Push up challenge - beginner

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  • RedneckDentist
    RedneckDentist Posts: 73 Member
    20/06 80 (200)
    21/06 80 (200)
    22/06
    23/06
    24/06
    25/06
    26/06
  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,541 Member
    21/06 5 on knees
    22/06 6 on knees
  • allison8668
    allison8668 Posts: 885 Member
    June push up challenge
    6/13 : 16 knee-bench push ups
    6/14 : 20 knee-bench push ups
    6/15 : 20 knee-bench push ups
    6/16 : rest day from arm exercises
    6/17 : another rest day from arm exercises
    6/18 : 8 knee push ups (I’ve decided to not to the bench ones anymore.)
    6/19 : 10 knee push ups
    6/20 : 10 knee push ups
    6/21: 10 knee push ups - still challenging to do
  • RedneckDentist
    RedneckDentist Posts: 73 Member
    20/06 80 (200)
    21/06 80 (200)
    22/06 80 (160)
    23/06
    24/06
    25/06
    26/06
  • allison8668
    allison8668 Posts: 885 Member
    June push up challenge
    6/13 : 16 knee-bench push ups
    6/14 : 20 knee-bench push ups
    6/15 : 20 knee-bench push ups
    6/16 : rest day from arm exercises
    6/17 : another rest day from arm exercises
    6/18 : 8 knee push ups (I’ve decided to not to the bench ones anymore.)
    6/19 : 10 knee push ups
    6/20 : 10 knee push ups
    6/21: 10 knee push ups - still challenging to do
    6/22: 10 knee push ups
  • RedneckDentist
    RedneckDentist Posts: 73 Member
    20/06 80 (200)
    21/06 80 (200)
    22/06 80 (160)
    23/06 80 (160) 80 on knuckles
    24/06
    25/06
    26/06
    im gonna try a few different things now
  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,541 Member
    21/06 5 on knees
    22/06 6 on knees
    23/06 7 o-k
    24/06 8 o-k
  • RedneckDentist
    RedneckDentist Posts: 73 Member
    20/06 80 (200)
    21/06 80 (200)
    22/06 80 (160)
    23/06 80 (160) 80 on knuckles
    24/06 80 (120) 30 knuckles
    25/06
    26/06
  • RedneckDentist
    RedneckDentist Posts: 73 Member
    20/06 80 (200)
    21/06 80 (200)
    22/06 80 (160)
    23/06 80 (160) 80 on knuckles
    24/06 80 (120) 30 knuckles
    25/06 80 (200) 80 on knuckles
    26/06
  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,541 Member
    21/06 5 on knees
    22/06 6 on knees
    23/06 7 o-k
    24/06 8 o-k
    25/06 9 o-k
    26/06 10 o-k
  • RedneckDentist
    RedneckDentist Posts: 73 Member
    there arent too many of us left by the looks anyway
  • RedneckDentist
    RedneckDentist Posts: 73 Member
    20/06 80 (200)
    21/06 80 (200)
    22/06 80 (160)
    23/06 80 (160) 80 on knuckles
    24/06 80 (120) 30 knuckles
    25/06 80 (200) 80 on knuckles
    26/06 80 (200) 80 on knuckles
    on to the last week!!
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,206 Member
    Lol sorry I'm still here, just havent been updating.

    27/06 - 15 narrow!
    28/06 -
    29/06 -
    30/06 -
    01/07 -
    02/07 -
  • RedneckDentist
    RedneckDentist Posts: 73 Member
    glad to see you back
  • RedneckDentist
    RedneckDentist Posts: 73 Member
    i need a rest day...... no push ups
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,338 Member
    Ten days since last did pushups and big decrease oops. Lots of rest days as been working eleven hour days then have four kids to tend to!!

    07/06 16/12/10/10 = 48
    08/06 18/12/10/10 = 50 + 2.4km swim
    09/06 2.8km swim no pushups today
    10/06 20/15/14/13 = 62 yay making progress!
    11/06 2.7km swim
    12/06 20/16/14/14 = 64 full pushups

    13/06 23/14/15/15 = 67 full + gym workout
    14/06 3.5km run
    15/06 2.6km swim
    16/06 2.5km swim + 4km walk
    17/06 2.4km swim
    18/06 27/16/16/14/10 = 83 full
    19/06 2.4km swim

    20/06 total rest day
    21/06 2.2km swim - pushups tomorrow!
    22/06 rest day
    23/06 6km swim
    24/06 2.2km swim


    25/06 rest day
    26/06 2.4km swim

    27/06 rest day
    28/06 3.6km run plus 17/14/12/12/12 = 67 full
    29/06
    30/06
  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,541 Member
    there arent too many of us left by the looks anyway

    I can't comment - I only joined lately and I am way behind, glad to have a few of us though :)
  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,541 Member
    21/06 5 on knees
    22/06 6 on knees
    23/06 7 o-k
    24/06 8 o-k
    25/06 9 o-k
    26/06 10 o-k
    27/06 11 o-k
    28/06 12 o-k
  • fraukazi
    fraukazi Posts: 614 Member
    Oh i'm back on mfp, went away for a minute... but I did do some push ups as part of a routine 2 days ago and my shoulders still hurt!
  • RedneckDentist
    RedneckDentist Posts: 73 Member
    27/06 Rest Day
    28/06 160 (160) normal
    29/06
    30/06
    01/07
    02/07
    03/07
  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,541 Member
    Oops, forgot this morning - will do it when I get home
  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,541 Member
    21/06 5 on knees
    22/06 6 on knees
    23/06 7 o-k
    24/06 8 o-k
    25/06 9 o-k
    26/06 10 o-k
    27/06 11 o-k
    28/06 12 o-k
    29/06 13 o-k
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,206 Member
    27/06 - 15 narrow!
    28/06 - 15
    29/06 - rest
    30/06 -15
    01/07 -
    02/07 -
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,338 Member
    edited June 2018
    07/06 16/12/10/10 = 48
    08/06 18/12/10/10 = 50 + 2.4km swim
    09/06 2.8km swim no pushups today
    10/06 20/15/14/13 = 62 yay making progress!
    11/06 2.7km swim
    12/06 20/16/14/14 = 64 full pushups

    13/06 23/14/15/15 = 67 full + gym workout
    14/06 3.5km run
    15/06 2.6km swim
    16/06 2.5km swim + 4km walk
    17/06 2.4km swim
    18/06 27/16/16/14/10 = 83 full
    19/06 2.4km swim

    20/06 total rest day
    21/06 2.2km swim - pushups tomorrow!
    22/06 rest day
    23/06 6km swim
    24/06 2.2km swim
    25/06 rest day
    26/06 2.4km swim

    27/06 rest day
    28/06 3.6km run + 17/14/12/12/12 = 67 full
    29/06 4.4km swim
    30/06 21/16/14/14/12 = 77 full

    So have gone from 48 to 77 full pushups. Can't complain as only did it 8 times in 23 days.

    Are we continuing this for July? And maybe add in something like planks or squats?
  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,541 Member
    21/06 5 on knees
    22/06 6 on knees
    23/06 7 o-k
    24/06 8 o-k
    25/06 9 o-k
    26/06 10 o-k
    27/06 11 o-k
    28/06 12 o-k
    29/06 13 o-k
    30/06 14 o-k
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,206 Member
    27/06 - 15 narrow!
    28/06 - 15
    29/06 - rest
    30/06 -15
    01/07 - 16
    02/07 -
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,206 Member
    27/06 - 15 narrow!
    28/06 - 15
    29/06 - rest
    30/06 -15
    01/07 - 16
    02/07 - 18
    03/07 -

    Only one more day to go for me, and ive gone from doing 2 narrow on my knees to 18 full narrow this morning! so proud of myself!
  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,541 Member
    21/06 5 on knees
    22/06 6 on knees
    23/06 7 o-k
    24/06 8 o-k
    25/06 9 o-k
    26/06 10 o-k
    27/06 11 o-k
    28/06 12 o-k
    29/06 13 o-k
    30/06 14 o-k
    01/07 15 o-k
  • fraukazi
    fraukazi Posts: 614 Member
    I did some again. What a fail to set this up and then drop out...
    @emmab0902 thanks for setting up the next one!