Week 1 Day 2 - But I'm sore!!

I started to feel sore yesterday but it didn't fully blossom until this morning when I woke up. The muscle soreness that I feel is located mostly around my chest and a little bit in the arms. I'd say that my pushups were of proper form based on which muscles were targeted by the exercise.

It was a busy day at work and having sore muscles combined with tapering turned out to be a bad combination because I felt irritated all day!! Being in a foul mood is never fun because it feels like it takes so much energy! I could also be PMS'ing. Ugh!! I knew that I had to do the Pushups today but a part of me (probably my pectoral muscles) just didn't want to. Fortunately, I"m not one to back out on any kind of commitment that involves a physical challenge. I proved that at the Frankenthon Marathon.

I got home, changed into my workout clothes (to go teach Pilates at the Y) and decided it was now or never. Based on my observations from Day 1, I made sure to warm up my upper body and I did a few dynamic stretches for my arms, chest and torso. Off to the races!! I completed 10, 12, 8, 8, maximum 17!

 

MY OBSERVATIONS:

• The soreness didn't play a role in my performance! That's pretty awesome!! So don't procrastinate just because you're sore.
• The warm up really helped because the soreness feels greatly diminished even after I completed all 5 sets.
• I surprised myself during the last set. I really thought I only had 12 in me. Who knew I could do 17.
• The 90 second rest between sets was just right.
• The first set is still the hardest even with the warm up. I think it's partly mental. Thinking about 10 good form pushups appears to play havoc on the psyche.