pushups challenge

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  • penny_eclipse
    penny_eclipse Posts: 524 Member
    Forgot to post last night,
    W1, D2, 6,8,6,6,8 DONE!
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    well done Penny!

    I'm starting to think I should have done column 2 as I'm finding column 1 a bit too easy. But I suspect next week and the week after might be harder!
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    Just completed day 3 week 1.

    I'll start week 2 on Saturday.
  • lukeout007
    lukeout007 Posts: 1,237 Member
    I'm doing Week 1 Day 2 when I get home tonight...its strange because my arms felt fine yesterday after doing Day 1 the day before...but today they are extremely sore.
  • robpett2001
    robpett2001 Posts: 320 Member
    Week 1; Day 3; Column 3 -- DONE.

    I was feeling a little overly-excited about this whole thing and did it tonight, though I'm supposed to wait 'til tomorrow.... :)
  • rachelpries
    rachelpries Posts: 26 Member
    Thanks for sharing the link. I'm going to do it but will start on Monday. Hope your challenge goes well.
  • RunChinni
    RunChinni Posts: 149 Member
    I just started this a while ago.

    I am can do a good 50 pushups... and the next day is, well, painful.. LOL
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    Week 1; Day 3; Column 3 -- DONE.

    I was feeling a little overly-excited about this whole thing and did it tonight, though I'm supposed to wait 'til tomorrow.... :)

    Well done. I know what you mean. I jumped in a day early too. I figured it wasn't achey so no harm. But when the reps pick up in week2 , I'll be a good girl and take my days off.
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,338 Member
    Hey everyone there is a group on here

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/68-100-pushups-challenge

    the more the merrier as lots of early people have dropped out
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    to be honest, while I didn't know the group was there, I've more or less given up on the group function on here, as it's not very user friendly (you have to check the group for new threads, no notifications), so I think I'll probably stick to the thread. :-)
  • moosejuice16
    moosejuice16 Posts: 60
    Sounds quite interesting. Might throw it in to some of my chest workouts. Think i can do about 30-40 with good form atm but not sure.
  • libland
    libland Posts: 284 Member
    Hey everyone there is a group on here

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/68-100-pushups-challenge

    the more the merrier as lots of early people have dropped out
    ^ I'm doing this... today is day 41. I am doing incline (using the third step from the bottom of my stairs). Did two sets of 20 last night. I was remembering day 12 when I thought I was going to die and was ready to drop out. Taking it one day at a time and trying not to think about December when I will be doing over 300 a day... or even March, which gets me in the 100's.
  • robpett2001
    robpett2001 Posts: 320 Member
    W2D1 done, although I didn't get all the way to my "at least XX" number on my last set, doggone it.

    Reminds me of my favorite Steven Wright-ism: "I used to lift weights....but they're so heaavvvvyyyyy....". lol
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    BUMP
  • penny_eclipse
    penny_eclipse Posts: 524 Member
    i did W1 D3 8 10 7 7 11 over the weekend but couldn't get onto the forums to post.
  • porffor
    porffor Posts: 1,210 Member
    What a great thread and site, thanks for sharing. I'm just about coping with 30DS so don't want to put anymore strain on that but I'll have a look at this after as I'm also rubbish at push ups, I'm doing sets of 5 from my knees just now so lots to do! I used to be able to do upto 100 full ones happily (in my TA days). lol
  • barefoot76
    barefoot76 Posts: 314 Member
    So glad I found this thread, I just told my husband I wanted to do some kind of pushups/pullups/sit-ups challenge! I'd love to be able to do the Tough Mudder some day ;-D

    My weights days are T-Th-Sun, so I will officially start Week 1 tomorrow! Woot!!
  • penny_eclipse
    penny_eclipse Posts: 524 Member
    Btw just did W2 D1 8 11 8 8 12, think this week is going to be a bit harder!
  • robpett2001
    robpett2001 Posts: 320 Member
    W2 D2 is done AND I made it through all the last "max" set (as opposed to falling short of that number as i did on W2 D1...)

    *jumps up and down cheering on all his fellow challengees*
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    Week 2 D 1 done - sorry, I got distracted! :-)
  • penny_eclipse
    penny_eclipse Posts: 524 Member
    Did w2 d2 yesterday (forgot to post), man it's getting so much harder...
  • pstaceyca
    pstaceyca Posts: 306 Member
    LOL! Yes and your Canadian friends(or at least this one) didn't know what it meant either. Here we just say "we suck at push-ups!"! :)
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    I slipped over to column 2 today, completed week 2, day 2.
  • robpett2001
    robpett2001 Posts: 320 Member
    Oops, forgot to note that I completed W2D3, then rested two days and did my W2 exhaustion test and was THRILLED with my "max"!

    It doesn't tell you exactly when to do the exhaustion test (surely, it's not directly after W2D3), so i went with the usual day of rest in between. If anybody thinks it should be done differently, let me know.
  • robpett2001
    robpett2001 Posts: 320 Member
    Oops, forgot to note that I completed W2D3, then rested two days and did my W2 exhaustion test and was THRILLED with my "max"!

    It doesn't tell you exactly when to do the exhaustion test (surely, it's not directly after W2D3), so i went with the usual day of rest in between. If anybody thinks it should be done differently, let me know.

    Ohhh, meant to say I rested ONE day before doing the exhaustion test.
  • gabadabadoo
    gabadabadoo Posts: 49
    Great suggestion - I'm in!
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    I'd wondered about the exhaustion day too. I did mine in between my day 3 of the first week and day 1 of the next. I figured I do a plank everyday (when I remember!) so this isn't much different.

    I've been poorly this weekend, so didn't do much yesterday. Feeling a tiny bit better this morning, so if that continues I'll have a go at it later.
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    Got my week 2 day 3 done today, column 2.

    12, 13, 10, 10, 16

    (so 61 in total. Not terrible)
  • penny_eclipse
    penny_eclipse Posts: 524 Member
    Just did W2 D3, 12, 13, 10, 10, 16

    What has everyone managed for their exhaustion test? The final set for me always feels like an exhaustion test...but I guess that's coz it's the fifth set? I'm a bit worried I won't make 21 to stay in the second column...!?
  • Devil_Dawg
    Devil_Dawg Posts: 167 Member
    How does this worK? I want to implement the pushup challenge.
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