100 push ups app

[Mrcleen]

So I'm starting to think this app is not for heavy guys. When I started it in October, I weighed 296 and could do 3, well ok, just 1 good firm push up. Today, I'm down to 258 and I can do 15 good for push ups, but, I can't make it through the workouts. I've restarted the program a few times. I'm back to week 4 now, but after the first set I'm toast and have to do the last 4 sets on my knees. What gives? Am I just to heavy to try and stick with all of the reps in normal for the whole way through, or am I just not progressing good?

[Relic]

pushups are significantly harder for heaver guys. If you weigh 260 you are pushing somewhere around 150lb. whereas someone weighing 100lb would only be pushing around 60lb.

So you can either keep repeating weeks or not use the app and just start with a workout and add to it when yiu can

example :

start with 1 minute between sets of 5x5 pushups

next workout try 5x6. if you can't finish using regular pushups do the rest with knee pushups

next workout do the 5x6 again and try to get further than the last time. when you get all the way through it, next time try 5x7.

I have herd that the way you get to 100 pushups is by being consistent. That is the big secret.

[elefevers]

Ditto, the heavier you are the harder any body weight workout is going to be.  But don't be down on yourself -- 15 push ups is more than most people can probably do. When you are doing your knee push-ups make sure your Knees are the ONLY part of your legs in contact with the floor.  This takes some of the stability out of your body and will work your stabilizing muscles more than if your whole legs and feet are in contact with the floor.

 

Heres a video

 

 

Just stay consistent; its improved you already! Keep it up 

 

Edit: I was thinking, you could also do incline push ups instead of knee push ups.  The higher the incline the easier it should be; i.e. against a wall would be very easy, on a chair would be harder, and so on.  

 

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/PectoralSternal/BWInclinePushup.html