I got about 9½ pushups in before my arms gave out and I had to roll out of it and give up LOL!
I’m 43 years old for reference, but my main preferred exercise is BMX flatland, which generally exercises the legs more than the arms. I did make sure as best as I could to keep my back and legs straight for proper pushups.
I guess I’m getting old, I’m sore today…
Edit: Tonight I managed 10, yay me! I really should give my muscles a bit of a break for a few days or so…
Edit 2: Thank you kind strangers for the words of encouragement and motivation! I do think I need to take a bit of a break for a few days or so, but I do plan to work on more exercises as such every couple days or so at my convenience…
Playing with some kids, I kicked a soccer ball for the first time in years. I walked with a limp for days afterward. On the bright side, I can kick a soccer ball without issue now.
As a kid, you’d never had the opportunity to avoid a new activity for very long. Atrophy feels like the ultimate novelty of adulthood.
I’m a BMX flatland rider, my pain scale goes up to 13.
13 is basically when you stand up and a walk to the microwave oven merely 10 feet away from you makes you literally pass out.
Yesterday my pain scale was about 4 on my scale, today it’s about 2… 👍