From current.com, a nicely put together collection of interviews and stories from early days of Bay Area Derby Girls and derby life in general. Not only do I love the women being interviewed, I appreciate the focus on what derby really is to the players, not just the cheap-shots and cheesecake poses that is so often portrayed in media (don't get me wrong - that part is fun too!).
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That's 5 under where I should be at the end. Anyone else on Level I having a hard time keeping up?
15-12-12-10-(14)
The jump from Week 2 to Week 3 was bigger than I prepared for, and my confidence was pretty low after completing Day 1 last week. That, combined with overdoing it at practice with Plyometrics and a 4 day weekend got me off my push-ups schedule. So, I'm calling last week a dud and starting again this week at Week 3 again. It was difficult not to just blow the whole thing off after feeling bad about getting off schedule, and I was tempted to go back to Week 2 but for now I'm going ahead and putting trust in to the program. Anyone move to Week 4?
15-12-12-10-(14)
My arms feel like Jello. Today was the most difficult yet, and I had to take longer breaks in between each set. Depending how I feel at the end of the week I may have to repeat.
Just did my end of week 2 exhaustion test and could do 17 push-ups! That's a far cry from 100, but a hell of an improvement over 2 weeks when I could only do 4. I took an extra day off this weekend because I helped move a couch on Friday and that made me more sore than any of these push-ups.... I'll start week 3 tomorrow.
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I'm sore all the time now from a combination of derby practice, nightly ab exercises and the push-ups. One unfortunate side affect is my wrists have started aching more. I've heard of some modifications to the push-up that may help with wrist strain and may switch to that for next week.
Is anyone doing push-ups on their off days? I'm tempted to do girly style push-ups on my off days to 1) help boost my still low self-esteem in this area and 2) help with the muscle development a little more. But I'm concerned doing anything outside of "the program" will be cheating or make things worse!
My favorite roller derby video of late, from last weekend's Gotham Girls Roller Derby vs Texas Rollergirls. The Gotham girls spanked Texas 125-65. You can read a recap of the game on Derby News Network.
Pay attention around :38 (and if you miss it, a slow-mo will follow) as Beyonslay gives Rice Rocket a little piggy back ride to the outside. This hit is totally legal, and awesome!
Today was 6-5-3-3-9 with 90 seconds rest in between each set. I appreciate the slow ramp up plan, but only being able to improve by one extra push-up a day can be a little demoralizing. I was also sore this morning from an endurance skating session last night.
4-4-3-3-7 today and I'm feeling weaker than Saturday. Funny how the start of a new week can make me feel like I'm back at the beginning again.
This morning I did 4-3-2-2-11. I was surprised to find I could 11 push-ups at the end - was I just being a wuss the other morning? I worked more on using my core muscles and extending through my legs. Focusing on something other than my arms and chest helped!
(x-posted to pushups.groups.vox.com)
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