Re: The 100 push up challenge
Week 5 Exhaustion Test: 82
60 easy, next 11 not so, managed to push out one at a time until I got to the end.
13 more than the last exhaustion test a week ago, and only 18 left for the hundred!!:eek:
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Originally Posted by
Stef F
Well that's helpful! Given that my arms and shoulders are too pathetic to start properly do you have an alternative suggestion? Or is this thread for the macho only? :mad:
Haha! If you knew me you'd know I'm anything but macho! (Camp as Christmas!!:rolleyes:)
If you're stuggling from your knees, try doing negative press-ups:
(1) start in press up position; (2) lower yourself (place a tennis ball under your chest and stop when you touch it); (3) hold for 2 secs. Get into position again at (1), and repeat. This will begin to develop the muscles required for a full press-up and get them used to the movement and load.
Do as many of these as you can and use this as an initial test. Do weeks 1-2 of the programme in this way, then try an initial test again, but this time adding in the press after (2).
If needs be you can do it in 3 stages: do the negative reps on the knees; do the press-up from the knees; get cracking with the full press-up. Do weeks 1-2 for each stage until you can do the full one and then go all the way!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0eVeHVJ7wA
Re: The 100 push up challenge
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Originally Posted by
southernsoftie
Week 5 Exhaustion Test: 82
Haha! If you knew me you'd know I'm anything but macho! (Camp as Christmas!!:rolleyes:)
If you're stuggling from your knees, try doing negative press-ups:
(1) start in press up position; (2) lower yourself (place a tennis ball under your chest and stop when you touch it); (3) hold for 2 secs. Get into position again at (1), and repeat. This will begin to develop the muscles required for a full press-up and get them used to the movement and load.
Do as many of these as you can and use this as an initial test. Do weeks 1-2 of the programme in this way, then try an initial test again, but this time adding in the press after (2).
If needs be you can do it in 3 stages: do the negative reps on the knees; do the press-up from the knees; get cracking with the full press-up. Do weeks 1-2 for each stage until you can do the full one and then go all the way!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0eVeHVJ7wA
Thanks SS
There might be light at the end of the tunnel after all. I just need to finish sulking then I'll get started!
Stef
Re: The 100 push up challenge
Initial : 20 pushups
Week 1 Day 1: 10 / 12 / 7 / 7 / max (13) - 49 total
Week 1 Day 2: 12 / 12 / 8 / 8 / max (13) - 53 total
Week 1 Day 3: 11 / 15 / 9 / 9 / max (16) - 60 total
Week 2 Day 1: 14 / 14 / 10 /10 / max (15) - 63 total
Week 2 Day 2: 14 / 16 / 12 / 12 / max (17) - 71 total
Week 2 Day 3: 16 / 17 / 14 / 14 / max (20) - 81 total
Review Test : 30 pushups
Week 3 Day 1: 14 / 18 / 14 / 14 / max (20) - 80 total
Week 3 Day 2: 20 / 25 / 15 / 15 / max (30) - 105 total
Week 3 Day 3: 22 / 30 / 20 / 20 / max (28) - 120 total
Repeat of week 3
Week 3 Day 1: 14 / 18 / 14 / 14 / max (24) - 84 total
Week 3 Day 2: 20 / 25 / 15 / 15 / max (25) - 100 total
Week 3 Day 3: 22 / 30 / 15 / 15 / max (29) - 121 total
Week 4 Day 1: 21 / 25 / 21 / 21 / max (32) - 120 total
Oh my God!!! How much did that hurt! I had absolutely no energy and was struggling from set 2 onwards. Last set was 1*12 and 4*5.
I suspect that it was because I ran for 7 miles last night - now that's small change for you guys but it's the longest run I've done in well over 18 months so it's taken it out of me a little.
On a stag do this weekend so not sure if I'll get to do days 2 and 3 before Monday but I'll give it a go
Re: The 100 push up challenge
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Originally Posted by
TheHeathens
Week 4 Day 1: 21 / 25 / 21 / 21 / max (32) - 120 total
Oh my God!!! How much did that hurt! I had absolutely no energy and was struggling from set 2 onwards. Last set was 1*12 and 4*5
Heehee!! Does doesn't it, but it is less than you do at the end of week 3? The halving of your rest is a killer!!:D
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Originally Posted by Stef F
Thanks SS
There might be light at the end of the tunnel after all. I just need to finish sulking then I'll get started!
Stef
Why the sulk?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH5beHS3MEY
Re: The 100 push up challenge
I have done up to week 2 day 2 so far
Week 2 day 2
14 / 16 / 12 / 12 / max (I did 18) so 72 total
:eek: how will I ever do 100??! :D
What's the max we've had so far then of the forumites? :D
Re: The 100 push up challenge
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Originally Posted by OneHillWonder
What's the max we've had so far then of the forumites? :D
Well OHW, I'm glad you ask:
Softie............82 (+39)
Lola...............78
BritNick..........50
John Doe........46 (+26)
Al Fowler........35 (+15)
TheHeathens...30 (+10)
Eggman..........30 Est
Mud...............28
Slippery Stones.25
Peawet...........25
Trog..............25
LMF...............23
Derby Tup......20
One Hill Wonder.16
Donkarlo.........13
Hanneke.........7
(Initial and Exhaustion Tests only - except for Al, who begged!!)
Stat attack:
All in for 100 press ups means we're now looking at 1600 press ups.
Based on our initial tests, we'd done a total of 443, leaving us 1157 short.
Through Exhaustion Tests we've now gained 90 press ups and are up from 4.5% to 7.77% of the way to plugging this gap. Slowly getting there.
STATTO! STATTO!
Re: The 100 push up challenge
I have temporarily stopped.
Im having a bad pain in my left elbow since starting the programme and it is there all the time now. So im packing in for abit to see if i can shift what ever it is.
But, i managed to do 35 for one of the final max bits during week 2....so can i go up from 20 please?
Re: The 100 push up challenge
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Originally Posted by
OneHillWonder
Week 2 day 2
14 / 16 / 12 / 12 / max (I did 18) so 72 total
:eek: how will I ever do 100??! :D
OHW, you're one up on The Heathens at the same stage (see his latest post just above yours), and take a peek at what he's now knocking out - which is the same as I was knocking out at that stage, and I've just done an 82 max. Keep the faith. The program works, and you can do it!!
Having said that, I've just looked at my next week, Week 6 Col 3:
45/55/35/30/Max55 - 220 total, 60 secs rest
22/22/30/30/24/24/18/18/Max58 - 246 total, 45 secs rest
26/26/30/30/26/26/22/22/Max60 - 268 total, 45 secs rest!!:eek::eek:
Mummy!!
Re: The 100 push up challenge
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Originally Posted by
Al Fowler
But, i managed to do 35 for one of the final max bits during week 2....so can i go up from 20 please?
Go on then.:rolleyes:
Done;)
Re: The 100 push up challenge
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Originally Posted by
southernsoftie
Go on then.:rolleyes:
Done;)
Fanks softie, Sandshoe;):D
