I Discovered a New Muscle

So Day 1 is in the bag. I decided that instead of ruining my life by doing my push-ups before bed, I would do them right after going out to run. It was a good decision, and in the end I never realized that my shoulders could ooze sweat like that.

Since I did 14 for my pre-test I'm at week 1 and on step 3. So my set consisted of 10-12-7-7- and maxed at 9. But I'm proud of the beginning. It felt good and it was also hell. This morning I went to work and I noticed that the tearing and rending of heaven has happened in my pectoral region. Even now I can feel the strain all over my upper body.

At one point, when I was heading toward doing the max, I went out of my room and told the whole familiy not to be alarmed if they hear me screaming in my room. Thankfully, there was no bellowing...but it's crazy how I can be going strong and steady in the repititions, but suddenly my arms just give out and it is as if a firey Balrog from the Mines of Moria is pushing me into hell with its hulking and gnarled foot.

Anyway, here's another story. I was standing in the classroom at work and for some reason I was feeling my own chest hahahaha. Just like my man Chris Columbus back in the late 1400's discovered a new land...I discovered a new muscle. I felt this like...WIRE muscle. It stretches across both biceps and feels like a massive vein or something hahahaha. It really freaked me out. Then I noticed one of the students looking at me and so I started pounding my chest in order to imitate Sammy Sosa's homerun ritual. It was awkward.

Looking forward to day 2.

- Mello

P.S. I'm glad I only did 14 for my pretest. I feel for you guys who started higher. I really do.