Dec. 31. NEW YEAR'S EVE.

Finishing 2018 with the TRI-Challenges.

Let me start by giving my review of the Challenges I did this month. December started off as a Quad-Challenge because I was doing 4 different challenges, three set up here, and a personal one of Pull-Ups. Near the end of the month, I had to abandon the Pull-Up challenge due to an injury in my left shoulder. The three other challenges were unaffected.

Burpees were fine until the rep count got up around the '40s. Then, they just weren't fun anymore. If there were off days, like every 5 days or so, it may have been different, but 31 days straight was tough. And with a compound move like Burpees, 45-50 reps take a LOOOONG time. I'm glad I did it, but I'm more glad it is finished.

The Pike-Up or V-Up challenge was a good one. There were several days when I doubled up on ab exercises because an ab section was embedded into a workout, and I made the mistake of doing this challenge after the routine. Then, I would barely get to 20 reps before I would have to take a break. But near the end, when I entered my Tennis Tournament Prep and I wasn't doing any regular routines, this challenge (along with the other two) became my main workout for each day. And, I was able to hit 50 reps in a single set. Then I'd have to finish out the last 2-10 reps in an extra set.

The Push-Up Challenge was my favorite. Since my month off from any type of regular exercise in September, when I started doing Push-Ups again in October, they were slow and labored. I really wanted to get back that explosive power I had previously so I was really putting a lot of expectations on this challenge. Well, I think I crushed it. By the middle of the month, I was feeling the power again and pumping out reps was much smoother and less labored until I started hitting my max zone. Today, I hit a personal record of 60 reps in a row. I was extremely happy with this challenge and my performance in it. As I said earlier, These three challenges ended up becoming my main workout this past week because I entered my tennis tournament prep period (I have a single tournament on January 2). So I was very thankful that I had this to get me up and moving on days when I didn't play any tennis. But it was definitely tough when I had to do the high reps after practice. I hope to do this type of challenge again.