100 Push Up Challenge

[Anivair]

http://hundredpushups.com/

 

 

I'm doing this starting Monday.  good progression, plus there's a neat android app.  Anyone want to join me? 

[Frost of the Gloaming]

sure, why not

[Gainsdalf the Whey]

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.

[Frost of the Gloaming]

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

[Anivair]

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. 

[Gainsdalf the Whey]

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.

[Anivair]

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. 

[fengor]

I'm tempted but wonder if it would clash with my hit routine

[Tateman]

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.

[goodbye_farewell]

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.

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[torpedotor]

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.

[Relic]

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?

[Anivair]

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. 

[Frost of the Gloaming]

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

[Anivair]

I'll personally be shocked if I don't have to do some weeks twice. 

[I-Jo]

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. 

[Anivair]

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. 

[Anivair]

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. 

[jammon1372]

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. 

[I-Jo]

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.  

[TxAg_WxNerd]

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.

[Gainsdalf the Whey]

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

I'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.

[Anivair]

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. 

[torpedotor]

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?

[Anivair]

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.