{"id":505,"date":"2008-11-24T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-24T00:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joanneteo.com\/wordpress\/?p=505"},"modified":"2015-01-02T12:06:45","modified_gmt":"2015-01-02T04:06:45","slug":"one-hundred-push-ups-week-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joanneteo.com\/wordpress\/2008\/11\/24\/one-hundred-push-ups-week-5\/","title":{"rendered":"One Hundred Push Ups: Week 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

After completing Week Four<\/a> of the One Hundred Push Ups<\/a> programme the second time<\/a> over, I did the exhaustion test and completed 33 good form push ups. As a result of the exhaustion test, I go into Week Five following the first column.<\/p>\n

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Day 1<\/strong> (24th November 2008):
\nThe week begins with these sets: 17, 19, 15, 15, at least 20, with at least 60 seconds break in between.<\/p>\n

This time I followed the rest time strictly. The first four sets were okay. But the last set for me was a killer. I barely made it through to 20.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow, the programme changes with the number of sets and less rest time in between. If I don’t make 45 for the exhaustion test, I will have to repeat week 5 or perhaps go further back and build up again.<\/p>\n

Day 2<\/strong> (26th November 2008):
\nOkay, this is going to get interesting. This time, a total of 8 sets: 10, 10, 13, 13, 10, 10, 9, and at least 25 with a 45 second break between sets.<\/p>\n

Or at least that’s how I did it.<\/p>\n

If you look at the chart, it lists Sets 1 & 2, then Sets 3 & 4 and so on. And above the instructions say “rest 45 seconds between each level”, not between each set.<\/p>\n

Did I rest too much?<\/p>\n

Perhaps.<\/p>\n

Which may be why I managed to get 30 push ups in the last set.<\/p>\n

But if that’s the case, why not list Set 1 as 20 push ups? And Set 2 as 26 push ups?<\/p>\n

Rather unclear. So I’ll take my rest between sets, rather than levels, thank you.<\/p>\n

Day 3<\/strong> (28th November 2008):
\nOkay, the last day of Week 5 sees me doing 13, 13, 15, 15, 12, 12, 10, at least 30 with a 45 second break in between.<\/p>\n

The first 7 sets I rested between 45 seconds to a minute. But before the last round I took a break of 2 minutes.<\/p>\n

The second set of 12 was rather tough and I felt tired at the end of the set of 10.<\/p>\n

The longer rest before the last set allowed me to do 35 consequetive push ups, five more than the minimum required. Had I continued with just a 45 second break, I don’t think I would’ve been able to do it.<\/p>\n

Weekly Conclusion:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m feeling pretty good about this week. I did not take as many liberties with the rest period as I did before. But then again, maybe I wasn’t supposed to be resting so much in the first place.<\/p>\n

Still, I look forward to the exhaustion test that I guess I’ll do tomorrow. If I don’t make at least 45 in a row, I’ll have to repeat this week. Well, if I make just 45, I might still decide to repeat the week anyway.<\/p>\n

29th Nov: I did my exhaustion test. I only managed 40 push ups. I guess it’s Week Five again. This 6-week programme has now become and 8-week programme!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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