100 PushUp Challenge Week 3

michaelhe

I'm glad to see people are still working on this! I came down with a cold late last week which really knocked me down for the count. I picked up again yesterday but I re-did week 1 day 2 since I feel I lost some momentum:

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10
10
20

Hopefully I'll hit the targets on Friday and finally move on to week two!!

mlillie

Alrighty I am gonna join in today. I have been having some shoulder pain so I am going to take it a little easy and not blow it out. I cant wait to feel like my arms are getting stronger-
You guys are great motivators! I loved reading all the posts.

EllaBella

I''m dying here Week 3 Day 1 WOW!!!! I can hardly type-my fingers feel jittery!
20
15
15
13
14...supposed to do min. of 20--couldn't do it

77 regular form push ups total--haven't done that in years:happy: :happy: :happy:
I can tell I am gonna be terrible sore!! I might have to bump down to level 1 column.

jfblue13

Hello,
I was just wondering where I can find the original msg with the challenge "plan"?
Thanks, Jennifer

michaelhe

Jennifer, the challenge comes from hundredpushups.com You can go right to their website and view the whole program there.

Good luck!!

Lavendersunday

Jen...read on for the link to the original challenge:


If you are reading this post and curious about this thread...you can join us by checking out
www.hundredpushups.com and then post your progress here under our thread 100 Pushup Challenge. It is NEVER too late to start...only to NEVER start !!

~Namaste :flowerforyou:

~Mi
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Lavendersunday

Thanks Michael for filling Jen in.

Aren't you the PUP that got this whole PUP Party :drinker: started?

I know Kirsten...is kinda the moderator..but didn't you find the linK?

~Namaste :flowerforyou:

~Mi

Lavendersunday

This is soooooo crazy PUPs...I cannot believe it.... I did Week 3- Day 2 and

71 Pushups!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK...they are modified (on my knees) but still that is soooooooo crazy wonderful for me!!
:happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy:

Even if set 5...max of at least 15 almost did me in!!!
It is hard to believe:noway: that in such a short time with this plan...100 can be done (soon)!!

What is going on with the rest of you PUPs? Love to know you are burning too

Power to the Pups!!!

~Namaste :flowerforyou:

~Mi

FatDancer

That's Fab Lavender!

Today is rest day for me...I'll check in after tomorrow...I'm amazed at how fast everyone is progressing!

mechanicmom

Doing Week 2 Day 3 today-full push ups. I am going to have to do week 2 over again. I am doing them all but I am really struggling. So next Monday I will start it again! Keep up the good work guys!

michaelhe

Hey Lavender, thanks for noticing! Yes it was me who brought the information about the 100 push ups site to the board, and Kristin quickly turned it in to the challenge that it has become!! I heard about it through the lifehacker.com blog.

Tonight I finished the week 1 program (yay!!):

15
13
10
10
20 (15 required)

I'm ready to start on week 2 next week (which is week 4 if ya'll are following along ... does that make any sense?)

Like I told my wife, it's a six week program but it will probably take you longer than six weeks to get through it.

Lavendersunday

Greetings Pups :happy:

I have completed Week 3 - Day 3 (Level 1 Modified on knees) today.

Set 1: 20
2: 15
3: 15
4: 12
5: 20 ( The minimum was 16).

It was BURNING!!

I am proud of you all...for hanging in there.

~Namaste :flowerforyou:

~Mi

mechanicmom

I did the test after week 2 today to find out where I should be. I did 17 full push ups but it was very difficult and I wasn't able to get as low as I wanted to. I am opting to do the 2nd week again to build strength. Be back to check in on Monday! Have a good rest of the weekend!

FatDancer

Greetings and congrats to everyone for your progress!

Week 1 day 3...correct form pushups

1 - 1
2 - 1
3 - 2
4 - 1
5 - 2

Will repeat week 1 until am able to follow the program specifications...probably just one more week.

cp005e

Hey everybody! I did Week 1 - Day 3 - middle column (on my knees) on Friday. I was rushing to get the car parked because we were going camping, so I would do one set, run some things out to the car, do another set, etc!

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15

So now I am wondering - should I continue to week 2 on my knees, or try to go back and do week 1 regular-style?

Lavendersunday

Hello Pups and Cp...

Cp it is up to you if you want to begin "regular" pushups now...that is what Fatdancer is doing.

I opted to stay doing the "modified on my knees" for the whole 6 wks. Then I will repeat the entire challenge with "regular" pushups. I gotta start somewhere and for me...the modified are really challenging me. Regular may be the way to go for you already...you are probably stronger than me.

Being I am starting week 4 tomorrow I am half way there already...only 2 more weeks 'til 100!

Keep going Pups...just keep moving forward!!!!!

~Namaste :flowerforyou:

~Mi

cp005e

Thanks for the response, Lavender! I think I am going to stick with modified for week 2 and then see how I am doing. I just tried a couple of good form pushups and could only really do 2 (better than 1 a week ago), so I think I need more work. I think if I get to the 3rd column modified after week 2's results, I will consider starting over at week 1 with regular pushups.

Pushups have always been a big weakness for me, too. (I blame it on carrying most of my weight around my hips!) So I am really glad to have found this challenge to help me increase my strength and tone my arms. I can't wait until I can do 10 regular pushups - much less 100! You are all very inspiring.