{"id":521,"date":"2008-12-01T15:27:23","date_gmt":"2008-12-01T07:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joanneteo.com\/wordpress\/?p=521"},"modified":"2015-01-02T12:06:45","modified_gmt":"2015-01-02T04:06:45","slug":"one-hundred-push-ups-week-5-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joanneteo.com\/wordpress\/2008\/12\/01\/one-hundred-push-ups-week-5-again\/","title":{"rendered":"One Hundred Push Ups: Week 5 (Again)"},"content":{"rendered":"

My exhaustion test at the end of Week 5<\/a> was not good enough. I needed 45 to get me into Week 6, but I only managed 40.<\/p>\n

The instructions say I need to repeat the week. But I think I will make it difficult for myself. Instead of just repeating same column in the week, I’m going to move to the middle column this time. By right I should be fitter.<\/p>\n

So let’s see how it goes.<\/p>\n

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Day 1<\/strong> (Ist December 2008):
\n28, 35, 25, 22, and at least 35 with at least 60 seconds rest in between.<\/p>\n

Why do I get into this? The second column is a lot harder than the first that I did last week!<\/p>\n

The first set of 28 was not a problem. But 60 seconds later, attempting the second set of 35, I almost died. About 60 seconds later, I did the third set and then I felt so hot, I went to have a bath, came out, wrote some emails before I realised I’d not finished my push ups for the day.<\/p>\n

So the set of 22 was pretty easy. Then I sent off more emails – so the break was about 5 minutes. And the last set, I made it through 38 push ups.<\/p>\n

I just had a peek at the next day’s table. Oh boy. I’m in a lot of trouble. It looks as though the difference between column 1 and 2 is a lot greater than that between column 2 & 3.<\/p>\n

Day 2<\/strong> (4th December 2008):
\nAs you may have noted, it’s the 3rd, not 4th – yes, I forgot again to do my push ups due to a whole day meeting yesterday.<\/p>\n

Today, I’ve done 18, 18, 20, 20, 14, 14, 16 and at least 40 with a 45 second break in between.<\/p>\n

As you can see, this second column is a lot more challenging than the first. I kept mostly to a 45 – 60 second break in between the sets. However, for the last one, I rested for 5 minutes before I attempted it. By that 7th set, my arms were aching and tired.<\/p>\n

For the 8th set, I managed 41 push ups.<\/p>\n

Heart is pounding. Feel like dying. Why oh why didn’t I keep to the first column? Too clever lah.<\/p>\n

‘Til the next session…<\/p>\n

Day 3<\/strong> (7th December 2008):
\nIs this a sign of old age? Or avoidance? I again forgot to continue my tortuous journey toward 100 push ups.<\/p>\n

So here we are, Sunday, one day too late again. And the set is 18, 18, 20, 20, 17, 17, 20 and at least 45, with at least a 45 second break in between.<\/p>\n

The first two sets are comfortable and I got a bit still at the end of the 4th set. Still, I kept my rest to 45 – 60 seconds and finished up to the 7th set.<\/p>\n

I took at 3 minute break before continuing on the 8th set of 45 push ups. Clearly, the rest wasn’t long enough. I stopped for a few breaths after the 31st and 35th push up. I could barely complete a push up by number 43, and only made small push ups.<\/p>\n

It seems I am worse off than when I did the first column last week and completed 35 push ups for the final set without any break.<\/p>\n

It’s interesting that in the first column, the greatest number of push ups is in sets 3 & 4. In the 5th & 6th to 7th set, the number of push ups decrease. In contrast, in the middle and last column the 5th & 6th set decrease, then increase again in the 7th set.<\/p>\n

Weekly Conclusion:
\n<\/strong>Well, instead of following and repeating the first column like I should have, I went ahead and moved on to the second column.<\/p>\n

Boy do I regret it. The second column is a lot more challenging than the first and I could not finish it. It is quite demoralizing. But you could say, I asked for it.<\/p>\n

I shall proceed on with the exhaustion test tomorrow and see where I am compared to last week. The number of push ups to beat is last week’s 40 and hopefully, I get to beyond 45 – the absolute minimum that’ll take me to Week 6.<\/p>\n

<\/strong>9th December: So I waited two days till today to complete my exhuastion test. I did a total of 51 push ups. If you remember, last week<\/a>, I only managed to complete 40 push ups.<\/p>\n

With this result, I barely made it into the second column of Week 6. A quick glance shows that the difference between Column 1 and Column 2 is quite big and that makes me feel like taking Week 6 through Column 1 instead.<\/p>\n

Well, I’ll give it a think. I shall start Week 6 mid-week this week, since I messed up last week.<\/p>\n

Week 6, here I come. I’m excited. The end seems so close.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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