This was the fourth day of the 30-day 100 push-ups. By this time, I was used to waking up early and cracking 100 push-ups before hitting the bathroom. I guess, this was my schedule now for the next month or so. I must say, I liked it. I felt this confidence and energy going into work. I experienced better focus, energy, and enthusiasm at work, proving this exercise was really paying off in the first week itself.
I finally achieved my target of 25 unbroken push-ups in the first go. I paid special attention to what my body was telling me after the 20th workout, and surprisingly, it was not tired, so I could go for another 5 push-ups. This is where I failed miserably with my breathing technique. I should have kept my breath under check. If I would have done, I could have gotten more than 25 push-ups. But, again, it is a part of the learning curve and I am sure I would be able to cross this barrier of 25 push-ups soon. As far as the time was concerned, I did not have any problem beating my previous best performance.
Now, let us talk about the learnings from the Day 4 100 push-ups.
- 🟢 My breathing technique further improved; this helped me achieve the 25 unbroken push-ups in one rep.
- 🔴 I could feel that I lost my breath when it was required the most. It was definitely better than the previous attempt, but not up to the mark.
- 🔴 Once you get tired from the push-ups, your body starts to shake. I think it is very critical to “listen” to you body at that particular instance. If you ignore, you might end up injuring yourself, which is the last thing you want.
Why don’t you take a look at the Time-Lapse from December 04, 2019. I found the breaks to be more confined, which was necessary, and full of good breathing techniques. However, this breathing technique needs more improvements, and I know, I can reduce the time if I improve it.
The tracker is below to document the progress.
| Date | Time | Max Reps. |
| December 01, 2019 | 08:25 | 10 |
| December 02, 2019 | 09:26 | 15 |
| December 03, 2019 | 06:26 | 20 |
| December 04, 2019 | 05:46 | 25 |
As you can see, I improved both the time and number of push-ups during this session. I cut down the time by 30 seconds and improved the max reps by 5 (now, four times in a row). I am happy with the progress and the things that are going in the first week. I am becoming happier now, yay me! Hopefully, my progress goes UP NORTH. 😂 It is a joke for the Michiganders! 😝
Hope you find this effort useful.
Au revoir!
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