The 100 push up challenge

[Donkeyforth]

I chaps. I regularly do 5 sets of 100 press ups. It's just a matter of practise. I'm rubbish at pull ups though.

[ZootHornRollo]

a regime of doing 10 push ups 10 pullups followed by 10 situps constantly for 40 mins and hes the leanest person i have ever seen so hoping something like this may help me tone up a bit. .

I think I could have just about managed this before messing up my shoulder. Upper body stuff is out of the question for months - gonna get flabby :angry:

[Nee Bother]

For some strange reason I did 15 push ups last night......it was hard!!!!!

Now gonna try and build up regularly.

[Vinegar Hill]

For some strange reason I did 15 push ups last night......it was hard!!!!!

Wimp!!

[southernsoftie]

Tried final max test today, failed miserably. Really tired and gave up at 66 - was doing that in my final set on Monday! Dunno what was wrong. Gonna leave until fresh at the weekend.

[OneHillWonder]

66 is good SS :thumbup:

I just completed week 1 again. Just.

[Alexandra]

The real challenge is to have a balanced musculature. I do hope all these 100 pushup contestants are also doing pullups, rows and or lat pulldowns. Otherwise, they will be developing their "mirror muscles" in front at the expense of the if anything more important ones at the back. This leads to bad posture, stooping and becoming a hunchback. I am not exaggerating - exactly this happened to a friend of mine whose ongoing challenge in the gym was to "bench 100". He once had a superb physique, now he looks a freak, with his chin almost touching his chest when he is stood upright.

[southernsoftie]

The real challenge is to have a balanced musculature. I do hope all these 100 pushup contestants are also doing pullups, rows and or lat pulldowns. Otherwise, they will be developing their "mirror muscles" in front at the expense of the if anything more important ones at the back.

Always a balance: I do this in conjunction with my own 50 pull up challenge. I tend to alternate work on 'push' muscles with work on the 'pull' muscles. As to the core, I work it all as much as I can: lower back, abs, obliques, deeper core muscles, etc. Combination of typical ab and lower back exercises with Plates moves.

[OneHillWonder]

Uuurgh! I can't believe how I have literally fallen back to square one with this! :sneaky: Since I got up to week 5 a couple of years ago(?) I have sparodically done a few press ups here and there, but I had to start right back at the beginning..

I just started week 2 this morning though - it was tough, but I will get there :thumbup:

[OneHillWonder]

PS when I say I will get there I don't think I will ever manage the 100, but if I can manage a week 4 - 5 standard then I is happy