October 29th, 2008
Day 1
I did 32 pushups on my initial test yesterday. This was way more than I expected to do. I was hoping to make it to twenty, but surprised myself. I'm looking forward to making it through the program!
This is a group for people doing the Hundred Push Up Program. ( http://hundredpushups.com/ ) If reporting your daily workout, list your initial test, then your current week and day, and your results at the bottom of your post. This will help newcomers see what kind of results they can expect. i.e.: Initial:10 Week2Day3:10/10/8/8/max10
I did 32 pushups on my initial test yesterday. This was way more than I expected to do. I was hoping to make it to twenty, but surprised myself. I'm looking forward to making it through the program!
Started with 20, slow and steady. Locked out to nose touching the floor and back to full extension. Maintained board like body line. My heart is pumping and the arms and shoulders are burning. Feels good, and excited to see the results.
My friends and I challenged one another to the 100 push ups program. We set a date
for six weeks from now where we'll get together and have a push up contest and then play
some poker.
The goal is to do as many pushups as you can. If you happen to reach 100,
awesome! If not, you'll probably do more pushups than you've ever been able to do
anyway.
I think I may be the only one following the program. Everyone else seems to be doing
their own workout.
Wish me luck!
PS- I started with 21 on my initial test. I've completed Day 2 of Week 1 so
far. Five more weeks to go.
Initial:12
Week1,Day1:10/12/7/7/Max11
Week1,Day2:10/12/8/8/Max15
Week1,Day3:11/15/9/9/Max18
Week2,Day1:14/14/10/10/Max16
Day one: 21/25/21/21/max 40
Day two: 25/29/25/25/max 36
Day three: 30/33/30/30/max 53
I have to do a test now to determine where I go next week, I'll post that separate once I
do it
Initial:12
Week1,Day1:10/12/7/7/Max11
Week1,Day2:10/12/8/8/Max15
Week1,Day3:11/15/9/9/Max18
Initial:12
Week1,Day1:10/12/7/7/Max11
Week1,Day2:10/12/8/8/Max15
I found this program just recently. Sounds like a wonderful way to progress.
My question to the experts is: Do you think I can use the same progression for practicing
crunches? Considering that crunches are easier to do than pushups, I may be able to start
at week 3, may be. But I can't do 100 crunches in a row. So would anybody recommend using
the same charts for crunches or would you think it is totally inappropriate?
I am no expert, but I don't see why this wouldn't work. The funny thing is that a friend and I are doing the 100 pushup challenge together and we thought about doing the same thing with sit ups afterwards.
My girlfriend found this program for crunches... http://60situpschallenge.blogspot.com/2008/09/introduction-to-60-situps-in-minute.html
We plan to do it after the push ups one. There is also a pull ups one she found but I dont have that right now.
Started the 60 Sit-Ups in 60 Seconds program
Initial Test: 21 (one below average for my age group)
Week 1, Day 1: 8/9/6/max 13
Week 1, Day 2: 8/10/7/max 15
Week 1, Day 3: 10/12/9/max 16
...
10/19 - 20 normal, 15 wide, 10 narrow, 10 normal
10/17 - 36
10/16 - 35
Here are my results:
Initial:12 Week1,Day1:10/12/7/7/Max11
Initial Test: 35
Week 1 (my first week, but I started on week three):
Day 1 - 14, 18, 14, 14, 20 (max)
Day 2 - 20, 25, 15, 15, 25 (max)
Day 3 - 22, 30, 20, 20, 28 (max)
Now onto my second week!
I agree with the poster on the 19th. The sense of progress in this
program feels phenomenal.
The pushups after boxing, despite not being the complete prescripted sets, were
apparently enough. I started week 2 on Saturday and up until the last set it was
almost effortless. I even got an extra pushup in there for good measure, making the
sets: 9, 11, 8, 8, 12 (11 min). That's perhaps a more taxing set then the one I
failed pathetically at not a week before (10, 12, 7, 7, 9+) and this time around it felt
almost easy!
I already started this program last week and just now found this group!
Last weeks info-
Intial test 10/20- 4 :( real ones though. I don't plan on doing the modified ones during
this program. My body is just like a t-rex...strong on bottom but kind of useless arms
LOL.
Mon-10/21: 2/3/2/2/ max 4 (min of 3)
Wed-10/22: 3/4/2/3/ max 4 (min of 3) Surprised my stomach was sore after this day.
Sat-10/25: 4/5/4/4/ max 7 (min of 5) Felt GREAT to do 7 in a row.
i took the dare. http://www.livestrong.com/dare/355-100-push-ups-before-2009/ here is my
progress...
10/17 - 36
10/16 - 35
I just happened upon this group and it's great to see so many people working at
this same plan! My initial test was 18, but I totally couldn't handle the 11-20
bracket. My first day I tried, but only was able to pull of a set of 10, then 8
(of 12), then 4 (of 7), 4 (of 7), and finally 5 (of 9+).
I might have been starting week one too soon after my test (it was the next day),
but I clearly was performing at the 5-10 pushup bracket, so I switched down to it.
I hit another hickup on day 3. I have a boxing class once a week, and day 3
fell neatly on that day, which posed a dilemma. I could do my pushups beforehand and
wear my arms out before what is already an intensive arm workout, I could do my pushups
AFTER boxing and likely not hold up to the requisite standards, or I could hold off on
doing the pushups for a couple more days (I didn't want to do it the day before or after
because I want to allow a day buffer after every workout for muscle
growth/repair).
I chose to do it immediately after boxing and actually didn't do altogether bad
considering I'd just spent an hour punching and passing around a super-heavy medicine
ball. I did sets of 8, 10, 6 (of 7), 6 (of 7), and then, at last, a pathetic 3 (of
10+). I continued exercising for another 45 minutes or so, with the occasional
intermittent pushup, and some time later was able to do another set of 8.
My subsequent questions are as follows. How should I fit my pushups around
boxing (as it's not possible to fit four discrete days of arm workouts and four days off
into a 7 day week)? If I chose well in doing my pushups after boxing, can I make up
for my inability to muscle straight through my sets by doing additional sets after a more
significant break (than 60-90 sec)? If so, would it be doing me additional benefit
to be doing additional sets on days when I do complete my pushups?
Also, on a huge tangent, I'm a little new to Livestrong and noted the comments
on the right side of the group page; how do you leave a comment like that (as opposed to a
blog post)?
great!
Podari -
First, if you want to just post a comment to someone elses blog, you just click on the 'post a comment' under their blog. It will come up like mine and 'danbrian' above in your blog.
Second, I started last week on this. I was able to start on week three as I did 35 on my initial test. I do kickboxing Monday and Wednesdays so I too run into the same problem as you do. I do kickboxing at night so I did my pushups in the mornings of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and it worked out okay last week. I was able to keep up with week three of the pushup plan and keep up in my kickboxing class as well. I understand that only 1/2 of my class is boxing as opposed to your entire class, but I didn't see too much of a challenge. Of course, what works for me might not for you - :)
Edited by fable, on October 20th, 2008 at 9:03 am.
Fable -
Thanks for the advice. I'll probably stick to post-workout pushups this week and take up your advice next week.
What are your thought on doing additional sets not dictated by the plan? Would it do much good to do an additional set or two 15 minutes after you did the requisite pushups? How about longer increments? At what point does further pushups start detracting from muscle growth?
As for the comments on the right of the group page, I thought they were a separate dialogue, I didn't realize they were the aggregate of comments left on other people's posts (e.g. what I'm doing right now, as I know how to do this :-P). Thanks again, for the insight!
The first week I did only the minimum max number. I am sure if you go above it you will get to 100 faster, but I don't mind taking the four weeks to get to 100 pushups. You have to re-test every two weeks and that sets your pace for the following two weeks. I am not sure that doing more pushups would detract from muscle growth considering you are constantly working those muscles.
Fair enough. The only reason I had expressed concern was because it's common practice to take a day off between working a particular muscle set (it's even explicitly recommended in this particular plan) and I was wondering where the line was between "today's workout" and the "day off."
I too am content to wait out the program. In fact, I'm counting on having to retake a week or two (my goal is to finish before the end of the year). Still, if I feel like working out a little more on a particular day, I wanted to know that doing so wouldn't be counter productive.
I am with you, that is why it is probably fine to do more sets in a given day of your pushup sets, but I wouldn't add in days (like you said). That is another reason why I do them on the same days as my kickboxing so that those muscles have the days off in between vs being worked every day with the kickboxing and pushups together.
i took the dare. here is my first day test...
http://www.livestrong.com/dare/355-100-push-ups-before-2009/
10/16 - 35
Hey guys,I'm Jess and I just joined this group
Initial= 20 (OWCH!)
I think I will start the programme on monday so I don't get confused which day I'm up
to.
Looking forward to it!!!
:)
initial 15
week 1 day 1, 10/12/7/7/max9
I think my husband needs to visit the push up site, ha, ha!
I started today and did 15 push ups, my question is do we set our own goals to work our way up to 100, sounds challenging, but who is not up for a challenge!!!!!
You follow the program located at www.hundredpushups.com it tells you the goals
thanks so much allieninja!
initial: 12
10/12/9/9/max 10
I just couldn't do the max of 13. I was shaking all the way up and down on 9 and 10.
Does anyone know if I'm supposed to repeat the day next time if I can't do the max?
Initial - 10
week2 day 3 - 12/13/10/10/16
Body posture is ok, but cant go down fully. I guess I am ok with that. Have a wrist pain
due to some weightlifting workout. Wonder if I should stop for a while. Pain does not
increase during the push-ups though.
Oh, Hi to everybody!
Hey, maybe you want to try pushup handles? It might ease your wrist pain a bit, since the wrists and hands will be straight instead of perpendicular. They're pretty cheap.
Hi all, Just started with a max of 25 reps for my initial amount. My stats are Start weight 321 current weight 285 goal weight 210 tae kwon do 2x per week swim 3-4x per week 40 min at a time. I have a ways to go, but anything I can do to help achieve my goals I will try it!.
Hey everyone my name is Sergio. I started the 100 push up program in august 11th when I
joined the gym. Although I am a new member to Livestrong.com, A friend of mine was a part
of it and I used to follow it and this was one of the groups I wanted to join.
August 11th, 2008
I weighed 164 and I could only do 5 pushups.
August 18th, 2008
I was up to 35 push ups a day.
September 1st, 2008
I got to halfway at 50 pushups in a session.
September 15th, 2008
I hit 65 pushups in a session.
September 27th, 2008
I reached my goal of 100 pushups per session.
I started slow as I was very weak after not going to a gym in 3 years starting at only 5
push ups and 20 sit ups. Every week I challenged myself to go a little harder and a little
longer. Everday I just tried to keep focus on my goal and keep my muscles going because
everday I worked on it, everday they hurt. All I can say is if I can do it anyone can. I
was as out of shape as anyone could be. Just keep focused, don't listen to negative
criticism, and stay above the curve. You can do it. I believe in all of you.
PS. For all those looking to lose weight don't look at the scale, look at your appearance
because I learned the hard way lol. Since joining the gym I've gained 6 pounds lol, but
I've slimmed down, and I just completed on September 21st a 50 mile charity ride(3hrs and
2mins), which I'm very proud of. So keep the heads up!
Livestrong,
Sergio
Hey, does anyone know why the workout is suddenly different? The old one is still available as well but there is suddenly new numbers, and the second set is larger than the first set now on all accounts. What's going on?
Ok so I started this program last month but never made it past week 2, I couldn't do
enough to move to the next level. Then I went on vacation and it was all downhill from
there. But I'm going to try again.
I had problems with my neck hurting after I was done before, is there something that's
wrong with my form and causing this pain?
First of all don't give up! You can do it even if your stuck for a bit you'll get through it. As far as neck pain while your doing your sets make sure your looking forward and keeping your head straight, picture a piece of wood moving up and down it doesn't move up or down at either end, other than stability I don't see anything that could me doing it, but I'm not a doctor. If this doesn't help maybe you could ask one of the experts. Well hope this helps.
Livestrong,
Sergio
I want to start this program. I did the test trial, however, I can not go all the way to the floor on a regular push up. I can however do the modified. Should I ALWAYS do the modified, even when I can work up to 100?
definitely! do what your able to do...if you cant do a standard push-up you should stick to the modified. then after you've accomplished that i suggest moving onto the standard.
a really good exercise to strengthen your upper body is holding yourself in a plank position on your hands and feet. try doing this for as long as you can a few times a week, or even daily...it will really help you prepare for the standard push-ups.
good luck!! :)
Hey guys! I don't know if you remember me or not, but my last log in was 8/22. That was
one week before my big test. For some reason, I was unable to access this sight and I had
forgotten the address. Oh well...
I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
100 pushups!! My initial test was 40. I have since been doing sets of 100 pushups at
least once a week with my other weight lifting routines. This really is a great program.
I wish everybody the best of luck with their training!! Push on!! Brian
wow! great job!!!...
ive actually been slacking...there doesnt seem to be must of a support system on in this group...so it doesnt seem anyone would notice if just didnt do it... :/
w1 d2: 12/12/10/10/20!
i felt a bit weaker today...i think it is b/c i did strength training yesterday that
worked my chest/pec muscles (presses, flys, and pushups):/
I am doing this challenge with my wife. Here is how the week went.
Mick
W1: D1,10/10/8/6/20
D2,12/12/10/10/15
D3,15/13/10/10/20
Chel
W1: D1,2/2/2/2/5
D2,4/3/2/2/10
D3,5/4/4/3/20
so yesterday i finally started the challenge!!!!!
initial:25
w1d1: 10/10/8/6/26!
i cant wait until i can do 100!! i love feeling strong!!!
so yesterday i finally started this challenge!!!!!
initial:25
week1
day1 10/10/8/6/26!
i really want to do this..i feel so good when my arms are work till fitgued!
I started on level 3 and finished the first week...
Day 1: 10/10/8/6/12
Day 2: 12/12/10/10/12
Day 3: 15/13/10/10/15
Those last 15 on day 3 were pretty tough! I'll start Week 2 tomorrow. Great work everyone!
After years of a depressing, sedentary college student lifestyle, I have vowed to get back into shape! I'm tired of being winded after plodding up a flight of stairs and clinging to my long sleeved shirts well into the warm seasons. I just completed my initial test, barely eeking out twelve "alternative" pushups - I can't even do the regulars anymore! A bitter-sweet beginning to what I hope to be a very rewarding and encouraging program.
This is my 3 day and I'm sore, but I love the program. I have set up my computer calender
to remind me to do my push ups right now! M-W-F
I use a good tool, a countdown timer from
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
It helps keep you on tract while working on the computer. Check it out!
It took 4 weeks at Week Two to get me through Week 3! Week Three - Day Three
30/22/22/20/30 Max.
Week Four looks like a manageable jump from Week Three - we will see....
Just completed my initial test. 20, So it begins
I felt so confident after finishing week 3 in the second column, that I moved back to the
third column for week 4.
I did 27/20/20/17/27(max)
I really had to force myself through the last five pushups on the last set. I thought I
was gonna pass out, haha. But I did it! Onward!
Good for you! Way to stick it out!
25/19/19/17/22 (max)
I did it! *gasp*
On to week 4!
After 4 weeks at week two I've finally broken through to week three.
Re-test Max 36
W3D1 25, 17, 17, 15 Max 30
22/17/17/15/20 (max)
That's pretty close the the Column 3 Week 3 day 1 that I couldn't do 5 days ago. Making my
way, doing great! Keep it up everyone!
Initial: 27
W1D1: 10/10/8/6/Max 15
W1D2: 12/12/10/10/Max 10
W1D3: 15/13/10/10/Max 15
Way to go KCLunnita! Keep up the good work!
D2W3 22/17/17/15/27 and that's toe pushups not knee. She is really coming along and she is 63 years old (my trophy wife). The only thing is that after workout days her arms are so exhausted she can't fold clothes or dust - at least that's what she's telling me.
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That 4th set was insane. I'm probably going to start over on week 1 next week but I'm
still looking forward to completing the program.
I feel the same way on the later sets, they really kill me. Just keep it in your mind that you can do it and grind through it. I'll see you at the finish line!
first test was 10...but it was 10 kick push ups..Im excited to rock the casbah...
Welcome and great job!
Initial: 27
W1D1: 10/10/8/6/Max 15
W1D2: 12/12/10/10/Max 10
I dropped to the second column for week three and repeated day 1 and still had a good bit
of grief on the last two sets, but I finished them!
I did 20/15/15/13/20.
It's the later sets that kill me, 4 and 5 are my worst enemies. I have to put on
movivational music to get through. The important thing is that I made it, and I'm ready
for day 2. Welcome to all of the newcomers and lets stick with this and get it done.
Made 72 pu and 16 chinups this week, so I'm on schedule to get to 100pu and 20cu by
Thanksgiving. But it ain't easy. I've noticed I've added more bulk to my arms doing
these exercises where I lift my own weight than when I was lifting barbells doing curls
and bench presses. Very encouraging. Plus its helped my tennis.
Jwolfc39 (39 is the year of my birth not my age.)
You're a true inspiration, Jay! I don't know ANY 69-year-olds who can do what you're doing! Congratulations on the decision to do this, AND on your continued good health! Just for the record, I wouldn't wanna be any of your friends having to return that serve! GAME, SET, and MATCH!!!
Much Love,
-Armand.
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Lots of room for improvement here...
You're gonna be great, give it time and you'll see!
Much Love,
-Armand.
BTW...read my post in response to your "head's up" question...
Much Love,
-Armand.
I've already reached the goal of 100 consecutive push-ups in only two weeks! WOO HOOOO!!!
It went like this:
Initial test: 50
Week 2, Day 1: 12/12/9/7/ Max 80
Week 2, Day 2: 16/13/11/11 Max 90
Week 2, Day 3: 15/15/12/12/ Max 100!
It left me totally spent at the end, but I did it! I'll continue with the program until
the end just to see how many I can do at one time, and for the benefit!
Good luck everyone, and KEEP GOING! I'M GOING TO!!!
Much Love,
-Armand.
Congrats!!!
That's great - nice work!
Wow... you are AWESOME!
Maybe you could continue the challenge by doing a more difficult variation of pushup?
At any rate, you are defintely doing great. Congrats!!
Thank you all! I'll be continuing and following this group's progress as well! Keep rockin' those push-ups people!!!
Much Love,
-Armand.
Hi everyone, I'm so glad to find a 100 pushups challenge group here! I'm starting with
knee pushups since that's all I've ever done before.
Initial: 27
Week 1
Day 1
10/10/8/6/Max 15
Great start KC! Keep it goin'!
Much Love,
-Armand.
by fable on Oct 27, 2008 at 8:21 am
Opted not to do the test at the end of my week two as my last set on day three I did 53 and if I went over 45 in my test then it determined where I started on my week 3. I really wanted to start my week three today so I put myself in the column for testing >45pushups. I figured if I did 53 on my last set on day three then I would certainly test at >45. I did day one on my third week today and did fine so I will see what happens. Day two on this has eight sets - yikes, but lower reps - we'll see!