go as low (around 1/2cm) than I normally have , and maybe this day was perhaps 1 or 2 inches.   

That hurt, and legs & arms proper wobbling.  Noticeable ache too now.

Never thought about what I do in the rest periods.  I just knelt, and tried to make myself remember to breathe!  Stretched in between today, and after this post, will stretch again. Kinda makes sense.

The aching feels good though, right?

good wasn't the word I was looking for! lol  but yes I know exactly what you mean.

[Simon Galloway]

Was going to post on exactly that subject funnily enough.  I'm taking 90 seconds between the last couple of sets, I really need that extra 30 seconds.  I'm taking a few sips of water and doing some stretches inbetween (but must remember to do after) My stretches of choice are like the yoga "downward dog" (but often on knees) or what I call "cat stretches" arching back both ways in turn and stretching out shoulders and then arm against a wall parallel to floor and turning body away from wall (no idea what thats called, but it streches out just the right part of my chest.

I'm going to try and throw a couple of visits a week to the assisted dip/chin machine in the gym.  The one where you kneel on a pad and use some counter-weights to support some of your bodyweight.  My routine is 10 dips/10 chins/10 dips/10 wide grip chins/10 dips/10 parallel grip chins.  I'm currently using the machine to take 40% of my bodyweight, so it is a good workout without being overkill (the wide grip chins I usually take an extra slice of weight off to complete as these hurt the most)

On my last pressup session, I definitely felt it was all starting to make a difference, whereas recently I was resigning myself to multiple repeats of each week.

[RED-DOG]

Lol. I've been using my home made Bulgarian bags on my non push up days.

I'm not sure if it's helping or hindering.

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[Rubbish2407]

Just tried day 1.

Did 10, 12, 7, 7, 10 which was one more on the last rep. Struggled!

[EvilPie]

Week 3, day 2, level 2

Target 14 - 19 - 14 - 14 - 19+

Managed 14 - 19 - 14 - 14 - 21

Seriously thought after the second set that I'd have no chance of completing this today but I managed to calm myself down and just relax in to the 4th and 5th sets.

I have to admit to being totally unprepared for tonight's push ups. I've spent all day lounging around doing nothing and hadn't eaten or drank anything for about 7 hours prior to starting. I've been training for years and I know better than to train when you're depleted of energy. Very silly to even try this like that and very much a lesson learnt!!

Anyway on to day 3 which would appear to be 16 - 21 - 15 - 15 - 21+

Seems like a big step up from 80 total to 88 but I guess if the target is to get to 100 in 6 weeks you can't hang about.

Could be fun!!!

[EvilPie]

Just tried day 1.

Did 10, 12, 7, 7, 10 which was one more on the last rep. Struggled!

That's the hardest day out of the way. Onwards and upwards from here on in.

Good luck!!

[EvilPie]

Week 2 Day 1

4-6-4-4-6

4-6-4-4-6.  I knew I'd struggle, and thought this was my first fail, although I didn't make anymore than the "at least 6" I did it.  If I'm honest, I maybe didn't go as low (around 1/2cm) than I normally have , and maybe this day was perhaps 1 or 2 inches.   

That hurt, and legs & arms proper wobbling.  Noticeable ache too now.

Never thought about what I do in the rest periods.  I just knelt, and tried to make myself remember to breathe!  Stretched in between today, and after this post, will stretch again. Kinda makes sense.

Look at the progress you've made already! Amazing!!

In your first few weeks I really wouldn't try to do any more than the minimum requirement for your last set. You're working muscles that haven't had to do anything for quite some time so you need to build them slowly.

The key is to build a solid foundation on which you can build up to the magical 100. You won't do that if you blast out as many as possible on week one and double your recovery time or even worse injure yourself. Until the next day aches are down to pretty much nothing just focus on the minimum even if you know you could squeeze out one or two more. I promise you you'll benefit from it later.

The recovery times will get much better and in a few weeks the aches will subside much quicker and that will enable you to push that little bit harder.

Like I said it's all about building that foundation for now. Going from 4 up to 10 is going to be much harder than going from 70 to 100 I can assure you so stick with it and the rewards will come.

[Simon Galloway]

a question to the gym rats amongst you.  The chin/dip machine is in the free weights area.  I go in there, it is pretty quiet, couple of guys working out, couple of pretty boys fannying around, usual stuff.  About a minute after I started, someone came over and sort of stood too close, like he was in a hurry to use it.  I did my thing, then wiped down and walked off.  Next session I did, someone else came over and did the pretty much same thing.  After my first set, I said to him "if you are waiting for this, I'm gonna be 10 minutes, (very off peak time) could you use something else meanwhile?  "Grrr it's on my circuit man..."   Well, not for the next 10 minutes it isn't.

Turf wars, standard gym stuff or just a dick (me or him )

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[sovietsong]

a question to the gym rats amongst you.  The chin/dip machine is in the free weights area.  I go in there, it is pretty quiet, couple of guys working out, couple of pretty boys fannying around, usual stuff.  About a minute after I started, someone came over and sort of stood too close, like he was in a hurry to use it.  I did my thing, then wiped down and walked off.  Next session I did, someone else came over and did the pretty much same thing.  After my first set, I said to him "if you are waiting for this, I'm gonna be 10 minutes, (very off peak time) could you use something else meanwhile?  "Grrr it's on my circuit man..."   Well, not for the next 10 minutes it isn't.

Turf wars, standard gym stuff or just a dick (me or him )

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I just say "how many sets you got bro", not when i'm waiting for a machine just trying to fit in.

[byronkincaid]

mostly if you say they're welcome to work in they just walk off

http://www.exrx.net/ExInfo/Etiquette.html

[pleno1]

isnt it hilarious how many people do fuck all in the gym?

[sovietsong]

isnt it hilarious how many people do fuck all in the gym?

i'm not doing fuck all pleno, i'm avoiding spending time with my partner...

[Simon Galloway]

isnt it hilarious how many people do fuck all in the gym?

i'm not doing fuck all pleno, i'm avoiding spending time with my partner...