Over the last 15 days, I have learned something. push-ups get easier and harder at the same time. Let me explain... The first few days it was hard pushing through the 100 physically and now it has become a mental game. Not a game I particularly like to play but I am happy to play if it means the push-ups themselves are getting easier and they are. I have got more in-tune with what my body is able to do in a given time and that is important when I had already worked out and want to prevent injury. I pushed it a little much on Thursday this week as I did a CF class and tried to do all my push-ups in 5 minutes. Not only was it a lot tougher than stretching it out by a few minutes, I woke up the next morning with a very sore back. Coupled with a workout that was focused on legs and back, I think my form suffered and put a lot of pressure on my back muscles. This experience will keep me reminded to spread the them out throughout the day and not to wait until 11:45pm to get them in.
Outside of that, keeping up with everything is getting tougher. I have a 2 year old who seems to down an entire pot of coffee before I pick him up from school and an understandably sick/pregnant wife who should not be responsible for keeping up with his sport-focused mind. This puts some additional focus on father-son bonding and keeps me from keeping up on eating and going to my classes. This is no fault of either of them, I just have had a tough time finding the motivation to keep the wheels turning when I do have the time. The push-ups have helped but I need to keep my focus. Mama is headed out of town this week so I will have to put in the extra effort in being dad-of-the-year and keep my momentum. Wish me luck...
-N
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