Hundred pushup challenge

[Moses]

Six week program with about 30 mins commitment per week and you'll be able to do 100 straight push ups in 6 weeks! There's also an android and apple app to help..

Anyone else up for the challenge?

http://hundredpushups.com/#sthash.B7RjcLaK.dpbs

 

[Sully]

When are you starting?

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[Moses]

Just started, I managed 25 in my benchmark test and my chest almost cramped afterwards!
The app reckons I start at week 3 so will see how that goes, basically on track for 100 by christmas!

 

[Sully]

I've done it a few years ago. I only managed about 70 on the final day. Was going to keep going but I am very lazy.

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[Moses]

Just realised it's only 3 days a week, so have also signed up for the 200 squat challenge as well!

 

[Jets]

I do crossfit occasionally and had to do 100 pushups as part of the workout of the day about a month ago. Managed it in sets of 10 with about 20 sec break between each set. My chest was in agony for the next few days.

 

[Sandpit Fan]

Just realised it's only 3 days a week, so have also signed up for the 200 squat challenge as well!

You been into the Christmas spirits early Moses??

 

[bryce]

Good luck! Hats off for dedication. My old rowing coach used to make us do a set of 100 squats (jumping squats for the last 20) before every session. That was bad enough. I imagine 200 is going to hurt like hell.

If you want to mix it up a bit, a good one to do before, after or half way through a run is the following:

15 push ups, 15 squats.
14 push ups, 14 squats.

And so on until you get down to one. No rest. Your rest is through resting your legs during doing push ups, and vice-versa. The squats aren't too bad, but I find the push ups to be a killer.

 

[Scarfman]

That's sounds really great bryce. I would just tweak it a little:

9am - go to the beach
10am - do nothing
4pm - get rapidly hammered
6pm - beach again
7pm - gin and tonics
9pm - bother wife
REPEAT

There's plenty there for the upper and lower body. The morning session I like to do about half a dozen reps of catching a wave in, while the afternon session is more about recovery. The abs and legs get a good workout in the evening session.

 

[Moses]

Sounds like fun Bryce,
Last time I went for a run with a mate we did 15 squats straight into a 40m sprint. Walk back and repeat 5 times. That hurt!

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

I've done the program in the past to about the 4 week mark (got ill and didn't get back into it). It's actually quite effective. I was making progress each session.

 

[Moses]

First night last night, and reckon I'll drop back to week 2 (it benchmarked me to start at week 3).

Just didn't have the strength to keep good form for 13, 17, 13, 13, 17.

 

[Sully]

I was thinking you had to be pretty good to start at week three. I think I would have started at week 1 no matter what. But I'm old and fat.

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[Jnor]

Sounds good, has anyone tried the 100 push ups in 4 min challenge? Kind of similar but you can structure it to give yourself mini breaks.

I got to 98 at 4 min, but it took me soooo long to do about 15 in over the last minute and has absolutley nothing left for the last two reps

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

First night last night, and reckon I'll drop back to week 2 (it benchmarked me to start at week 3).

Just didn't have the strength to keep good form for 13, 17, 13, 13, 17.

I started at week one but at the highest level possible. What until you starting hitting the 40+ reps per set. Good fun. Afterwards, if you are interested there is the 200 push up complex. Basically the idea is to do 200 push ups a day. You don't have to do them all at once. You can spread them out throughout the day in sets of 10-20. You will feel it but in terms of building up your chest, arms and shoulders it's very effective.

 

[Sully]

Well I started. Don't really know why but I did. I was using the Runtastic app on my phone but it wants me to do push ups every day! What I did like was that you had to touch your nose to the screen to count the push ups. Looking for another android app now.

 

[BPC]

What I did like was that you had to touch your nose to the screen to count the push ups.

Here's hoping you don't pick up a cold and begin sneezing.

 

[rugbysmartarse]

OK, I'm in. Scored a woeful 14 on the benchmark test yesterday, and will commence the training today. Lets see how this goes

 

[Moses]

Just passes week 2 day 2 (12, 13, 9, 9, 13) - not too sore today so pretty happy with that

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Okay, I'm starting a new program today and I have to do 5 sets of push ups at the beginning. So I'm going to use the 100 push up model.