Hundred Pushups Challenge for 2009! (January)

Okay I decided to test today and skip day 3 last week. I did 67 push ups on my test and should be on level 3 on week 6 but I think I might just move up to level 2. Kind of a confidence builder. Two weeks ago I did 50 push ups so I am glad to see such an improvement!
Alright see you all on Monday!
MM

MM, you're such an inspiration! Up to 67!! I know I can do this to, but it does take time to build up.
Forpar, I'm with you on repeating till you can do it. I'm on my 3rd week of week 4. The first week was level 1. Last week I started at level 3 and on my second day moved down to level 2. Today I am starting with level 2. Then I'll decide at the end of the week if I'm going to move to level 3 or test and try to move on to week 5.

So today was week 4, day 1, leve 2
18 this isn't bad
22 still not bad
16 I'm feeling it
16 I'm feeling it and maybe not liking it
at least 25. I only got to 24! I could not get that last one out!
Maybe it's my fear of crashing down on my face!
But I will be back on Wednesday working past my fears!

I hope you all have a good day!

I am on day three of the you suck at push ups and I am doing it. Girl style and all. I can barely bend my arms but I am doing it. So there. Ha.

YEAH:drinker: that's what counts! You are doing it

Way to go everyone! Awesome progress! :bigsmile: I am proud of all of you!

Well, I just about bombed out on week 6 level 2 day 1. I hate Mondays. lol. I made it through but I took a longer break before the last set and I didn't get down as low as I should have.
40
50(just about wiped me out)
25
25
51(min50)
I really don't want to have to repeat this week. We'll see how the next two work outs go.
MM

I have a question for MM or anyone else who is doing both challenges and wants to give me advice on if this is bad. I feel like I'm wasting time when I'm resting so I did a set of pushups then a set of situps and repeated that though all my sets. Is that a bad thing? Should my rest be just resting? I don't like watching time tick by. Thanks for any words of wisdom.

Today is week 4, day 2, level 2
20
25
20
20 This is the set where it starts to get hard
at least 28. I got to 20 took a 20 sec break and then finished the last 8.

I'll be with Forpar doing this week again!
On the emoticons. I just leave my curser there and then click on one:happy: then start typing again. It types out the word here but when it posts it magically puts the little face up for me. I wonder about all the pretty sparkly ones people use. Maybe someday I can figure those out.

I hope you all have a good Wednesday! See you in Sit ups land!

Forpar and keiko, I had to do week four over and over again, so don't get discouraged! You'll get through it!
Keiko, I have thought about doing the push ups and sit ups sets intertwining but I haven't yet. I don't like laying there either. It takes about 30 minutes to get through them both. I can't remember on what week but the rests get shorter, and the purpose of that is to prepare you for doing one hundred consecutive. So if you are doing sit ups between push ups, you probably aren't finishing your sit ups in the 45-60 seconds allowed in between sets. So you are ending up giving yourself longer rests between sets, which might slow you down in your progress for consecutive push ups. Does all that make sense? It is tempting to do them all at the same time so I understand why you'd want to.
Marla, good to see you again. Some times it's just not possible to get the work outs in but it's good to see you didn't quit altogether!
Alright I'm about to do mine. I'll be back in a bit to post!
MM

Thanks MM, I've never looked ahead so I had no idea about the shorter rests. I guess I'll have to rest, which is not a bad thing. Just don't want to be wasting any time.

... I guess I'll have to rest, which is not a bad thing. Just don't want to be wasting any time.

Keiko,
I use the "rests" to do stretches instead - I'm like you ... I just can't do nothing! And the stretching seems to help me do better anyway.

Like I said on the sit ups thread, I am glad it's Friday. Saturday is the only day I sleep in so I look forward to it all week. Sometimes I'm still up close to the same time but it's knowing that I don't have to get up and do something right away that makes it special.

Well I finished week 4 again. I'll be doing it again next week! I'm going to be excited because about 6 weeks ago I could only do a few push ups. Look what I'm doing now!
Week 4, Day 3, Level 2
23
28
23
23
at least 33. I did 15 rested and did the other 18.

This was hard again. But compared to 6 weeks ago I feel really good. I'm not going to beat myself up because then I will be tempted to quit.

I'm thinking that when summer comes this with the weights I'm doing will give be nice arms & shoulders for short sleeve season. I won't be one of those womem complaining about their arms.

I hope you all have a great weekend! We are supposed to get to 30F, that is going to feel really warm! Might get to go out for a walk with my dog:glasses:

By the way, look for a new thread on Monday! Hundred Pushups Challenge February! If I don't get it started, please feel free to start it!
I will try to test this weekend also. Tomorrow I will be painting so it may be Sunday when I test. I hope I don't forget again!
MM

My week 4 day 2 effort:
25
29
25
25
25 + 12 after resting 20 seconds (min 36)

I added something else to my routine.
I usually do pushups the same day I do cardio. I might warm up on my elliptical trainer for 5 - 10 minutes, do my pushups and then do 30 minutes on the elliptical.
Today, after the cardio workout, I added another set of pushups, and I maxed out at 40.

You're right MM, I am getting stronger, and tonight, I'm gonna celebrate:drinker: