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Haaaa… 40 push-ups nearly made me faint.
My hands were shaking, and after number 35, raising my body became very difficult.
Last week, I had no issues doing 20–30 push-ups. Everything went smoothly, although I felt muscle pain in my arms. But this week? I won’t lie — I really felt it.
30 reps were easy, 35 started getting harder, and at 40 reps, I couldn’t complete them in one straight row.
But my friend, the most important thing is this:
Even though I was tired and my arms felt like they wanted to explode, I still completed 40 push-ups.
Now let me share my daily exercises, how I did them, my vital body responses, and how I felt before and after each session.
(Videos available)
Day 1
Most of my exercises are done at my workplace after I finish arranging goods.
My first exercise for the week was on Thursday, after I received an invitation from @emishael60.
Please pardon the video quality — the camera wasn’t very good.
Exercise: Push-ups
Reps: 30
Before Exercise:
- Breathing: 30
- Heartbeat: 72
After Exercise:
- Breathing: 48
- Heartbeat: 80
Video below
Feelings:
The first day wasn’t tough since it was just 30 reps. I felt stretching in my arms and chest. Compared to the next days, this was easy. My heartbeat increased slightly, and I felt energized.
Day 2
On Friday, I planned to exercise in the afternoon, but my phone was off and there was no light to charge it. I had to borrow my friend’s phone to record the video.
Omo… iPhone video dey loud 😅
Everyone was looking at me while I positioned the phone — content creation no be beans.
Exercise: Push-ups
Reps: 35
Before Exercise:
- Heartbeat: 76
- Breathing: 32
After Exercise:
- Heartbeat: 88
- Breathing: 52
Video below*
Feelings:
Remember when I said 30 reps were easy? I take that back 😂
I thought, “Yesterday I did 30 confidently, so today I’ll add 5 more.”
Immediately I reached 30, the extra 5 became a serious roadblock.
My arms were shaking like two heavy irons were tied to them. I was breathing heavily, sweating, and my heartbeat was loud like a drum — tim tim tim.
From Day 2, I already knew Day 3 would be the toughest.
My guy even said my arms and chest were improving — I love compliments 😌
I returned the iPhone to its owner, and he later sent me my video.
Day 3
On Day 3, my body was already reacting, but since I had started, I had to finish strong.
Throughout the day, I kept asking myself, “Will I be able to complete this?”
I even bought milk because I believed I needed extra energy.
Exercise: Push-ups
Reps: 40
Before Exercise:
- Breathing: 28
- Heartbeat: 68
After Exercise:
- Heartbeat: 104
- Breathing: 48
Video below
Feelings:
You people didn’t tell me it would be like this 😭
I was shaking heavily — more than the previous day. Reps 37, 38, 39, and 40 did me dirty.
If not that I was recording, I swear I would have laid on the floor for 30 seconds before finishing.
Surprisingly, I wasn’t sweating much, but my breathing was very fast, and my heartbeat doubled.
From experience, I’m honestly scared of next week.
Overall Feelings
I feel stronger, especially seeing my muscles come out.
This contest also helped me understand how to monitor my vital body reactions before and after exercise.
Big shout-out to all fitness trainers — it’s not easy at all.
Without discipline, this cannot work.
Thank you to everyone supporting this post. You are one in a million reasons why I don’t give up when things get tough.
You don’t need to start with my numbers — begin with what you can do and increase gradually.
To my surprise, I completed 180 push-ups in two weeks.
You can do even better 💪
Cc;
@ngoenyi
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