November Pushup and Sit-Up Challenge

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Machafin
Machafin Posts: 2,988 Member
edited October 2018 in Challenges
Inspired by the 100,000 pushups in 2018 thread, last month I set a goal of 5,000 pushups for myself. I finished that goal on the very last day of October. My long-term goal is to complete 100K-125K pushups in 2019.

So this month, my goal is 7,500 pushups.

But why stop there? I noticed a large increase in upper body strength over the month of October from the pushups alone. So I am adding sit-ups to the mix this month as well. My sit-up goal will be 3,000 for the month of November, no 2019 goal for them currently.

So to divide this up evenly between all the days of month, I will need to perform:

250 Pushups/day
100 Sit-Ups/day

Seems like a doable challenge. I welcome anyone else that would like to join, feel free to set your own goals and track your progress here.


Good Luck Everyone!

Just for some extra math for everyone who is wondering

to get 100,000 pushups in a year, an average of 274 per day would complete the challenge.
to get 125,000 pushups in a year, an average of 342 per day would complete the challenge.
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  • Machafin
    Machafin Posts: 2,988 Member
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    October 2018 Pushups: 5180
  • allthingsmajor
    allthingsmajor Posts: 10 Member
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    I want in!!!!!!! Throw some pullups in there too
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,553 Member
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    I am going to try for 25 pushups per day to start, right now I don't do any. 750 for the month of November will be my goal.
  • Machafin
    Machafin Posts: 2,988 Member
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    allthingsmajor wrote: »
    I want in!!!!!!! Throw some pullups in there too
    Awesome! Feel free to tailor to what your goals are! I was thinking I would add pullups in Decemnber! Good Luck!
  • Machafin
    Machafin Posts: 2,988 Member
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    dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
    I am going to try for 25 pushups per day to start, right now I don't do any. 750 for the month of November will be my goal.

    Hey, that's awesome! You have to start somewhere and the key goal is to always try to do better than you are currently are, that is the only way to make progress! Good Luck!
  • Machafin
    Machafin Posts: 2,988 Member
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    October Pushups: 5,180
    October Pushup Goal: 5,000

    November Pushup Goal: 7,500
    November Sit-Up Goal: 3,000

    November 1st

    Pushups: 200
    Total: 200

    Sit-ups: 75
    Total: 75

    Not quite my daily goal, got tired at the end of the night and forgot my last set lol.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,553 Member
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    Did my first day of committing to 25 pushups. Hopefully I get stronger and can do them better each day. Today's were kind of funny : - )
  • Machafin
    Machafin Posts: 2,988 Member
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    October Pushups: 5,180
    October Pushup Goal: 5,000

    November Pushup Goal: 7,500
    November Sit-Up Goal: 3,000

    November 2nd

    Pushups: 330
    Total: 530

    Sit-ups: 80
    Total: 155


  • Machafin
    Machafin Posts: 2,988 Member
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    October Pushups: 5,180
    October Pushup Goal: 5,000

    November Pushup Goal: 7,500
    November Sit-Up Goal: 3,000

    November 3rd

    Pushups: 265
    Total: 795

    Sit-ups: 125
    Total: 280



  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,553 Member
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    dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
    Did my first day of committing to 25 pushups. Hopefully I get stronger and can do them better each day. Today's were kind of funny : - )

    And 25 on November 3rd, the site was down so I couldn't log it. It was my second day.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,553 Member
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    Did my 25 pushups, I still can't get all of the way down, and I still have my butt up too high, but I am expecting that both of these will improve as I gain strength in those areas.
  • Machafin
    Machafin Posts: 2,988 Member
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    October Pushups: 5,180
    October Pushup Goal: 5,000

    November Pushup Goal: 7,500
    November Sit-Up Goal: 3,000

    November 4th

    Pushups: 200
    Total: 995

    Sit-ups: 75
    Total: 355





  • dommylifts
    dommylifts Posts: 96 Member
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    I would like to be a part of this! I am going to shoot for 30 push-ups a day, which would be 900 push ups a month.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,553 Member
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    25 pushups done. Really, they can only get better :)
  • Machafin
    Machafin Posts: 2,988 Member
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    October Pushups: 5,180
    October Pushup Goal: 5,000

    November Pushup Goal: 7,500
    November Sit-Up Goal: 3,000

    November 5th

    Pushups: 285
    Total: 1280

    Sit-ups: 50
    Total: 405






  • Machafin
    Machafin Posts: 2,988 Member
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    dommylifts wrote: »
    I would like to be a part of this! I am going to shoot for 30 push-ups a day, which would be 900 push ups a month.

    You got this!
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,553 Member
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    Did my 25 pushups.
  • Machafin
    Machafin Posts: 2,988 Member
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    October Pushups: 5,180
    October Pushup Goal: 5,000

    November Pushup Goal: 7,500
    November Sit-Up Goal: 3,000

    November 6th

    Pushups: 260
    Total: 1540

    Sit-ups: 180
    Total: 585

  • Machafin
    Machafin Posts: 2,988 Member
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    dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
    25 pushups done. Really, they can only get better :)

    You'll find the more you do them and stay consistent, they become so much easier. When I first started the daily pushups in October, I got tired after 25-30 pushups in one sitting. Now, I do 50-60 at a time before feeling the same amount of tiredness. I try to push myself each set I do to make the next ones easier!
  • Machafin
    Machafin Posts: 2,988 Member
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    October Pushups: 5,180
    October Pushup Goal: 5,000

    November Pushup Goal: 7,500
    November Sit-Up Goal: 3,000

    November 7th

    Pushups: 280
    Total: 1820

    Sit-ups: 125
    Total: 710



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