Anivair Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 http://hundredpushups.com/ I'm doing this starting Monday. good progression, plus there's a neat android app. Anyone want to join me? Quote Level 3 Human Ranger STR: 9 DEX: 5.25 STA: 14.5 CON: 5.5 WIS: 16 CHA: 5.5 My Current Challenge Link to comment
Frost of the Gloaming Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 sure, why not Quote Between a rock and a hard place, use our finger nails to climb, it's all we know.......... Daily Mile Perfer et obdura: Dolor hic tibi proderit olim Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 I tried it at one point, got me from mid 20's to mid 30's, but it also could have been the bench pressing I was doing at the time as well. Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
Frost of the Gloaming Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Corey it does work I went from 15 to 50 and after stopping for a few months I'm back down to 35; I really want to break the 100 mark someday Quote Between a rock and a hard place, use our finger nails to climb, it's all we know.......... Daily Mile Perfer et obdura: Dolor hic tibi proderit olim Link to comment
Anivair Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 I suck at push ups. Always have. I have an almost-respectable bench press, but I can really only do like 10 push ups and only 5 of those have good form. So I'm hoping this will get me there. Quote Level 3 Human Ranger STR: 9 DEX: 5.25 STA: 14.5 CON: 5.5 WIS: 16 CHA: 5.5 My Current Challenge Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Corey it does work I went from 15 to 50 and after stopping for a few months I'm back down to 35; I really want to break the 100 mark someday I'm sure it does, it has you doing tons of push ups, it's gonna make you do more. I was just saying I wasn't sure for me since there were other variables involved. Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
Anivair Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Truth. Not for everyone all the time. If one of your current goals is not "be am do more push up" then clearly do other stuff. Chasing your goals is the most important. Quote Level 3 Human Ranger STR: 9 DEX: 5.25 STA: 14.5 CON: 5.5 WIS: 16 CHA: 5.5 My Current Challenge Link to comment
fengor Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 I'm tempted but wonder if it would clash with my hit routine Quote There is one rule, above all others, ... Whatever comes, face it on your feet. Robert Jordan, The Great Hunt Lvl 2 Half-Elf Ranger STR:4 | DEX:2.5 | STA:5 | CON:3 | WIS:5 | CHA:3 Daily Grind Story of a Ranger: 1st chapter, 2nd chapter, 3rd chapter, 4th chapter Link to comment
Tateman Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 I had started doing this awhile back but stopped. I can't do a "real" push up yet, so I was doing it from the knees. I am tempted to start it up again in the next 6 week challenge along with my other workout stuff. Quote Tateland.com, Instagram, Fitbit Link to comment
goodbye_farewell Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 I tried this a few months ago. For me it advanced too quickly. I repeated weeks over and over. I got to where I could do about 60 good form pushups in a row before throwing in the towel. Now I just do 4x15 when I do pushups. Sent using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment
torpedotor Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 I've seen it before, kind of wanted to try it. Always wanted to do 100 push-ups. Why not now, right? I'm in. Quote Human Assassin--Level 8STR- 25 DEX- 13.5 STA- 16.5 CON- 21.5 WIS- 21 CHA- 0http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/46946-torpedotor-i-remembered-to-put-my-name-in-the-title-this-time/http://therepublicblog.wix.com/blog “The world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places.But still there is much that is fair. And though in all lands, love is nowmingled with grief, it still grows, perhaps, the greater.â€--J.R.R. Tolkien, "Return of the King" "Are the gods not just?""Oh no, child. What would become of us if they were?"--C.S. Lewis, "Till We Have Faces" Link to comment
Relic Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 I am not going to follow the 100 pushups website (did in the past, progressed too fast), but 100 consecutive push-ups is something that I would like to work up to. Can I be "in" but use my own system? Quote To find piece with myselfI must first find a piece of myself Link to comment
Anivair Posted May 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 I say you can! Do whatever system you like. Personally, I'll be doing the 100 push up challenge till I stall out or till I hit 100, but I'm only aiming for a few rounds at 20-25 right now. Quote Level 3 Human Ranger STR: 9 DEX: 5.25 STA: 14.5 CON: 5.5 WIS: 16 CHA: 5.5 My Current Challenge Link to comment
Frost of the Gloaming Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 so I'm going to make this one of my goals for the upcoming challenge; I'll try following the 100 push up plan but I think I'm going to do some of the weeks twice Quote Between a rock and a hard place, use our finger nails to climb, it's all we know.......... Daily Mile Perfer et obdura: Dolor hic tibi proderit olim Link to comment
Anivair Posted May 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 I'll personally be shocked if I don't have to do some weeks twice. Quote Level 3 Human Ranger STR: 9 DEX: 5.25 STA: 14.5 CON: 5.5 WIS: 16 CHA: 5.5 My Current Challenge Link to comment
I-Jo Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 I got up to 70 through by way of my burpee challenge- I was shocked- I wasn't doing ANY regular push ups- just burpees. but be careful- burn out and repitition injuries are an issue with push ups. I think taking a break would actually be better than just repeating a week. Quote Link to comment
Anivair Posted May 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 I'm definitely making sure my push up form is good and stable going into it. I'd say 90% of the people I've ever seen do push ups do them with form that is likely to cause harm. Quote Level 3 Human Ranger STR: 9 DEX: 5.25 STA: 14.5 CON: 5.5 WIS: 16 CHA: 5.5 My Current Challenge Link to comment
Anivair Posted May 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 In fact, I might post a few things about good push up form before we start this just so people have all the right information at their disposal. Quote Level 3 Human Ranger STR: 9 DEX: 5.25 STA: 14.5 CON: 5.5 WIS: 16 CHA: 5.5 My Current Challenge Link to comment
jammon1372 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 The 100 consecutive push-ups is one of my long term goals and I plan on completing it later this year. Right now I have some shorter term goals set that I want to put my full focus on. Keep us updated on how you progress. Quote Current Challenge Level 1 Dwarven Monk Str: 3 Dex: 3 Sta: 2 Con: 2 Wis: 3 Cha: 2 Link to comment
I-Jo Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 It's not just that- it's a heavy load for a lot of reps- that shit adds up - even with good form- you can cause issues. I have all sorts of issues (prior conditions) and even with good form- I get tweaky and creeky and just old feelign from such sustained abuse. not saying passing around good information is bad- just saying- word to the wise. Quote Link to comment
TxAg_WxNerd Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 This sounds interesting. I never could get past 75 push ups with good form, actually breaking the 90° point, and that was years ago when I was in the Army. They had us do a few of those. Now I stick with 25 or less and generally try to do decline. I am currently helping my wife to do her first real set of push ups, mainly incline for now though. Hope it works for you. Quote Level 3 - Ranger Current Challenge: At It Again! Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 so I'm going to make this one of my goals for the upcoming challenge; I'll try following the 100 push up plan but I think I'm going to do some of the weeks twiceI'll personally be shocked if I don't have to do some weeks twice. You'll be doing a lot of the weeks a whole lot more than twice, the progression is way too fast to try to do week to week and is only labeled as such as a marketing scheme kinda deal. They should really be called "levels" where you repeat the workout from each level over and over until you can complete it then move to the next. It's not just that- it's a heavy load for a lot of reps- that shit adds up - even with good form- you can cause issues. I have all sorts of issues (prior conditions) and even with good form- I get tweaky and creeky and just old feelign from such sustained abuse. not saying passing around good information is bad- just saying- word to the wise. I-Jo is right here. The Stanford QB that just tore his pec benching probably did it because of all the high rep chest workouts he was doing as part of his off season conditioning, you know, following a program similar to what something that rhymes with Floss Pit supports. Just don't go heavy on benching while driving his reps on push ups as your chest is going to be fatigued and inflamed and won't be able to handle much benching load. Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
Anivair Posted May 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 a: my push ups have always sucked, so any program is better than none. b: I don't plan to be benching at all while doing this. if I'm working my chest and triceps like this every time i work out, I'm comfortable with that being what they get. My other plans for this period are some human style movement stuff (Ido style crawling and mobility and MovNat movement) and maybe pull ups if i can work that groove as well. Plus sprinting still. Quote Level 3 Human Ranger STR: 9 DEX: 5.25 STA: 14.5 CON: 5.5 WIS: 16 CHA: 5.5 My Current Challenge Link to comment
torpedotor Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 So. I assume everyone has already completed Day 1. How have your first sessions been? (And which week/column are you starting in?)My first day was pretty good. I got really tired by the last (max) set and had to stop a take quick, 5-second rests a three times, but the other sets were good all the way through. (I'm starting in Week 4, by the way. And third column.) That's the 21-25-21-21-32+ (60 sec rest) one.Who's still in and doing this? Quote Human Assassin--Level 8STR- 25 DEX- 13.5 STA- 16.5 CON- 21.5 WIS- 21 CHA- 0http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/46946-torpedotor-i-remembered-to-put-my-name-in-the-title-this-time/http://therepublicblog.wix.com/blog “The world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places.But still there is much that is fair. And though in all lands, love is nowmingled with grief, it still grows, perhaps, the greater.â€--J.R.R. Tolkien, "Return of the King" "Are the gods not just?""Oh no, child. What would become of us if they were?"--C.S. Lewis, "Till We Have Faces" Link to comment
Anivair Posted June 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 it went well! I'm starting week 1 because I really suck at push ups, but I got through all mine with relative ease. Numbers go up tomorrow, so we'll see how it goes. Quote Level 3 Human Ranger STR: 9 DEX: 5.25 STA: 14.5 CON: 5.5 WIS: 16 CHA: 5.5 My Current Challenge Link to comment
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