There I was, happy with my morning run, drinking a post-workout Recoverite, when it hit me; I need to start Week 4 of the Hundred Push Ups plan!

I won’t have time later today and with Muddy Buddy going on tomorrow, push ups will be the last thing on my mind. I don’t want to lose momentum and leave it until Monday to start, so the only option is now.

Here we go then:

Required: 27, 20, 20, 17, at least 27

Actual: 27, 20, 20, 17, 30

I did surprisingly well until the 17 which I expected to be the easiest. Maybe I psyched myself out but it was a bit of a struggle. Determined not to wimp out like I did in my first attempt at Day 1 Week 3, I rested for the prescribed 60 seconds, had a nice drink of cold water and mentally prepared myself.

I breezed through 20, and focused on two at a time until I got to 30 – three above the required amount and a solid effort if I do say so myself.

I’m typing this post with shaky arms, but I don’t care; I did it!

Day 2 of Week 4 will be on Monday, so now I can finally get on with my weekend.

Have a good one everyone!

PS Don’t forget, if you’re taking part in the Hundred Push Ups challenge, t-shirts and other goodies are available to purchase from the exclusive Hundred Push Ups CafePress Store! Enter coupon code FREESUMMER to receive free shipping on orders of $65 or more (ends July 20th).

Let me know if you have any other product ideas and I’ll see if I can add them through the Cafepress Marketplace.