100,000 Pushups in 2018

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  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Welcome, welcome! A few things to consider:

    1. If you aren't used to doing a lot of pushups already, don't immediately start at 289. Start slower, let your body adapt.
    2. Make sure you give yourself days off to rest and recover. No, doing pushups is not as demanding as running a marathon or hitting the iron, but the sheer repetitive motion aspect needs regular down time to not wear out joints, especially elbows and shoulders. This means the days you do the pushups will need to be higher to make up for the days you don't. (That's why I typically do 500+ on days I work shift, and zero on days I don't.)
    3. Space your pushups out however you need. I typically do a set at the top and bottom of every hour, small sets I can finish easily. For example, I can do 90+ in a single set, but I don't go above 50 in my "working" sets. Even just sets of 10 if done many times throughout the day can add up. A set while waiting for the shower water to heat up... a set during commercial breaks...

    Glad to have you aboard, and welcome to the MFP community!
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Jul 13 - 600
    YTD - 49,200
  • Rebecca512787
    Rebecca512787 Posts: 79 Member
    edited July 2018
    Congrats on setting your goals and posting your progress. Your tenacity is inspiring!
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Jul 14 - 600
    YTD - 49,800
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Jul 15 - 600
    YTD - 50,400
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Jul 16 - 600
    YTD - 51,000
  • NormInv
    NormInv Posts: 3,303 Member
    wow dude
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Jul 20 - 600
    YTD - 51,600
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Jul 21 - 600
    YTD - 52,200
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Jul 22 - 600
    YTD - 52,800
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Jul 23 - 200
    YTD - 53,000
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Jul 24 - 150
    YTD - 53,150
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Jul 28 - 850
    YTD - 54,000
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Aug 1 - 500
    YTD - 54,500
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Aug 2 - 500
    YTD - 55,000
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Aug 3 - 600
    YTD - 55,600
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Aug 4 - 300
    YTD - 55,900
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Aug 5 - 300
    YTD - 56,200
  • Machafin
    Machafin Posts: 2,988 Member
    Wow, I admire your dedication to the cause. Keep up the good work!
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Aug 10 - 800
    YTD - 57,000
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Aug 13 - 500
    YTD - 57,500
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Aug 14 - 500
    YTD - 58,000
  • KerrieA87
    KerrieA87 Posts: 167 Member
    Wow, keep going, I hope by New Year’s Eve you’ve hit your goal
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Aug 15 - 500
    YTD - 58,500
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Aug 16 - 500
    YTD - 59,000
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Aug 21 - 500
    YTD - 59,500
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Aug 22 - 500
    YTD - 60,000
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Aug 23 - 500
    YTD - 60,500
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Aug 27 - 600
    YTD - 61,100
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,088 Member
    Aug 28 - 400
    YTD - 61,500
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