I did 75 sit-ups!?
OK
another big day for me -- at group training tonight I got partnered
with a nice young guy who was very fit -- I'm thinking I'm just going to
hold him back! We're doing drills with boxing gear where you do 15
sit-ups, punching twice when you come up. Then your partner stands
behind you with the pads overhead and you punch straight up, and then
you flip over for push-ups and then back to the sit-ups again. You
repeat the cycle for 5 sets. I went first, and I warned him right away I
would likely get through the first set, but by the 2nd set my stomach
muscles usually fail me. He stood on my toes for me, which definitely
helped, and told me to just give it my best.
I got my first 15
sit-ups in, cycled through the punches and push-ups and got in position
for the second set of sit-ups. I was struggling, it was definitely
harder than the first set, and I didn't think I was going to get to 15.
But he was encouraging me the whole time to push a bit harder, stay up a
bit longer, and just telling me I could do it. It was like having my
own personal trainer. I was definitely straining to reach him with
those last few sets, but I did it, I got through all five sets. Not
with the best form, and definitely not as well or as quickly as other,
more fit participants, but I didn't quit, I didn't stop, and I didn't
even change to crunches when it got tough. I struggled through and got
all 5 sets. That's 75 sit-ups! Unreal -- I am feeling so great right
now! Let's hope I still feel great tomorrow. LOL