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    Re: The 100 push up challenge

    my two-minute record is 75

    reckon a 100 would take another minute - I'll give it a whirl and let you know ...

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    Re: The 100 push up challenge

    Quote Originally Posted by ZootHornRollo View Post
    my two-minute record is 75

    reckon a 100 would take another minute - I'll give it a whirl and let you know ...
    Try doing them slower.

    Slower = Harder

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheHeathens View Post
    Try doing them slower.

    Slower = Harder
    true, to an extent

    more important is the quality of the press-up

    I'm amused to see what passes for one in some quarters ...

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    Re: The 100 push up challenge

    Quote Originally Posted by mikem View Post
    Thanks for the spreadsheet SS and hope that you're ok after your crash.

    Just completed my first week of press ups (week 3, col 3):

    Day 1: 14/18/14/14/22
    Day 2: 20/25/15/15/26
    Day 3: 22/30/20/20/28

    The last 2 sets today hurt and it's only the first week, worrying...
    Well I started on week one and that hurt more than week 2 so i think you will be ok

    Although, I have a stinking cold and am feeling very rough this week so haven't done very well on week 3 I didn't finish my second set.

    I will repeat week 3 next week I think

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    Re: The 100 push up challenge

    Quote Originally Posted by ZootHornRollo View Post
    true, to an extent

    more important is the quality of the press-up

    I'm amused to see what passes for one in some quarters ...
    True to every extent. Do a press up and hold for 2 seconds at the bottom and see if you can do 75.

    My press-up form is immaculate by the way as am a qualified gym instructor from a previous incarnation - I just can't do very many of them because I'm fat now

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    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

    Week 3 Day 1: 14 / 18 / 14 / 14 / max (20) - 80 total

    Had the best part of 2 weeks off due to work / impending baby commitments so decided to start again at week 3. That hurt a lot!

    Still, managed to hold immaculate form

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    Re: The 100 push up challenge

    So you are doing week 3 again then TheHeathens?

    I think I may have improved my press up form - they feel more like proper press ups now. And they hurt more I might go back to doing ever slightly crap ones

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheHeathens View Post
    True to every extent. Do a press up and hold for 2 seconds at the bottom and see if you can do 75.

    My press-up form is immaculate by the way as am a qualified gym instructor from a previous incarnation - I just can't do very many of them because I'm fat now
    or hold at halfway for 2 seconds on the way down and up

    while bringing a knee up to the elbow

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    Re: The 100 push up challenge

    Quote Originally Posted by Trog View Post
    Saw the thread and decided to give it a bash

    Initial test is 25

    Intend to start week 1 on Monday
    And if I had kept at it I may have been able to do it!

    Just over six weeks ago I was struggling to do all the press ups and run 50 mpw

    Now I still can’t do many press ups and due to injury I cannot run either

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    Re: The 100 push up challenge

    Quote Originally Posted by ZootHornRollo View Post
    or hold at halfway for 2 seconds on the way down and up

    while bringing a knee up to the elbow
    Only one knee?

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