I’ve been doing my alternative push-ups for about four weeks now and was starting to wonder if they would have any impact on my ability to do the traditional style. I decided to find out…knowing that I’d need to be near 100 if I was going to be happy about it.
I dropped and began, blasting past 60, 70 and 80 with no problem. At 90, I started to struggle, but managed to eke out 100…but there was nothing left in the tank for one more. I suppose I should have been happy. I haven’t done push-up in that style for weeks, but could still reach the century mark. I wasn’t though. Since I could perform 80 with my legs propped on a fence rail and my body at a severe angle, I thought maybe I’d have done more. Well…I’ll just return to the alternate form until I hit 100 of them.
As I walked to my next station, I played with the idea of running. I’d ridden over four hours two days ago and my calf felt strong again. I hadn’t had any pain in it for several days and I had to start at some point. I decided five minutes of easy jogging would be a good test.
As with everything I do, if a little is good…more is better. I kept going and finally stopped after 10 minutes. I really was quite pleased since this calf injury seemed more problematic than the ones I’ve suffered previously. Maybe not. I’ll give it a couple of days and try 15 minutes and maybe…just maybe…I can be ready in 3 weeks for the birthday triathlon.
Survival Workout: 60 minutes. Run duration: 10 minutes.
Training Heart Rate: 100-150 for SW and 130 for run.
Calories burned: 600 for SW and 150 for run.
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