A failed strategy! 👎🏽😾😑😭😤😡
These three words are enough to describe today’s 100 push-ups. I chose this day very carefully to try a couple of new things and boy, I failed miserably 😡 trying those techniques. The reason for trying new things was obvious to me. Unless I try new things and technique, how I am supposed to be a better version of myself every passing day? The reason my strategy did not work because it was just not good enough. 👎🏽
If you remember, yesterday, I was on the verge of breaking a 5-minute mark for the 100 push-ups, only a 5 second more than my desired target; Therefore, instead of going for it, I gave a shot to a new technique. The strategy was – “instead of going all out during the first rep, I should preserve my energy and do only 10 push-ups each rep, consuming lesser energy, which I can use during the latter reps”. I must tell you, I WAS SO WRONG!
As you will check out my Time-Lapse video later in the post, I could not “preserve” that energy ⚡️ and was hardly able to keep up with the usual pace. My arms were sore doing more reps and I found myself out of breath most of the time after 50-60 push-ups. It was a bad gamble and I am not afraid to say that I lost it all.
At the end of this session, instead of being disappointed, I was a happy person, and, I think I should be. I tried a new thing and I failed, and that’s okay; Because, I learnt something new about myself, my body, and the way it responds to the 100 push-ups.
I think the below pointers might help you guys.
- 🟢 Instead of limiting yourself, you must go all in and push yourself at times to achieve your goals. 🤘🏽
- 🔴 I held back and did not let my body work at its full potential, which did not help me achieve my goal and beat my previous record. A lesson well learnt! 👨🏽🏫
For those of you who are waiting for the Time-Lapse 📹 from December 11, 2019, here you go. As you can see I could not keep up the 10 push-ups per rep for more than 3 reps. During the fourth rep, I realized my mistake, but went ahead with it anyway. By the end of the 80-90 push-ups, my arms were super tired 🥱; I just wanted it to finish. 🏁
The tracker does not paint a good picture regarding today’s attempt.👇🏽
| 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 |
| December 05, 2019 | 05:05 | 26 |
| December 06, 2019 | 06:18 | 30 |
| December 07, 2019 | 06:30 | 23 |
| December 08, 2019 | 06:25 | 27 |
| December 09, 2019 | 05:25 | 30 |
| December 10, 2019 | 05:05 | 32 |
| December 11, 2019 | 05:25 | 10 |
Though I am disappointed with the result, I am not upset about it. I would remember this lesson and work harder on myself to further improve my performance and finally crack that 5-minute barrier. 💪🏽 #likeaboss
Today was not a good effort! Let us hope for a better tomorrow! It is “officially” goodbye time! ✌🏽
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