Breathless

Weight: 221

Push Ups: 10, 10, 10

Roll Outs: 5, 5, 5

Brutal this morning. Susan thought I was throwing up. The roll outs are killers on my stomach and the push ups take my breath away.

Return to the Grind

Weight: 222

Push Ups: 30 - 3 sets of 10

Roll Outs: 10

The first roll out was a bit painful. It felt like I pulled something in my abs. But the rest were fine...in a stressful sort of exercisy way.

I always dread the prospect of doing these exercises when I get up but I'm so damn pleased with myself afterward that I cannot see myself stopping this ritual short of some sort of injury.

I don't know if the day off helped or hurt.

Day Off

We planned to go skiing today but the weather was not favorable so we slept in and cuddled. Consequently, I decided to give myself a morning off of calisthenics.

We shall see if a day off is conducive to progress.

Roll Out Progress

Weight: 222
Push Ups: 30 3 Sets of 10
Roll Outs: 10

I weighed myself twice this morning and came up with the same number, I feel confident that I am fat.

I'm finally starting to see progress with the rollouts. For a while there I thought I was not going to be able to do them. I really want to gt the number up to a respectful number because I know they will do wonder for strengthening my abs. I feel the burn in my abs and a little stress in my spine, which I also hope will get stronger before I pop something.

Trusted Scale

Weight: 223
Push Ups: 30 - 3 Sets of 10
Roll Outs: 7

I'm not sure that I should trust my scale. I weighed myself three times this morning and got three different readings. 223, 224, & 222. I went with 223 because I feel a pound lighter than yesterday.

I do not get winded from the Roll Outs like I do from the Push Ups. I'm trying to give myself a minute or two between sets. I think I'll stick with 3 sets of 10 for the next week and then try adding extras on my third set.

Holding at 224

Weight: 224
Push Ups: 30  -  3 Sets of 10
Roll Outs: 5

I knew as I approached my tenth push up that I wasn't going to go very far beyond. So I stopped at 10 and rested and did another set. Then I decided to do another set and barely pushed out number 10.

Even so, I'm pretty pleased that I'm up to 30 push ups, even though they are in sets. I could not have done that nine days ago. Although the weight isn't anything to brag about, I'm happy with the exercises.

I did the roll outs before the push ups and the pain I've been feeling in my abs was gone...at least until I did roll out number four.

Snow Day

I woke up early today because I knew I had to get out and do some snow blowing. I didn't weigh myself but I did do 17 push ups. I should have tried for 18 but I don't think I could have done more. It seems like some mornings I have more grit.

I figured my exercise this morning would be the neighborhood snow blow.

All went well and I was happy to get out for my first blow job of the year...nay, the season.