Week 3 Day 2 Â Â Â Â 2010-01-27
Max in last set: 21
Notes: 14-19-14-12-21
I ended my set with a cheer today…a hard earned cheer.
This week continues to be a struggle. 14-19-14…those ones were okay. I made it through with relative ease.
The third set was to be 14 but after my 12th my arms completely gave out. I collapsed on the floor. Disheartened. I still had 19 to go in the next set. I nearly gave up.
However, I’m struggling lately with my long trained habit of giving up too soon. I do so far more than I know I should. Throwbacks from a life gone by full of self doubt. “Take the easy road”, I’d say. “No one will know but you.” Little did I realize that I was the opinion that mattered the most above all. Now I’m nearly 35, occasionally wishing that I had made some harder choices. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not all that bad. My 2 year old daughter called me her best friend this morning so how bad can life really be? But the overall state of my health could be better for a man of 34…something I’m looking to correct.
Back to this morning…Knowing that the 90 seconds would not be enough time to recover I decided to get my morning coffee started. 5 minutes. Ok, lets try that again. 17…18…19………….20………….twenty…….one. “YES!”
I cheered; not because I made up the two pushups I missed but because I chose the harder road of trying again instead of throwing in the towel for the day. I walked the road a little bit slower than the set list recommended but I walked the road. That was my win for the morning, and a great way to start my day.
80 pushups in total before I left for work, happy.