CyclePower Pups: the new, combined thread

[yellow]

OK, since we decided in the last thread to combine the two groups, I wanted to make sure we had a thread containing both group names. Of course anyone can play...you don't have to be a former cyclepup or powerpup.

I'm on my easy week, back down to week 3. I won't tell ya what my last exhaustion test was...only that I was sorely disappointed (I was 10+ lower than I thought I would be based on my previous test, and, no, I did not think that I could do 100)!

Grits, have you tried your 100 yet?

[OakLeaf]

Well here's my plan.

Finish out Week 5, Column 2 for the third time - so far this time I'm finally hitting the minimums (even going over by just a couple).

Next week, Week 6, Column 1, and consider that a rest week. Maybe it's not enough rest? Find out when I get there. My delts have been pretty sore ever since my first pass through Week 5 (it did resolve between weeks this time though), and I'm also having a lot of forearm fatigue toward the end of each day's program, but it doesn't seem to be enough to get them sore and build muscle. Maybe I need to add some wrist extensions - I've been slacking off on forearm work for the last, oh, year.

After next week, then an exhaustion test - my first one - just out of curiosity.

I did finally have a "Holy Cr*p" moment, but it wasn't about the number of pups I'm doing. I was leaning over the back of the sofa looking at my computer, with my upper body propped on my hands. I reached over to scratch an itch on the back of my arm and touched this rock. "Holy cr*p, that's my triceps!"

Not sure if they're as big as they used to be when I rode a Harley though now THAT thing took some muscle!

[SadieKate]

[SadieKate]

My left shoulder has now completely gone haywire and it's aching as I sit here. It was doing OK until I tossing and turned all night. So I will be going back to Column 1/Week 1/Day 1 and finding some kind of low stress position.

[katluvr]

I have totally fallen off teh PUPs wagon...just like my diet!
So I will start again on Monday...not sure wehre I will start. (Oh yeah, starting my diet again on Monday, too)

I am doing EXCELLENT w/ my 1/2 marathon training program...but can't seem to do anything else!

[yellow]

SK, I want you to know that I haven't done a headstand in at least a week. Just been too busy squeezing in after work but before dark funness that is of higher priority than inversions. But I do like to be inverted.

I'm not sure if my arms look any different, but they are most definitely smaller! (WTF?) I put some arm warmers on this morning for the first part of my run and they would not stay up. I almost chucked them into the maples...

I'm liking this easy pup week!

Oh! And kat, training for a half mary is worthy of your attention, especially if it's your first half. You can always start back on the pups later. Or just do whatever you feel like to give your lower half a li'l break.

[Grog]

My back hurts. In a funky way that I don't really like.

I'm scaling down quite a bit for now. I'll try to maintain my max (20) somehow tho'.

[spindizzy]

My coach has me doing 3 sets of 8 x 100m sprint (run) repeats with 20 PU and 30 crunches between each 100m, so that's 480 PU I get to complete tomorrow...ugh! Did 360 last week.... and I thought Sunday was a day of rest....(I think I'm whining)

[OakLeaf]

There's no way I did 58 in my last set today. Not possible. Stupid DH was watching and not counting. I must have miscounted.

Anyway, looking forward to backing off a bit next week!

[java]

Turns out I've a broken wrist, so no PUs for me for awhile.

[emily_in_nc]

Poor java, I'm so sorry to hear this! Even when you're "healed", I suspect it will be even longer before your wrist can take the amount of weight that pups require. It's hard enough on my little bird wrists with no breakage in their history!

Today I finished up week 2 (for the second time since I didn't do well enough on the exhaustion test to progress to week 3 before), so hopefully I can finally progress to week 3 -- plan on doing the exhaustion test on Monday. Please oh please let me do 16 pups!

[aka_kim]

I'm beginning to believe that pups and cycling aren't a great combination. The last two weeks I've done the Week 5 Column 1 schedule, and continue to have a lot of overall shoulder and triceps discomfort while riding. Column 1 felt relatively "easy" while doing the pups, but I don't seem to be recovering well. I think I need to build a better base before trying to move on, so I'm going to continue with some sort of modified Week 5 for the next week or so.

[OakLeaf]

Owie, owie, healing vibes to all y'all on IR - there seem to be an awful lot of you!

Question for those who've already done rest weeks: are you still maxing out in the last set? If not, how many are you doing in comparison to either the fixed sets or your previous max?

[NoNo]

Sorry to hear about the wrist. Sadly, I think the wrist I sprained this summer is acting up again. I've been getting sharp pains randomly, dropping things from time to time. I think it needs some rest.

[Grits]

Sorry, Yellow, I haven't checked this thread in a while and didn't see your question. I have not done my 100 pushups, and don't know that I will ever try for that. I did finish my six weeks and honestly feel like that is enough of an accomplishment. I want to go back and start over doing them on my toes, which I have never, ever done before, but am giving myself a little break first.

I did go to the gym today and did my upper body workout that I haven't done since starting the PUPs program, and boy has my strength improved! More weight, more reps, could hold a plank longer. I am really glad I did the 100 pushups plan (I sound like a testimonial, maybe they'll put me on their website!).