One hundred push ups--9.1.08 start group

[SadieKate]

THREAD CLOSED! At least sorta

9/1/08 group go here for Week 2:http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...d=1#post360257

9/8/08 starting group go here for Week 1:
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=26469

[OakLeaf]

I'm a bit late in starting ,but I started today. I'm pathetic. I can barely do 2 ,and still my chin doesn't hit the ground. 1/8-08 2-2-2-2-3=11

Your chin shouldn't hit the ground (unless MAYBE you've got no b00bs, you've got Jay Leno's chin and your mouth is open ). About four inches off the ground is good - try to keep your elbows from going behind your spine. If you need a guide, maybe set a yoga block or 3-4 books under your chin.

There's no shame in doing knee push-ups - or wall pups, or pups on a significant incline, or shortening your lever on a stability ball. Or a combination, alternating sets or step-down sets. Whatever lets you do enough reps that you can progress. If you choose a difficulty level that's appropriate for your strength at this moment in your life, you'll make quicker progress toward whatever you think you "should" be doing.

[wackyjacky1]

A few years back I endo'd over the handlebars of my bike (a car ran a stop sign, I slammed on the brakes to avoid crashing into him, and ended up flipping over the handlebars and crashing to the ground with the bike on top of me) and tore a muscle in my abdomen. After last Sunday's Day 3 push ups, I foolishly did an extra set of pups just to see how many I could do...and now I think I've re-aggravated that torn muscle (it's quite painful, certain movements are a no-no right now, and things like sneezing are not fun). So I guess I have to lay off the push ups for a while until it heals up.

I guess I'll just have to start all over in a week or so. Dammit!!!

Can you take me off the list?

[SadieKate]

Bad girl! This is where the POC will get on her "recovery lecture" soapbox.

You're now in the "delayed until further notice" category.

[wackyjacky1]

I know -- I'm so pissed off at myself! It felt so good after doing the Day 3 push ups that I just had to take it one step further...ARGH! And I could tell that I was really making progress, too. Double dammit!

[jesvetmed]

Quote:
Originally Posted by jesvetmed
I got all 3 days in last week:
1) 10/10/8/6/10
2) 12/12/10/10/12
3) 15/13/10/10/15 My arms were shaking after these!
I'll hopefully find the time this week to do all 3 again!
Jes

TOTAL: 163
Your third day total would be 63, then. Good job! We're only summing the third day. And since you're in the 9/1 start group, if you want to be on that spreadsheet, post that total in the 9/1 thread so SK can add you in.

Here's my totals for last week... apparently I had NO idea where to post everything! Hopefully this is where I belong!?
Must get more sleep!
J

[SadieKate]

Got it!

These 4 are still missing in action. Are yawl joining us or the next group or ????

Kenyonchris
sundial
Kvixen23
DDH

Don't forget to vote for two team names.

[bluebug32]

Just realized that set 3 for this week falls on the same day as my metric century with 6k of climbing. Holy crap, I'm not Wonderwoman, people! May be posting late this week, provided I can get out of bed, perform my Pups and report to the computer.

[Smilie]

Hurt my rotator cuff playing volleyball, so am out.

Kudos to everyone else!

[OakLeaf]

ow... two on IR already.

Hope you heal up quick.

[Smilie]

Just think, if I would have started the 100 pushups a month sooner, volleyball wouldn't have hurt me.

I can now at least fix my hair without bending down and wanting to cry with the pain I get from lifting my left arm. Sheesh, and that was only to put a clip in it.

[SadieKate]

Yo! Just so you know.

THREAD CLOSED! At least sorta

9/1/08 group go here for Week 2:http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...d=1#post360257

9/8/08 starting group go here for Week 1:
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=26469