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Just day 2 of a 30 day push-up challenge and already got muscle strains and aching muscles. This looks like it is going to be tougher than I expected.
Day 2 – Figures
Day 2 – Progress Notes
Slow start today. Want to be very gentle on the tricep.
It is very noticeable which muscle groups are effected even at this early state. Triceps have already been mentioned. Triceps are the muscles that straighten the arms so it is not a suprise.
It is quite remarkable how quickly the pain in the tricep has fallen away. I reckon the effects of that persussion massager I mentioned yesterday must be a lot better than I expected.
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Also feeling tenderness across the top of the pectorals. I would thing this is from keeping the shoulders square and, probably, pushing up from the shoulders after my arms are straight. Need to video my efforts to see what happens.
Perhaps more surprisingly, there is a gentle ache in my mid/lower back. My guess this is all to do with maintaining the body plank while performing the Push Up. A good push up is executed in a rigid plank position. As a set of 30 push ups is likely to take about a minute it means that you are maintaining a plank for 4-5 minutes each day.
Made the daily target. It was a bit of a push at the end but could have done more in the final set
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