The 100 push up challenge

[southernsoftie]

Week 3 Day 3 Col 3 repeated:
22/30/20/20/Max (34)

Back on track for Week 4 starting Monday!

[TheHeathens]

Week 3 Day 3 Col 3 repeated:
22/30/20/20/Max (34)

Back on track for Week 4 starting Monday!

Great stuff SS. Keep it up!

[BritNick]

I saw this challenge a couple of weeks ago and I've just come back to it. I've just taken the test. 50 reps have left my upper body shaking as I type this. - quite surprising for a 45 y.o. 10 st weakling with no upper body strength and sticks for arms. (No, I didn't rest on my knees, or the wall.)

I'll be starting week 3 col 3 sometime soon, but just let me recover form the shock of this first.

I see some improvements already in others who've already started. Well done. It gives encouragement.

[TheHeathens]

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

Did all the sets fine until the last one. Got to 14 and it became a struggle but managed to push out another 3 before stopping for about 5 secs, then doing the final 3.

I'm gonna have 2 days rest now before trying the max test again (fully hydrated and ready to go!) then move onto week 3.

[Eggman]

Am going to try this. Know i can do about 30 so am going to skip the initial test so am fresh to start today rather than having to wait any recovery time! Never been good at press ups.
Would like to be able to do 100 pull ups. Would also like to be able to do 10!!

[Slippery Stones]

managed 25 QUALITY push-ups and 50 Quality sit-ups

so going to start tomorrow

[southernsoftie]

50 reps have left my upper body shaking as I type this. - quite surprising for a 45 y.o. 10 st weakling with no upper body strength and sticks for arms. (No, I didn't rest on my knees, or the wall.)

Straight in at the top of the chart - good effort BritNick. Tell you one thing about fellrunning though, it's taught me not to underestimate you old timers and what you're capable of! If I could be half as fit now as some of you, I'd be quite happy.

Would like to be able to do 100 pull ups. Would also like to be able to do 10!!

I can get you to 10 easy: simple process I came up with a few years ago when I needed to up the number of pull-ups I did, and I still come back to it now when I want to quickly increase the number of pull-ups again. It's fairly similar to the press-up challenge thingy.

First of all you need access to somewhere where you can do them every other day. (When I'm running I use the swings at a local park I always run past; at home, I have a 4ft scaffolding pole which I rest over the stairs into the loft space)

The way it works is you do 4 sets (about 1min rest between sets). Sets 1-3 are a predetermined number, and set 4 is a max set with a minimum target, initially starting all the same number.

Any over the max target gets spread evenly over the sets starting at set 1, then set 2 etc. until you've added another repetition layer to all the sets including the max target. Then you start again from set 1.

E.g.
How many you can do over 4 sets at the moment? Let's say it's three.
Plan:
Day 1 - 3/3/3/Max (at least 3)
Actual:
3/3/3/4 (+1)

Day 2 target
4/3/3/Max (at least 3)
Actual:
4/3/3/3 (0 - no problems just repeat to same target day 3)

Day 3 Actual:
4/3/3/6 (+3)

Day 4 Target
4/4/4/Max (at least 4)

Soon you'll be doing 4 sets of 10 with a weighted rucksack.

Do this overhand grip with hands 3ft/just wider than shoulder width apart. The exercise of kings, this!!

[TheHeathens]

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

Did all the sets fine until the last one. Got to 14 and it became a struggle but managed to push out another 3 before stopping for about 5 secs, then doing the final 3.

I'm gonna have 2 days rest now before trying the max test again (fully hydrated and ready to go!) then move onto week 3.

I've just worked out I've 'pushed-up' 31,584kg in 2 weeks!

[southernsoftie]

I can get you to 10 easy: simple process I came up with a few years ago when I needed to up the number of pull-ups I did, and I still come back to it now when I want to quickly increase the number of pull-ups again. It's fairly similar to the press-up challenge thingy.
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Soon you'll be doing 4 sets of 10 with a weighted rucksack.

Do this overhand grip with hands 3ft/just wider than shoulder width apart. The exercise of kings, this!!

In fact, using the same principles as behind the 100 press ups and 200 sit ups, I'm gonna devise a more scientific programme to get us to 50 pull-ups if anyone's interested. Once I've got it together, I'll start a new thread with a spreadsheet attachment.

We're gonna be some very fit bunnies, aren't we? Knocking out 100 press ups, 200 sit ups, and then 50 pull-ups!!

I've just worked out I've 'pushed-up' 31,584kg in 2 weeks!

Sounds like someone needs to go easy on the chocolate!!!

[Slippery Stones]

how about a Dips programme ??