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General Category => Health => Topic started by: APX808 on September 09, 2013, 12:32:14 PM

Title: Push up Challenge
Post by: APX808 on September 09, 2013, 12:32:14 PM: This thread is for members participating in the One Hundred push up challenge, http://www.hundredpushups.com (http://www.hundredpushups.com), to post their results.

Please keep it on topic.
Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: Well-Prepared Witch on September 09, 2013, 08:40:50 PM: I completed my test and to my ever-loving shock, I did 9 push-ups. I do have to do the bent knees push-ups, but I'll take it! :D
Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: APX808 on September 09, 2013, 08:49:30 PM: Today I did my test and I got 27, the page suggested me to start in week 3.
Let's see how it works, I have to do 4 sets of 14 and a last one until failure, it will be interesting
Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: USMC0331 on September 09, 2013, 11:42:56 PM: Age 47, 225# 6'-3" and out of shape.

20 well formed push-ups was max. So I will be starting at day 1 :)

Challenged the wife to join me too. She's gonna have to do alternates but the payoff will be worth it no matter what.

I suppose everyone is going to post their dailies in this thread?

COOL FIND> http://www.pushupslogger.com/ (http://www.pushupslogger.com/)

My status.... http://www.pushupslogger.com/plog/show_user/227593 (http://www.pushupslogger.com/plog/show_user/227593)
Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: Well-Prepared Witch on September 10, 2013, 09:52:19 AM: Awesome you guys! I'm terribly jealous - I know I'm starting out WAY behind you two. But I'll get there. Thanks for joining in. It's great having that motivation of partners-in-crime. Mr. WPW says he did enough push-ups when he was in the Army. They're not his cuppa anymore. :)
Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: USMC0331 on September 10, 2013, 08:20:39 PM: word of advise... take a day off between your initial test and the first day. I didn't and suffered for it. I wanted to do mine on TUE/THU/SUN so I doubled back today and came up short. :(
Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: v0dka on September 10, 2013, 09:21:03 PM: I can do 50 but I'm 20 and lift weights 2 days a weeks. I really should be able to do more.
I'm not sure if ill try this or not I did once and didn't get very far.
Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: USMC0331 on September 10, 2013, 09:24:04 PM: @vodka,
did you not get far because it was too hard or didn't stick with it?
Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: APX808 on September 10, 2013, 09:59:44 PM: Here is my pushup logger link

http://pushupslogger.com/plog/show_user/227635 (http://pushupslogger.com/plog/show_user/227635)

Tomorrow morning I start with mine, I'll try week 3 as suggested and see how it goes.

After the tests my pectoral muscles feel tired, I think a resting day in the middle was a right choice :D

EDIT: I'm 5.9, 178 lb
Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: v0dka on September 11, 2013, 07:30:03 AM: Quote from: DVC Prepper on September 10, 2013, 09:24:04 PM
@vodka,
did you not get far because it was too hard or didn't stick with it?
It interfered with my regular workout and i was lazy.
Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: APX808 on September 11, 2013, 08:26:08 AM: Today I started with the week 3, 3rd column.
In the last set it was supposed I needed to do more than 20 push ups, but I only managed to do 12.
I'll move to 2nd column to see how it goes.

I strongly suggest you to stretch after the push ups
Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: Kentactic on September 11, 2013, 10:46:13 AM: Well I did 17 pushups. I'm 6'1" 250lbs as a referance. I've been able to do as many as 35 in the past after a couple weeks of practice so I'm optimistic. Ill start week 1 column 3 tomorrow since I did the test yesterday.

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Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: v0dka on September 11, 2013, 07:14:36 PM: I'm doing it.
I started in week 5 greater than 40 collum. Im going to have to stay on day one for a while. When i was getting in position for set 4 i almost face planted due to how tired my arms were. I could only do 30 for the last set.

I'm 5'11 165 pounds
Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: Well-Prepared Witch on September 11, 2013, 09:50:18 PM: Welcome v0dka and Kentactic!

Just did mine and I started on day 1, column 2. I did a total of 30 push ups total, the 6/6/4/4 and then 10 in the "do 5 or more" section. Not a bad first start! (Of course, everything's relative. :D)
Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: Kentactic on September 13, 2013, 12:27:59 PM: Quote from: v0dka on September 11, 2013, 07:14:36 PM

I'm 5'11 165 pounds

Cheater :P
Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: APX808 on September 17, 2013, 11:38:34 PM: This program is hard man... I'm re doing week 3 as I'm not being able to do all the required repetitions.
Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: USMC0331 on September 17, 2013, 11:57:23 PM: Finally got through a day, but had to move down a level to column 2 this week. If you are not keeping a log at http://www.pushupslogger.com/ (http://www.pushupslogger.com/) I encourage you to do so. It helps hold me accountable and APX as he listed his and I will continue to check on it for him because "misery loves company!" LOL
Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: Well-Prepared Witch on September 18, 2013, 09:51:49 AM: I completely forgot to post! I've been keeping up with my reps, barely. I'll post tonight's here. :) Thanks for the reminder - this is why I can't do it on my own.
Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: APX808 on September 25, 2013, 03:35:59 PM: Hey guys, sorry I'll quit the program.
Today I started training Crossfit at a local box, and I'm wasted, I dunno I can do a pushup without a faceplant.

Nice surprice was when I discovered that the creator of Crossfit is a libertarian.

CrossFit Founder Greg Glassman: "I'm a rabid libertarian" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EB0XyBUl0U#ws)
Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: USMC0331 on September 25, 2013, 05:39:23 PM: Crossfit will KILL YOU!!! Good luck!
Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: USMC0331 on September 30, 2013, 01:16:15 AM: Am I the only one remaining after week 3? Sound off!
Title: Re: Push up Challenge
Post by: special-k on September 30, 2013, 02:20:37 AM: Quote from: DVC Prepper on September 30, 2013, 01:16:15 AM
Am I the only one remaining after week 3? Sound off!

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