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Still rolling right along with 70 reps. Two more weeks before I take them up to 75.
I've also started doing "greasing the skids" sets at least once a day, usually twice. These are fewer reps but done more slowly and paying more attention to proper form, etc.
I started out at 30 reps for a "skid-greasing" set, based purely on how the body felt when I got to that number the first time.
It didn't take long to realize that 30 reps, even better reps, wasn't really doing anything to challenge me. So I increased them to 35 -- half of my "main" set. That seemed about right... but something about it WASN'T quite right. So after a week I bumped it up to 40. Okay, that seems to work well.
You know how sometimes you can be working on something repetitive, and you're focusing on a particular aspect of it and lose focus on another part? Yeah, that kinda happened.
I was working on keeping my form and controlling my breathing, and just counting in the back of my head, when suddenly I realized that I had "heard" myself count "40, 41, 42..."
So now my "skid-greasing" sets are 45! LOL
I haven't decided on a schedule for increasing my skid-greasing sets (or my "greasy" sets, as I've nicknamed them). Suggestions are welcome, and I'll let you know how they're working out.
I've also started doing "greasing the skids" sets at least once a day, usually twice. These are fewer reps but done more slowly and paying more attention to proper form, etc.
I started out at 30 reps for a "skid-greasing" set, based purely on how the body felt when I got to that number the first time.
It didn't take long to realize that 30 reps, even better reps, wasn't really doing anything to challenge me. So I increased them to 35 -- half of my "main" set. That seemed about right... but something about it WASN'T quite right. So after a week I bumped it up to 40. Okay, that seems to work well.
You know how sometimes you can be working on something repetitive, and you're focusing on a particular aspect of it and lose focus on another part? Yeah, that kinda happened.
I was working on keeping my form and controlling my breathing, and just counting in the back of my head, when suddenly I realized that I had "heard" myself count "40, 41, 42..."
So now my "skid-greasing" sets are 45! LOL
I haven't decided on a schedule for increasing my skid-greasing sets (or my "greasy" sets, as I've nicknamed them). Suggestions are welcome, and I'll let you know how they're working out.
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When I was having to do push ups, and by golly you know they held me as a female body to proper form, I was shooting solely for meeting my minimum and maybe a couple extra. Ever since the torn rotator cuffs, when I take up exercise, I will only do inclined or wall pushes.
So I am in awe of your perseverance at this.
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