On hold for now

I can't seem to find the half hour a day this takes more than once a week lately. I could have fit it in today, but when I looked at the last entry and realized it was exactly one week ago, I decided that this just isn't fitting in right now.

With much personal disappointment, I'm announcing my failure to complete the 100 Push Ups.

Week 5f, Day 1

Where the heck have I been? Beats me, but I do know that I'm back to jelly arms.

I lost the better part of two weeks in there someplace. I tried to pick it back up with the middle column of Day 1 on Week 5. Made sets 1 & 2, but lost it on 3, 4, &5. No surprise, really, considering that I've been a slacker. Still, it's a bit of a let down.

Well, hopefully I'm back in the routine.

Week 5e, Day 2

Well, missed the Wednesday target for Day 2. Matt was on a field trip, so I had to pick him up at school at 5:00. Then I had to run back home to get Abby in her car pool to swim practice. Then I had to figure out how to get Matt some dinner (McDonald's, unfortunately). Then off to Boy Scouts for Matt, and First Aid/CPR for me (I'm now Red Cross certified). By the time I got home, it was 9:40 PM, and I was wiped out.

So, Day 2 on Thursday. Sets 1-7 went well. A little tough on the last couple on 6 and 7, but made it through. Got to 22 on Set 8 (minimum is 40) before I cried like a little girl and took a break. But last week, I only got to 16 on Set 8, so that's an improvement!

Now, how the heck am I going to get Day 3 in? Friday is Halloween, family coming over Saturday. Maybe I'm giving up the M-W-F routine.

Week 5e, Day 1

Completed sets 1-3 OK. Got to 16 on set 4 before doing a face plant. Set 5? No way. A bunch of little breaks.

And after that Boy Scout camping trip in the rain, I'm totally exhausted.

Week 5d, More excuses

As I predicted, the frenzy of packing and driving to the Boy Scout campout was enough to fill the entire weekend, from the end of Friday to late on Sunday. There was absolutely no time on Friday to do Day 3, and the rest of the weekend had me far too busy to take a break for push ups. In the tent? Under a tree in the rain? Perhaps next to the campfire?

Week 5e starts tomorrow. I believe I'll be able to get 3 days plus and exhaustion test in, and be back on track.

Week 5d, Day 2

Sets 1 - 7 went well (18, 18, 20, 20, 14, 16 with 45 second breaks that I may have stretched to closer to a minute, but not much more).

Set 8 wasn't so good. Made the first 16, took a short breather, then a few more, then more breaks. Man, that's a hard number to make!

One advantage I'm definitely getting - tonight I had First Aid / CPR class. I think I was one of the few of us who didn't look like they needed medical attention after doing several minutes of chest compressions! It's amazing how all that old training comes right back.

Boy Scout campout this weekend. We leave right after work and school on Friday. I may not get to Day 3 or the exhaustion test this week. I'll play it by ear.

Week 5d, Day 1

Going in to this week, I know I'm not finishing. I'll at least do the first two days push-up workouts, even if I can't do the rest.

Today, I did just about the same as last Monday. At least missing the end of week 5c didn't leave me with a setback.

Oddly, I felt completely sick to my stomach for about the next 45 minutes after finishing today. Yuck.