Push-Up Challenge, Day 5

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For Day 5, I began Week 4 of the one hundred push-up program.  I attempted my first set of 18 with manly push-ups but after about five of them, my arms gave up.  So, I finished the set with girlie “alternative” push-ups.  (To appease my friend, MTAE, I will refer to them as alternative push-ups instead of girlie.)  For the set of 25 and 16, I did alternative push-ups.  For the last set of 16, I tried once again to add some more manly ones in and I did about 8 before my arms started to shake.  I ended today’s challenge with 8 “alternative” push-ups.  For Monday (Day 6), I think I will just stick with the girlie alternative push-ups.

 

My upper body strength seemed really week today.  It might something to do with the fact that I slept really poorly last night and I ran 6 miles this morning.  The 6 miles were tough and felt pretty wiped after it, but more on my run later.  It could also be that I was putting on make-up in between sets.  I guess I should do push-ups before make-up, but powdering between push-ups just seemed natural to me.

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Denise
From start to finish, Denise is Run DMT, a Tampa Bay homeschooling mom on the run trying to maintain an easy pace through it all between races and raising three beautiful, brilliant adultish kids (ages 23, 19, 14). In 2007, I discovered a passion for running and in February 2015, I completed my tenth marathon. I continue to train for a variety of races and even host annual 5K. In 2023, I became a certified group fitness instructor and teach P.E. in my homeschool co-op.

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