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No, I'm not quite sure I'm doing the exercises with perfect form. So far, I haven't had time to get out and do my workouts with other people. This last couple of weeks in particular have been very busy, so I've been doing push-ups and the chin/pull-up negs for a couple of minutes here and there throughout the day. I think my push-ups are okay (or at least getting there) because my karate instructor watches me do them three times a week and hasn't said anything to me about my form in a couple of months. The rule of thumb I've been using for the chin/pull-ups has basically been to keep my arms slightly wider than shoulder width and do only what I can without feeling joint pain. I'll certainly look into the proper form and get in front of the mirror soon.
In any case, the muscle spasms have ceased and push-ups require less effort lately. I guess my body just needed a little time to adjust. The chin/pull-ups on the other hand--gah! I'll get there eventually. The progress just seems so slow compared with how quickly I was able to start doing push-ups comfortably. Don't even talk to me about muscle-ups. Yet.
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