Well, I successfully completed Day 4 of the 30 Day Shred! Yes, it’s only four days, but I’m feeling pretty proud of myself. It’s getting easier and easier, but still isn’t easy. I don’t hurt as much as before, but I’m far from pain-free. Still, I feel great!
Day 4 is much better than Day 2 or 3. Yay!
I can do all of the moves.
Except one.
The pushup.
It’s so simple, yet so hard for me.
For some reason, this is my white-whale of a move. I’m struggling to do one while they’ve done three or four. I’m not even sure how many I’ve done by the time it’s time to move on to the next thing.
But, I will say this: I am getting better. I can’t do them perfectly, but after four days, the ones I do are starting to look a little prettier. (And, believe me, I’m using the plural form of ‘one’ loosely.) Ha!
Still, the mythical drill-sergeant in my head would be so disappointed in me.
I can hear him now. “Those look awful! Drop and give me TWENTY!”
“Sir! Yessir!”
…lots of pathetic struggling ensues.
“That’s it! Those look terrible! You call those pushups!? Drop and give me TWENTY!”
“Sir? Yessir?”
…and so unless he picks a different punishment, we’re stuck in this horrible catch-22.
I’m sure I’m burning some calories by struggling on the floor, and I must be building some muscle in my arms because they hurt, and because I appear to be getting somewhat better.
But my goal by the time I reach the end of this whole adventure is to do a pushup that even the drill-sergeant in my head would be proud of. 
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You certainly would be an expert at those, eh?