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100 Pushups
« on: August 17, 2009, 01:14:09 PM »
http://hundredpushups.com/challenge.html - gauntlet. Who can do it with me?

I've been rocking the iPhone app for a few months now - seriously doing it for 3 weeks.  It's a great program that slowly increments up the number of pushups you do and regulates your reps.  The goal is to do 100 straight.

I started barely able to do 10 straight, I'm up to 120 pushups over 5 sets and 50 nonstop straight.  Between Saturday and today it bumped me from 100 to 120 - ow.

Anyone want to jump on and do this with me?  It's a great program, jump on either through the website or the app...
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Re: 100 Pushups
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2009, 05:30:02 PM »
Ok.




Edit: Here's my progress...

Exhaustion Test - 6
W1D1b: 6-6-4-4-6
W1D2b: 0 Couldn't do any
W1D2b: 6-8-8*-6-12 Felt much better.
W1D3b: 8-10-7-7-15
W2D1b: 9-11-8-8-12
W2D2b: 10-12-9-9-19 Ouch. :D
W2D3b: 12-13-10-10-23
Exhaustion Test - 25 Waited over a week to do this... I just can't find time. :| Still, good result and I'm on a good pace.
W3D1b: 12-17-13-13-17 Holy frick that was hard.
W3D2b: 14-19-14-14-20
W3D3b: 16-21-15-15-25 I think I'm going to do week 3 again.
W3D1b: 12-17-13-13-30
W3D2b: 14-19-14-14-21
W3D3b: 16-21-15-15-21
W4D1b: 18-22-16-16-28 Another long layoff... doh!
W4D2b: 20-25-20-15-x It burns!! Probably because of the previous layoff... I'll try this again next time.
W4D1b: 18-22-16-16-28 Gonna keep doing this until I can back on a schedule.
W4D1b: 18-22-16-16-30
W4D2b: 20-25-20-20-33
W4D3b: 23-28-23-23-33 Stopped for a second midway through the last set, but at least I've made three workouts in a row.
Exhaustion Test - 32 Not great... moved down to column 1 for week 5, but at least I made it to week 5.
W5D1a: 17-19-15-15-20
W5D2a: 10-10-13-13-10-10-9-28
W5D3a: 13-13-15-15-12-12-10-35
Exhaustion Test - 35 Going to have to redo week 5 column 1 again.
W5D1a: 17-19-15-15-25
W5D2a: 10-10-13-13-10-10-9-28
W5D3a: 13-13-15-15-12-12-10-32
Exhaustion Test - 36 Woot! Improvement of 1 pushup over last time. Now week 5 column 2.
« Last Edit: November 22, 2009, 02:11:14 AM by charlie »

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Re: 100 Pushups
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2009, 05:46:57 PM »
that seems reasonable.  I'm game.
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Re: 100 Pushups
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2009, 05:55:39 PM »
I did my initial test. I got to 6. :(

I've never been strong and I knew I had lost some strength in recent years, but I've always been able to do 10-15 whenever I tried out of the blue. I guess I'm getting old.

I'm also a cheapskate. I don't know if I want to spend $2 on the iPod app. I'll just track it at pushupslogger (as youolej).

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Re: 100 Pushups
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2009, 07:16:52 PM »
I hear ya charlie - my first one was that pitiful too - and I don't like to think of myself as that old...just be honest and keep it up.  Once I sprung for the app for the automatic logging and because I keep it on the front page of my apps to remind me to do it hehe...plus the app does a nice job of managing your reps (counts down how long you wait etc).
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Re: 100 Pushups
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2009, 09:05:33 PM »
I tried to get to 100 pushups awhile back, but with no set routine. I used to be able to do 50-60, but I only got 40 just now.

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Re: 100 Pushups
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2009, 11:01:18 PM »
Cool. I'm game!

I've been trying to build up my core/back/shoulders by doing pullups lately too, so I might die soon.

I actually tested how many pushups I could do after running two miles, and that was 20 so I put 22 down as my initial. I was pretty pooped (still very much so after a run yesterday and walking all day today in 90+ heat), and I don't think a new test today would provide better results anyway.

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Re: 100 Pushups
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2009, 11:31:24 PM »
I tried to get to 100 pushups awhile back, but with no set routine. I used to be able to do 50-60, but I only got 40 just now.

40's a pretty impressive first number...so's 22 for that matter, at least from where I started...my next one is still only 120, I'm looking forward to that...

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Re: 100 Pushups
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2009, 11:47:52 PM »
Oh... um yeah... I meant 60, not 6!


;) :( :| :p


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Ok, did day 1. Y'all have to keep posting as you do your workouts so we (I) know you're still going and I don't fall off the wagon.
« Last Edit: August 18, 2009, 12:11:24 AM by charlie »

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Re: 100 Pushups
« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2009, 08:44:40 PM »
I did day one of week 3

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Re: 100 Pushups
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2009, 08:46:46 PM »
sweet!
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Re: 100 Pushups
« Reply #11 on: August 19, 2009, 11:37:33 AM »
Finished W3D1 also. Final set was 20. I really am not an endurance-y person.


On another note, I was looking at the 200 squats thing and decided to test myself.  I stopped at 75 because I got bored.

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Re: 100 Pushups
« Reply #12 on: August 19, 2009, 08:14:36 PM »
I did W4D1 today...ow...the final rep of 32 to get me to 120 just didn't happen smoothly...
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Re: 100 Pushups
« Reply #13 on: August 19, 2009, 08:50:54 PM »
I just realized I'm actually a little bit sore today, which isn't typical for me just doing pushups (guess I usually don't do 5 sets)

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Re: 100 Pushups
« Reply #14 on: August 19, 2009, 11:45:27 PM »
Hmmm... wow. I tried to do Day 2... Couldn't even do a single one. :eek: Muscles felt the same as they did at the end of the last Day 1 set. I guess I'll take another day and try again tomorrow. :|