{"id":504,"date":"2008-11-18T00:43:42","date_gmt":"2008-11-17T16:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joanneteo.com\/wordpress\/?p=504"},"modified":"2015-01-02T12:06:45","modified_gmt":"2015-01-02T04:06:45","slug":"one-hundred-push-ups-week-4-repeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joanneteo.com\/wordpress\/2008\/11\/18\/one-hundred-push-ups-week-4-repeat\/","title":{"rendered":"One Hundred Push Ups: Week 4 (Repeat)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I decided to repeat Week Four<\/a> of the 100 push ups programme due to my poor performance last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Day 1<\/strong> (17th November 2008):
\nThe sets are 18, 22, 16, 16 and at least 25, with at least 60 seconds of rest in between.<\/p>\n

The first four sets were not too bad, but I didn’t breeze through them. I struggled to complete the last set of 25 but could not manage even one more after.<\/p>\n

However, I would say I struggled through this week’s less than I did the first time around.<\/p>\n

Will I proceed to the fifth week next week? Or will I have to repeat it again? Only time will tell.<\/p>\n

Day 2<\/strong> (20th November 2008):
\nIf you notice that the 20th isn’t a Wednesday, you’re right. I forgot to do the push ups. Something as easy as this three times a week is too difficult even for me to remember!<\/p>\n

So the sets this time are 20, 25, 20, 20 and at least 28 with at least 90 seconds of rest in between.<\/p>\n

As I was doing the push ups in between writing, I had huge breaks between the sets. This enabled me to do all relatively easily. Indeed, the last set I managed to put out 31 push ups.<\/p>\n

So maybe that’s the key. Maybe I’m not resting enough between the sets for my fitness level.<\/p>\n

But if I want to follow the programme properly, maybe I shouldn’t be taking such long breaks. I’m merely cheating myself.<\/p>\n

So this week’s Day 3 will have to take place on Saturday, if I don’t forget again. I will try to be more careful about the time between the push ups and see where that gets me.<\/p>\n

Day 3<\/strong> (22nd November 2008):
\nI concluded Week 4 with sets of 23, 28, 23, 23, and at least 33 with at least 120 seconds of rest in between.<\/p>\n

I tried to stick to the rest period as closely as possible, but I was so sleepy that I actually fell asleep between the 4th and 5th set for 10 minutes while waiting for the 120 seconds to lapse.<\/p>\n

The final set was a killer and I barely managed to finish it.<\/p>\n

Weekly Conclusion:
\n<\/strong>I wasn’t particularly pleased with my performance but I decided to push on to the fifth week.<\/p>\n

Before I can begin Week Five of the programme, I had to an exhaustion test again.<\/p>\n

You recall the previous exhaustion test<\/a> at the end of Week Two I performed 22 push ups. I am glad to announce that this week, I did 33 push ups!<\/p>\n

I wish at my previous attempt of Week 4, I had gone on with the exhaustion test just to see where I was and compare it to the results after giving Week 4 a second go.<\/p>\n

Anyway, even though an additional 11 push ups after 2 weeks seems like something, for the first time, I’m moving to the first column in Week 5<\/a>. I feel a little disappointed that I could not continue in the same column. But I shall push on. Week 5 promises to be quite interesting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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