Has anyne here taken this challenge?

[John Wright]

http://hundredpushups.com/index.html

I'm on Week#4, Day#1 column#3
Hoping to make 100.

[derekf]

I hadn't heard about such a thing, might be interesting to try if I can find a clean enough spot in my house (don't ask).

[John Wright]

I'm beginning to be a believer in this program, I've seen my max set increase since I started a few weeks ago.

[79T/Aman]

11-20 is impressive!!!!!!!!!!! trully I don't mean to offend hear

[wedgehead]

I going to do this with my 15 yo twins. That way we all can stay motivated. They say they are going to kick my butt in this. No way this 46 yo guy is going to let that happen.

[John Wright]

My user sign-on is jwright650 if anyone is looking up other users on that site.

[Draginutz]

Going to start tonight.

[John Wright]

Going to start tonight.

Sweet!

[Project69]

I just knocked out 46 before having to pause. I think I can do 100 within a couple days if I keep at it.

[Rhino]

I've run across it a few times, but never started it. I took this post as a challenge!

Only managed 33 initial, but we'll see where this takes me.

[John Wright]

My initial was 35, so we are in the same group on that program. Basically following column #3 through the weeks/days.

[John Wright]

I going to do this with my 15 yo twins. That way we all can stay motivated. They say they are going to kick my butt in this. No way this 46 yo guy is going to let that happen.

I was hoping my oldest would work with me on this...but he doesn't seem at all interested. I expect he would give me a tough run for my money anyways, he is 13, thin and all muscle, whereas I'm 44, 5'-11 and 185lbs with a truck innertube around my midsection....LOL, but I was hoping he would help keep me challenged to finish this thing.

[Project69]

I was hoping my oldest would work with me on this...but he doesn't seem at all interested. I expect he would give me a tough run for my money anyways, he is 13, thin and all muscle, whereas I'm 44, 5'-11 and 185lbs with a truck innertube around my midsection....LOL, but I was hoping he would help keep me challenged to finish this thing.

Lol age doesn't have anything to do with. Im 20, 5'8'' and 171lbs at 9% bf while my dad whose 47, 5'5" around 160lbs 14% bf from his last fitness test, would destroy me in a physical test and I work out daily.

Everytime he beats me he says "You just don't get it, your still just a kid" Being pissed off and gasping for breath is a terrible blow to your ego (I talk alot of smack to him before lol)

[ADaughen]

When I was in AFROTC, push-ups were my weakest point on the PFT. One day I just started busting them out until I couldn't push up any more. I think I did 60. But then I couldn't pull myself up into my dorm loft bed. >_<

If you keep doing them little by little you can definitely get to 100. You just have to work at it and not overexert yourself the first day or two.


Whatever you do, don't let someone talk you into doing stairs around a college stadium. I should have stopped at 3/4 the way around. The next day I couldn't bend my knees.

[John Wright]

See pic of screen shot, hopefully it will be ledgible to read...

[cudaman]

I didn't read anything on the posted link, but there's one thing I know for certain about push-ups. If you pause at all, you are done. Go as hard and fast as you can before all of your ATP is gone. If you allow yourself the luxury of pausing or slowing down, I guarantee you will complete probably 20 fewer reps. It's that way with any fast-twitch muscle fiber, in my experience.

[John Wright]

Week#4, Day#2, Column#3
Reps/set
25
29
25
25
39

[John Wright]

Since I did my workout in the morning, I felt pretty rested lastnight, so I did an exhaustion test to see if I could better my max.....yup, got a 45...woohoo, new max for me. I'm glad that I can see some progress, it helps me keep pluggin at this goal of 100.

[para67camaro]

I decided to jump on the bandwagon, but I am also going to apply this to my sit ups and pull up routine. I think the same methodology can be applied, any takers?

[John Wright]

Yeah, I wanna do the situps and squats, then add the pull ups...but I want to concentrate on this one goal right now. I really want to make it happen. I got caught up doing to many different routines the last time and my elbows hurt all the time...I was doing the perfect pushup routine and the perfect pull up routine plus using the ab straps on the pull up bar....I ended up hurting myself more than helping.