PUSH UP DAY 12

25 Push ups

• 1 set, standard

I did some simple arm circles (arms straight out elbows locked hands making 12 inchish circles, forward and the backward with fingers in karate chop form...Tony Horton taught me these via DVD) before and believe they helped as I did not experience the sharp pain felt during yesterdays 1st set.  Yes this is another low volume day, but I've decided I'll keep volume low until I'm past my ever so slight cold.  

Cumulative total:    550

PUSH UP DAY 11

25 Push ups

• 3 sets (5, 10 and 10 -- final set military)

Still sore, this is concerning as I am simply not bouncing back as I'd hoped to.  Might just be a warm up issue as the first few are actually painful, but then that might be due to body aches brought on by a cold I seem to have.   Better than having food poisoning or the flu at least!

Cumulative total:   525

PUSH UP DAY 10

58 Push ups

• 6 sets
• 3 x 15 standard, then 2 short sets totaling 5 while creating the below links and 1 final set of 8 just seconds ago when realizing my cumulative total was 8 reps short of 500.

Example showing form used when I am doing what I consider "Standard" push ups:

• https://www.flickr.com/photos/casewein/16588790219/   This websites videographer had better things to do so we had to do the two takes, showing multiple angles, in different locations

• https://www.flickr.com/photos/casewein/16587545720/     I really am going bald, I'm glad I can't see that part of my head or it may bother me.

Cumulative total:  
500

PS I am still much more sore than I think I should be, so today was going to be a  "streak extender" only day, until I saw that it was Chuck Norris' birthday at which point I doubled the minimum and should've done more.   Enjoy.   http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/  Many are weak, but some are worth it -- my favorite is "Chuck Norris can unscramble an egg."

PUSH UP DAY 9

25 Push ups

• 1 set, standard

If you knew how sore I am you'd be more impressed....or less.   I have now decided that I will restart the 100 push up challenge schedule later this week...I think.

Cumulative total:   442

PUSH UP DAY 8

30 Push ups

• 2 sets of 15 a few minutes apart, standard push ups

Significantly sore from yesterday.

Cumulative total:  417

PUSH UP DAY 7

March 7, 2015

25 Push ups

• 1 set, standard push ups

I think three straight streak extender days of minimum volume is fairly weak, but this one was out of fear and exhaustion.   I feared this rather ridiculous event that I commitment myself to:

https://toughmudder.com/events/2015-gulf-coast

and then I was completely exhausted after finishing it.   I did my streak extension effort next to my car, in muddy boxers only, before driving home.

Cumulative total:   387

PUSH UP DAY 6

25 Push ups

Streak extender.   3 sets (10, 10, 5 all standard)

Cumulative total:   362