To pushup or not to pushup- that is the question.

After I had pushed things too far and fast, I cut back on pushups completely for awhile. Now, it seems I can do 7 regularly. This is quite a ways off from my recent high of 25 twice in one day. But, it is better than only being able to do 3 or so, which had been my recent average. I will work at this more slowly. I guess it took a few years to lose all the muscle. I should not expect it to all come back in three days.