one hundred pushup challenge!

GoldenGirl1979

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

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

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

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

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

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

go cristy go!!!!! that is amazing!!!! i'm soooooooo proud of you :flowerforyou:

Cristy_AZ

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

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

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!!

Cristy_AZ

Great job everybody. If anyone wants to join the new challenge, it's here
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/281073-i-challenge-you?page=2#posts-3761351

I am starting over with unmodified pushups!

Thanks goldengirl for all your support and I hope you enjoy integrating pushups into your routine.

methetree

This looks awesome! When I return from my vacation next week, I will begin it! Might even consider the 200 situp challenge! Do them on alternating days and see just how much I can take LOL

Thanks for such an awesome suggestion!