one hundred pushup challenge!

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  • GoldenGirl1979
    GoldenGirl1979 Posts: 716 Member
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    great job bmfrazie!! isn't it awesome! pushing your body & making it do things you NEVER thought you could do!!

    just finished week 6, column 2, day 2: 20, 20, 23, 23, 20, 20, 18, 18, 53= 205 total push ups!!

    yeah, i know i'm almost done w/the training program... BUT 53 consecutive push ups is a long way away from 100, LOL!!! but we'll see what happens!
  • Cristy_AZ
    Cristy_AZ Posts: 986
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    Push up challenge: W5D2L2: 18, 18, 20, 20, 14, 14, 16, 40 = 160
    I took 50 sec rest between all the sets excpet the last and 3 min rest for last set 40. OUCH!!! I never thought I would be doing 160 push ups!!

    Fantastic!!! I've been taking about a 2-3 minutes rest before my final set too!
  • Cristy_AZ
    Cristy_AZ Posts: 986
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    BUT 53 consecutive push ups is a long way away from 100, LOL!!! but we'll see what happens!

    You are doing so awesome!!! I feel the same way, I did 44 today... but 100?? we'll see!!!
  • Cristy_AZ
    Cristy_AZ Posts: 986
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    Week 6 day 2 done!

    My sets were 14 14 15 15 14 14 10 10 and.... 44!

    150 total!

    All done with the 45 seconds in between then about 3 minutes before the final set.

    A day late (again) so I'll do day 3 on the weekend!

    :happy:
  • GoldenGirl1979
    GoldenGirl1979 Posts: 716 Member
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    Nice job Cristy!

    I did week 6, column 2, day 3 on Friday 22-22-30-30-25-25-18-18-61 (the max was 55, but I was able to keep going!!)... So I completed the training program... & did my 'final' exhaustion test a little while ago... Didn't do 100 :ohwell: But did 61 good form push ups!! & I'm pretty proud of myself!!

    When I originally started this challenge I was doing it with about 8 friends at home (male & female) & my original email to them all stated that the goal for the girls would be to make it to 60 consecutive push ups & the guys goal would be to make it to 100 consecutive push ups... Now, here I am... 7 weeks later... The last one standing (everyone else quit)... & I don't want to settle for 60... So I'll be doing week 6 again next week (I'll do column 3 this time)!!
  • djthom
    djthom Posts: 651 Member
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    Just thought I'd check in to see how your all doing. Happy to see your all hanging in there and making great progress. Keep pushing girls your almost there!:drinker:
  • bmfrazie
    bmfrazie Posts: 2,391 Member
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    Push up test again for 50 this time. Last time I did 36 so I am very happy with that improvement.
  • bmfrazie
    bmfrazie Posts: 2,391 Member
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    My shoulder has been out of wack the last few days so it is hard for me to get 20 push ups in. I am hoping that taking off a few days to heal wont kill me for week 6.

    Good luck to everyone else this week.
  • Cristy_AZ
    Cristy_AZ Posts: 986
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    Monday was pretty much a fail for me, trying again today. Bmfraze, hope your shoulder is better. Goldengirl, you are doing great, and djthom- thanks!
  • GoldenGirl1979
    GoldenGirl1979 Posts: 716 Member
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    i hope your shoulder gets better bmfrazie... cristy, nice that you're trying again today! you can do it!! thanks djthom :smile:

    yesterday i did week 6, column 3, day 1: 45, 55, 35, 30, 55= 220 (i find it so funny that i look at a set of 30 push ups & i think of it as my "easy" set, LOL)...
  • GoldenGirl1979
    GoldenGirl1979 Posts: 716 Member
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    yesterday i did week 6, column 3, day 2: 22-22-30-30-24-24-18-18-62 =250!! the max of the last set was 58, but i was able to do 4 more!! so tomorrow is week 6, column 3, day 3... & exhaustion test again this weekend... we'll see how many i can do!!
  • Cristy_AZ
    Cristy_AZ Posts: 986
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    I finally did week 6 day 3! My sets were 13, 13, 17, 17, 16, 16, 14, 14, 50. Surprised I did the 50, have not been working out it feeling up to much lately, but glad I did it! Will rest a couple days and do the endurance test!
  • Cristy_AZ
    Cristy_AZ Posts: 986
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    yesterday i did week 6, column 3, day 2: 22-22-30-30-24-24-18-18-62 =250!! the max of the last set was 58, but i was able to do 4 more!! so tomorrow is week 6, column 3, day 3... & exhaustion test again this weekend... we'll see how many i can do!!

    So proud of you! Know you'll do the hundred!
  • GoldenGirl1979
    GoldenGirl1979 Posts: 716 Member
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    congrats on the 50 cristy!! & good luck on your exhaustion test!!

    i had a great push up day on saturday! i did week 6, column 3, day 3: 26, 26, 33, 33, 26, 26, 22, 22, 75= 289 push ups!!! i can't believe i did 75 push ups on my last set! i was so proud of myself :-)

    ok, then on sunday (b/c i didn't want to be a day behind the following week), i decide to do my exhaustion test... & i did 50 push ups :huh:

    & i was so confused, disappointed, etc (mainly b/c i did 75 the day before)... so i waited 10 minutes & did my exhaustion test over, LOL!! this time i did 65... better, but still not at 100... (maybe i should've waited & given my arms a day to rest)... who knows... either way, so i'll be doing week 6 again this week!!
  • Cristy_AZ
    Cristy_AZ Posts: 986
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    It wasn’t pretty and they sure weren’t technically perfect or even qualify as consecutive… do I sound disappointed?? I’m NOT… I’M THRILLED!!!! I did 100 pushups (modified)!!! I did about 40 straight then had to pause in plank about every 10… at 60 I thought I wasn’t going to make it, rocked back into child pose for a deep breath then knocked out the rest 10 at a time, the last 15 were one or two at a time, but I held the plank in between just for a beat and kept going. Was shaking and actually gave myself a headache when I was done. But, WOW!! Now, my app on my Android (when I press “today’s program” ) recommends that I start either at the beginning or at week 4. I had said I’d start over doing them military style. Think I’ll take the long weekend to think on it and rest and start with test on July 5.
  • Cristy_AZ
    Cristy_AZ Posts: 986
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    congrats on the 50 cristy!! & good luck on your exhaustion test!!

    i had a great push up day on saturday! i did week 6, column 3, day 3: 26, 26, 33, 33, 26, 26, 22, 22, 75= 289 push ups!!! i can't believe i did 75 push ups on my last set! i was so proud of myself :-)

    ok, then on sunday (b/c i didn't want to be a day behind the following week), i decide to do my exhaustion test... & i did 50 push ups :huh:

    & i was so confused, disappointed, etc (mainly b/c i did 75 the day before)... so i waited 10 minutes & did my exhaustion test over, LOL!! this time i did 65... better, but still not at 100... (maybe i should've waited & given my arms a day to rest)... who knows... either way, so i'll be doing week 6 again this week!!

    You are doing so great! I'm sure you probably needed to rest more in between! I think they recommend 2 days! :flowerforyou:
  • GoldenGirl1979
    GoldenGirl1979 Posts: 716 Member
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    go cristy go!!!!! that is amazing!!!! i'm soooooooo proud of you :flowerforyou:
  • Cristy_AZ
    Cristy_AZ Posts: 986
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    I am SO sore... I may need to take more time till I start over... but still planning to begin at week one with military style pushups!! Maybe on Wednesday June 6th. Anyone else going to do it again??
  • bmfrazie
    bmfrazie Posts: 2,391 Member
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    I just thought I would tell you ladies that I decided that I was happy with my 50 push ups. I have so much going on and several challenges that I run and it is all adding up. For July I decided I to focus more. Thanks for all the encouragement and support during my 6 weeks.
  • GoldenGirl1979
    GoldenGirl1979 Posts: 716 Member
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    nice bmfrazie!! 50 push ups is quite an accomplishment!! thank you for all your encouragement & support as well...

    i'm thinking i might be good with my 75 push ups, LOL... i'm still doing my push ups... still doing week 6 over & over... but i just don't have the excitement i once had about the push ups... it's not new & fresh... it's the same old thing over & over :ohwell:

    i didn't think you could take quick rests while going for the final 100... but i recently read that you can... so maybe i'll do that this weekend... get my 100... & be done!!!! well, not done exactly... i'll probably do weeks 4, 5, & 6 regularly... but w/o the pressure hanging over my head!!

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