100 push ups

embclark

So I want to start this next week as a challenge to myself...

To be honest, I don't even know if I can do one proper push up! I usually do them from my knees...

Questions are:

1) When doing a true push up, does your chest touch the floor?

2) Anyone else want to friend me and take on the challenge starting next week? I am planning to do it Monday Wednesday Friday.

Let me know!

Oh and for a frame of reference, I am 5'7" - 164 pounds and I have been doing EA Active workouts for 4 months 4 days a week and am halfway through 30 day shred. So I am not a weakling, but I am also not sure how my muscles involved in push ups will do!

embclark

No takers?

AshCakes88

I'll try it with you...are you trying to do 100 pushups a day or a week?

BoiNeezy

I will also join ur challenge

victoria4321

I'll jump in this challenge too. I can do like 20 now so 100 is gonna be hard.

To me, a standard push up is arms under shoulders with elbows a little close to the body when you come down. When I come down my chest does touch the floor. I keep my core and butt tight too.

Oh yeah and to add when your chest hits the floor, don't rest it there.

embclark

Look up 100 push up online... It is a 6 week program that helps you build up to 100. Before ou start ou do need to test out how many pushups you can o in a row without dying... I think I will do this tomorrow and export back on my pathetic number!

Wish me luck!

amccrazgrl

Good Luck.
I have not finished this challenge but started it twice.

1st time only 6 real and 10 on my knees back in 09.
I know now I can do 15-20 at a time standard push-up.

GreatSetOfBrains

where is this 100 push ups?

dmtate67

I've gone the the 100pushups.com site a couple of times and it won't let me sign up. I enter my email address and click "Sign Up Now" and absolutely nothing happens. Has anyone else had this problem?

embclark

http://hundredpushups.com/index.html

dmtate67

Thanks!

hesn92

Cool thanks.

gdkerplunk

I'm game! I'll start sometime this weekend.. and friending you.

embclark

So.... I could only do 4 and honestly I couldn't even go down all the way! So we'll call them "modified"!

But yesterday I did day 1 and finished with 17 "modified" push ups. I was disappointed in myself until today when my stomached and back are soooo sore. So that means I worked new muscles! Yay me!

BinaryPulsar

This is an old thread that I did a search for. I like this 100 push ups idea!!! I'm doing other weight training programs and have a lot of goals at once, so I am going to include this, at the pace that works for me.