The title pretty much says it all. I'm currently getting back in the saddle doing the Gauntlet (with the only kettlebells I have laying around the house, which are sadly just a bit too light but acceptable for now). Most of the program is easy enough and I find myself doing continuous sets (11, 11, 9, 7 is just a complicated way of writing "38", right?).
But the "red" days are harder, and in the case of day 15, too hard for me. It's not like I'm a complete beginner - before the lockdown, I was used to doing things like Crossfit so I'm no stranger to harder workouts. But push-ups never came easy for me (I'm not especially heavy or anything, but I'm suspecting a minor anatomical snafu in my shoulders - I used to always have a hard time doing bench presses as well), and I just don't understand how I would be able to do 100 uneven ones in total in this workout.
I do realize that these red days are supposed to be hard - but I currently see day 15 as impossible which is not the same thing as hard. But the program is supposed to be suitable for beginners. And I don't see too many questions about day 15 especially on the Hive. So - what's happening? Am I misinterpreting something? Do others have as much of a hard time as I do? Am I just much, much weaker than I think I am?
But the "red" days are harder, and in the case of day 15, too hard for me. It's not like I'm a complete beginner - before the lockdown, I was used to doing things like Crossfit so I'm no stranger to harder workouts. But push-ups never came easy for me (I'm not especially heavy or anything, but I'm suspecting a minor anatomical snafu in my shoulders - I used to always have a hard time doing bench presses as well), and I just don't understand how I would be able to do 100 uneven ones in total in this workout.
I do realize that these red days are supposed to be hard - but I currently see day 15 as impossible which is not the same thing as hard. But the program is supposed to be suitable for beginners. And I don't see too many questions about day 15 especially on the Hive. So - what's happening? Am I misinterpreting something? Do others have as much of a hard time as I do? Am I just much, much weaker than I think I am?
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