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My First Failed Workout

I'm was on the second workout of Week 4, and I couldn't complete all the reps. It was supposed to be 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. On my 5th set, I was only able to do 10. My pullup bar is in my garage and is in front of my car. So, I used the bumber of the car to assist me on the 11th rep,and then I did the negative on my own. I did the workout using the recommended 90 seconds rest.

The second workout of each week has always been a struggle for me on the last set. I make notes on my workout sheet, and next to the last set of the week's second workout workout I always write "tough", because I've always struggled to meet the required number of reps on that set (but until now, I've always been able to achieve the required numbers).

I'll keep plowing ahead. If I continue to fail at the required number of reps, I guess I'll remain on that particular workout until I can nail it. Having said that, I don't want to keep at this for too long. For 6 weeks I given up most other strength workouts to focus on this goal. I'm willing to give up those 6 weeks, but I'm not willing to give up too much more time than that. We'll see.

Submitted by Craiger on Mon, 2009-01-05 12:59.