Week 4 Day 3 & 4 Â Â Â Â 2010-02-06 & 07
Max in last set: 35
Notes: I can’t count. 
So…It’s the end of a long and challenging week. I did do my push ups yesterday despite my lack of writing about it. My schedule was all a little off yesterday and I didn’t end up doing them until later last night.
Once again it was a challenge on the third day this week, but I managed reasonable well. I can’t quite recall the set numbers exactly, but I push through and did what I could, and I didn’t hold back, I went until I could physically do no more. Easily a hundred in the 5 sets combined anyway.
Now, on to today…Exhaustion test #2. Which as it turns out was test 2a and 2b.
Test 2a: I think I did 35, I’m not sure…my mind kind of wandered and I completely forgot where I was. But somewhere in the 30-40 range anyhow. So I decided to try again later. Thinking about it, my problem is that I was counting in 5′s. 1.2.3.4.5, 1.2.3.4.5, etc… This helps me on the shorter sets by setting small attainable goals. Saying “Just 5 more!” 4 times for some reason is easier than mentally dealing with “20 more!” when I’m already tired. What I forgot today was to count the sets of 5.
Test 2b: I counted properly this time. A verified 32.
So that leaves me bordering on the first or second column of the set lists this week, depending on which test I am to believe. Given my struggles with this week I believe I am going to settle into the first column and see how it goes. I’ve actually been struggling for the last two weeks so it may be for the best. But don’t worry, looking at the set list, it’s still going to be a challenge.