Challenge Yourself

     Okay, so, a coworker of mine said she was going to start trying to walk and get in more exercise every day. I told her that if she walked, then I would workout. Yesterday, she walked, and I did.....nothing, lol. Well, I can't be an asshole (about this anyhow), so I'm declaring that I will be "TRYING" to complete the T-Nation 10,000 swing challenge again. I've done it twice before, but that was quite some time ago.

I can't promise I will start off with a bang, but I promise I will start. So go easy on me, don't judge too harshly (I can do that well enough on my own) and if you want, join with me (because I can use all the help, support and motivation that I can get!)

This one's for you Caitlin! lol

STARTING TIME: 4:10pm

Each cluster consists of:

10 swings, 2 Bench Dips

15 Swings, 3 Bench Dips

25 Swings, 5 Bench Dips

50 Swings

Cluster 1:

Time: 4 min

Rest: 3 min

Cluster 2:

Time: 4 min

Rest 3 min

Cluster 3:

Time: 4:48 min

Rest 4 min

Cluster 4:

Time 4:39 min

Rest 4 min

Cluster 5:

Time: 4:45 min

ENDING TIME: 4:48pm

     Truthfully, I'm surprise I actually finished. Were these powerful, picture-perfect swings? Hell to the no! They were, however, more swings than I have done in literally years. I may not be able to walk tomorrow, or especially the day after that, but this was a really good mental boost for me. I've been very down on myself for quite some time now. It's not a good place to be and maybe, just maybe, this will help push me on to a better mental state. 

     I didn't really rest in between the individual sets until the last 2 clusters. I took probably about 30 seconds between the 25 and 50 swings. Looking back at the instructions, I see now that I was supposed to rest more between the sets. Maybe that's why I feel like dying! But hey, I guess my conditioning isn't too bad! I also completed this with the suggested 35lb bell. I remember, eons ago, I had the goal of completing this with the suggested men's weight. I think that's still a worthy goal.

If you'd like to follow along and see what you can accomplish over the next 5 weeks or so, you can find the workout here

     I'm a little nervous for tomorrow. I know it will be slower (I'm taking the prescribed rest periods). I just want to complete it though. I'm going to try like hell to stick to the 2 days on, 1 day off and then see what the results will be. It has to be better than doing nothing!