Right I've done my initial tests for the press-up and sit-up challenges. 20 press ups and my arms almost buckled under me! 50 sit ups (or crunches as per the website). Not a bad start lets see if I can stick at it!
Has anyone completed the challenge?
I do this occasionally. Winter training mainly as a change from a fairly basic weights circuit. Never really went right through the programme tho. I get bit bored tbh!! Do sit-ups, squats and I add a dips programme too!
Out of interest, not having done any for decades, I thought I would do an experiment and just see what happened to the number of push ups I could do if I just did a maximum effort once daily. In my late teens - 40 years ago - I could do about 120; it took me several months to build up to that. So far on consecutive days, I have done 10,13,17, and 21.
Presumably this represents increased recruitment rather than strength.
If any one else cares to give this a go I would be interested to hear their results.
Last edited by Mike T; 23-09-2012 at 10:27 PM.
I had started something similar, using three different exercises rotated daily. Day 1 Push-ups, Day 2 - Pull-ups, Day 3 - Squats. My aim was to build up to 5 sets of 20 for each and take it from there. Unfortunately this has been sidelined after just over a week by getting whiplash and stuffing my shoulder up slightly when some tw@t smashed into my van and drove off.
All being well it starts again tomorrow
Good luck Rob - I find pull ups so much harder than push ups - I could only ever do half a dozen maximum, and without some weeks of preliminary isometric hanging with the bar under my chin I could not even do one.Originally Posted by Rob Furness
I had started something similar, using three different exercises rotated daily. Day 1 Push-ups, Day 2 - Pull-ups, Day 3 - Squats. My aim was to build up to 5 sets of 20 for each and take it from there. Unfortunately this has been sidelined after just over a week by getting whiplash and stuffing my shoulder up slightly when some tw@t smashed into my van and drove off.
All being well it starts again tomorrow
Sorry to hear about the hit and run - it seems to happen far too often.
Last edited by Mike T; 23-09-2012 at 10:35 PM.
The programme can get a bit boring. Good to work through at least once if you want to be able to knock out 100 though.
I was part way through this 50 pull ups program http://www.7weekstofitness.com/ before I picked up my ultra training in March. Was up to 27 by the time I finished. Not got back into it since. Instead, I now work through this circuit once a week:
10 sets of...
6 pull ups
10 press ups
4 squat & shoulder press (30kg bar)
But each set of press ups I do a different type:
One each of these http://su.pr/8lnT0M; plus a set of these http://t.co/svbAtG1d; plus a set of regular press ups.
Good luck though guys
Well seeing as a few of you are at this ive just had a look and ill be starting the challenge too, going to give the 100 push up and 200 sit up challenge a go.
....... 25 today - surprised it is going up so quickly.
4 sets of 25 today, seems a rest did me good. At the moment, they're fairly fast push-ups but still good form. Pull-ups tomorrow, target of 5 sets of 8...
First night 28 Push ups, 32 Sit ups lets see how we go from here.
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