CyclePUPs Week 4

[Aggie_Ama]

I didn't want to get behind but I somehow forgot to do day 2 until today. It hurt. A lot. Column 2 is kicking my butt however it is where I tested so I am attempting to stay. Let's see if I can make Day 3!

[yellow]

WOW, Grits! You win the tough woman prize this week! No way I could have done 160. As SK posted yesterday, I ended up having to drop to column 2 for my last 2 sets for day 3, so I ended up with 147. Still 17 more than last week, so I'm pretty happy with that.

Flybye, we'll catch you on one of the next go 'rounds.

Emily, the acronyms were defined way back, but are PUO = pushup organizer (yellow), PUS = pushup statistician (SadieKate), and PUC = pushup coach (Oakleaf)

Grog, even though you skipped a week, you still went WAY higher than your last day 3. I just felt the need to point that out!

aka_kim, 122 is still a lot of pups. Just thinking about it makes me thirsty for a beer (oh! and look! there's one right here next to me!)

SadieKate just did her day 3 and she SLAMMED it! 92 pups...and to think that her starting number was in the 5 and less zone!!! I think she earned her beer tonight!

[jesvetmed]

Yeah everyone!
Well, I will admit right here that I skipped DAY 2 of week 4. I did two Boot Camp workouts mid week and they kicked my butt -- and my chest, arms and back! I figured I'd be too far behind if I started day 2 today, so I just skipped it!

So I rounded out the week today on Week 4, Day 3, Column 3.
HARD HARD HARD. But I never dropped to my knees this time and I finished like this:

23/28/23/23/36. So that is (grabbing the calculator.. worked too much and slept to little today).... 133

OMG!!!!!!! Never thought I could do that. It helped that I took just a bit longer breaks -- instead of 2 min they were often more like 2min 10-15 sec.

WHO CARES! I just did 133 PUPS!

BTW: MichelM: Thanks! Counting only to 10 DOES HELP! Play with the mind -- you get a lot more accomplished that way!

[Grits]

Yellow, Full disclosure, I am doing "girl" pushups on my knees! My goal is to finish this challenge and then go back and do toe ones (column one, I'm sure!) so I'm not as tough as it sounds!

[aka_kim]

BTW: MichelM: Thanks! Counting only to 10 DOES HELP! Play with the mind -- you get a lot more accomplished that way!

It did help! Whatever part of my brain is involved in the pushing up part of the pup must be very gullible.

[bluebug32]

Column 2 was really kicking my butt, so I switched over to column one and it feels more like where I should be. So, 20 was my max this week.

[Jones]

I fell behind this week. I didn't do my pups when I woke up and then would get busy and plan on doing them after work but I get off of work at 3 am so it really was a dumb plan. Anyway, I finished day 2 yesterday with 72 pups total. I am hoping to some how catch up but with re-testing and recovery time I don't know that it will be possible, so my results on Sunday may not be based on my third day pups. Jones

[spindizzy]

Ouch!!!! Between these PUPS and my other workouts...well let's say pain has a whole new meaning this week. It hurts to lift a beer bottle to my lips....

Week 4, column 2 - 132

[Aggie_Ama]

Finished the week in column 2 even though I was really struggling to finish set 3. I surprised myself by being able to do the 33 max required. I can only hope I test out as a column one gal for week 5!

Week 4: 130

[NoNo]

Week 4 looks scary. I semi pulled something finishing week 3. I have my second ear infection this month. Things are stacked against me. Rather than getting frustrated, I think I'll redo yet another week, and try to do week 3 at level 2 this time.

The good news: Yesterday I saw my cousin, whom I challenged. She's the catcher on her college softball team. I asked if she'd been doing her push-ups. She said she hadn't been following the program, but did a bunch the other night. Her total: 60. My total last week: 56. I've caught up to her!