At this rate, have to get you all lined up for a wet t-shirt contest!! wooohooo!!! ha!
At this rate, have to get you all lined up for a wet t-shirt contest!! wooohooo!!! ha!
You're on: prepare to be underwhelmed!!Originally Posted by NirvanaBliss
Haha, prepare the buckets of ice cold water ladies...
Sorry to have come to this very late but I had to do my 6 monthly fitness test today including situps and pressups in a minute. Am I right in assuming that this challenge is also timed? If you're only aiming at 100, assume also 1 min only. Or have I missed the whole idea?
No time, just 100 continuous press-ups, with no breaks.Sorry to have come to this very late but I had to do my 6 monthly fitness test today including situps and pressups in a minute. Am I right in assuming that this challenge is also timed? If you're only aiming at 100, assume also 1 min only. Or have I missed the whole idea?
For me generally starts off at a fair old pace, but then slows as I tire and try to maintain form. Once done the 100, I may go back to week 3/4 and do it again, this time with a more measured pace - but this will generally be slower (and therefore harder) than I'm currently doing.
Having said that, by working through this you will improve the number you can do in a set time. FOr instance, if you can knock out the first 20 quite quickly (e.g. 1/sec) but then tire so the next 10 are at a 0.5/sec pace then the next 5 at a 0.25/sec pace you've only got 35 press ups done within the minute.
By doing this you will increase the number you can do at that first pace, and may be able to do a full minute of 1press/sec rate (if not quicker), i.e. 60 press ups. Same with the sit ups.
So what you waiting for??
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
Apart from set 5, managed them all quite easily so I'll be moving onto week 4 now.
Your weeks seem to be moving quite fast!! Or are mine going slow? Is there some sort of space time continuum thing going on here?
OK, I get the picture now. Its a cheap and easy challenge so I'm up for it. I managed 78 in a minute after my shuttle runs and pressups so which week do I start on or is it a cumulative training load?
Oops, see above, delete pressups, insert situps; pressups always come last.
So that was 78 press ups in 60 secs then?
Well according to the programme that should start you week 3 col 3 (link here).
However, given a very high first score, you might like to try week 4 or 5. To give you some idea, I've just finished week 4 col 3 and did another max test and did 65, and the last 20 or so of these were a struggle (and therefore would have been slow). Now working my way through week 5 col 3.
Try week 5 day 1 col 3 in a couple of days, and see how you fare.
It may be that you can already do 100 consecutive press ups (only another 22 to go, and sounds like you stopped by the time, not your exhaustion). In which case just use the programme from week 5 onwards to get your rhythm and speed sorted out?
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