As you've read from one of my past blogs, I set a goal of doing 10,000 push-ups by June 1st, 2009. After 1,000 push-ups in 21 days, I believe that I have develop an RPS (repetitive push-up syndrome). If this condition ever gets an official name, it will be called Ivan tunnel syndrome (as opposed to a Carpal tunnel syndrome). :-)
My wrist would hurt every time I did push-ups. That was the first sign that this may be an ambitious goal and that I should stop. The second sign that I should stop pursuing this goal was that my pecs were feeling really tight. In fact, they felt so tight that I could feel individual strands of muscles going to different parts of my back and shoulders. Scary!
The good thing about my push-up binge is that:
1. The size of my pecs has increased considerably.
2. I did 120 push-ups in one day, six sessions of 20 push-ups.
3. I realized that I can grow my muscles only by going past the comfort zone.
All in all, this was a good exercise even though I did not reach my goal. It is ok to set lofty goals. Just give yourself the permission to change your goals if you realize that they are killing you. Changing is not failure. Killing yourself in pursuit of a goal, is.
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I LIKE that you "set lofty goals" for yourself, Ivan -- and that you know when they have become too lofty. Killing yourself in pursuit of a goal is of no value. Looking forward to hearing about your new goals (lofty or otherwise) for 2009.
I predict that next year at this time, you will reflect on the past 1.5 years and be amazed at all you (a 'collective' you) have accomplished!
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