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I’ve always had a strange body. When I was in high school, I could lift tremendous weights with my lower body, but could barely bench press the bar. As I’ve grown older, my lower body strength has declined somewhat, but it’s always remained greater than it ought to be. Meanwhile, I was still barely able to bench press the bar.
Because of this, I’ve never been very good at push-ups. In fact, I’ve always been terrible. On March 14th of this year, on a whim, I tried to see how many push-ups I could do. I did three, and those were marginal. Today, however, I tried again. I did 12, and they had pretty good form. In fact, I probably could have done more — I stopped more for mental reasons than anything.
This tells me that my upper-body weight lifting sessions are paying off.
But I want to be able to do more push-ups. I’d love to be able to one hundred push-ups. Tonight via chat, my buddy Nickel pointed me to a site that may help me achieve that goal.
One Hundred Pushups is a site with a single purpose: train anyone to do one hundred pushups in just six weeks:
If you’re serious about increasing your strength, follow this six week training program and you’ll soon be on your way to completing 100 consecutive push ups! Think there’s no way you could do this? I think you can! All you need is a good plan, plenty of discipline and about 30 minutes a week to achieve this goal!
The One Hundred Pushups program requires participants to exercise three days a week for six weeks. Each day you perform five sets of push-ups, with a 60-120 second rest between each set. The number of pushups increase gradually until the final week, during which there’s a taper period (sort of like in marathon training). Then, a few days after completing week six, you go for the gold: one hundred push-ups.
I’m going to start this program on Monday. If things go well, then on July 28th I will perform one hundred push-ups. It seems unfathomable.
This may seem trivial, but it would be an enormous mental (and physical) victory for me to be able to do one hundred pushups. It’s right up there with completing a marathon. And while I’m skeptical that this goal can be accomplished, I’m willing to give it a shot.
Anyone want to join me?
Mac
128 responses so far ↓
1 Franz // Jun 12, 2008 at 7:23 pm
I’m there!
2 Kanwal // Jun 12, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Sign me up! Been following your blog since the beginning. Keep up the steady work!
3 Chelsey // Jun 12, 2008 at 7:37 pm
I’m in!
I have a goal to lose 30 pounds by the end of this year, and I’m looking for “fun” ways to do it. This will be a great addition to my current workout program. Thanks for the info!
4 Jason // Jun 12, 2008 at 7:39 pm
I’m in. Sounds like a great thing to be able to accomplish, and my get my upper body strength kicked off.
5 Jon Bohlinger // Jun 12, 2008 at 8:04 pm
I’m in. I’ve been meaning to set a real, actual goal for fitness, and I think this is a great one. My start date is the 18th.
6 Leah // Jun 12, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Awesome. I think I shall start next Monday in order to do weeks as real weeks.
Do you think it would be alright to start with modified “on the knee” pushups? I can’t really do a full pushup at all, so I think it might be good to do a few weeks at the modified level and then restart with full pushups.
7 The real Mr. Funk // Jun 12, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Nice. I’ll have to get some of those wanky “pushup handles” and give it a shot. Should help build a bit more strength in my forearm (broke it good about a year ago and she ain’t been all the way right since).
8 Andrew is getting fit // Jun 12, 2008 at 11:46 pm
I’m in!
9 A run home and a new challenge | Andrew is getting fit // Jun 13, 2008 at 12:53 am
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10 Shauna // Jun 13, 2008 at 2:21 am
Hi! I came here via Andrew and I’m in, baby!
11 Brad - former lurker // Jun 13, 2008 at 3:22 am
I’m in.
I’ve been reading your blog for quite a while, never commented though. Planning on running the Marine Corps Marathon on October 26 - thanks for the inspiration.
12 grimsaburger // Jun 13, 2008 at 3:55 am
I’d been doing free weights for a while and stopped, so count me in!
13 Karen Sugarpants // Jun 13, 2008 at 4:16 am
I’m in!
14 Karen Sugarpants // Jun 13, 2008 at 4:17 am
And my right hand is fractured and very bruised btw, but I’m still in!
15 Stefan // Jun 13, 2008 at 4:23 am
Hey J.D.,
what a tempting offer… hmm. Ok, Monday it is. Count me in!
I’ve done some push-ups at home for a while and managed to do around 20. I’m probably down to 10 right now. Though I’m not really buying to be able to do 100 in 6 weeks, I’ll give it a shot! Even if I’m only able to do 50 it will be amazing.
P.S. Since I’m thinking about getting one myself, I really would like to hear your oppinion about your Garmin GPS watch…
16 A Challenge For YOU! // Jun 13, 2008 at 4:36 am
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17 Maria // Jun 13, 2008 at 4:44 am
Sounds great! I think I’ll be doing this on my “off days” from the Couch-to-5K training.
18 Cecily T // Jun 13, 2008 at 4:50 am
I know what you mean about upper body strength, as a woman, mine’s not terrific, and I’ve got a weird shoulder as well that doesn’t help. One of the goals on my 101 list is to do 20 full form push-ups (not from my knees) and I’ve been making semi-steady progress on it using a method somewhat like this, although not so exact. It’s one of the few fitness things I can do easily with an 11-month old running around!
19 The Happy Rock // Jun 13, 2008 at 4:54 am
I think I am in. I have a similar build to you, very strong and large legs, and a weaker and slender upper body. Although after some strength training a few years back, I could probably do about 20 push ups.
The only thing that scares me is that push-ups are so mentally grueling for some reason, but I will worry about that later.
Also, I might be able to entice my wife, but the 100 push ups site doesn’t differentiate between men and women which seemed a little weird.
20 Jodi // Jun 13, 2008 at 4:58 am
Me too! I tried the initial test and only couldn’t even do one. :-/ I can’t imagine doing 100
21 jon // Jun 13, 2008 at 5:19 am
i’m totally in too.
22 J.D. // Jun 13, 2008 at 5:25 am
23 Flexo // Jun 13, 2008 at 5:46 am
Count me in. I’ll start on Monday.
24 Guy // Jun 13, 2008 at 5:51 am
JD: Count me in - initial test of 8. I’ll start on Monday as well. I hope you do another post at the end so we can all compare.
@Stefan: I have a Forerunner 305. I love it. I used to keep tracks of my runs in Excel, now my recording is automatic and I get more data; nice.
25 workout mommy // Jun 13, 2008 at 6:13 am
what a great idea–count me in!
26 J.D. // Jun 13, 2008 at 6:13 am
I’ll do a review of the Garmin GPS watch for next week. Before I injured myself, it was one of the next entries I was going to do. But since I haven’t actually been using it, I put that entry off….
27 Jeff // Jun 13, 2008 at 6:20 am
JD.. I’m in, I read your PF blog but have just added this health blog to my reader.
27 initial pushups, thanks to the last 3 months of taekwondo training.
28 Bex // Jun 13, 2008 at 6:33 am
I’m in! I’ve been trying to do pushups regularly but I haven’t gotten past 11, lol. I’m excited
29 Pablo // Jun 13, 2008 at 6:50 am
Count me in, as well. Looks like you’ll have a lot of company.
30 WeightLadder // Jun 13, 2008 at 6:54 am
Given my ankle (http://www.weightladder.com/2008/06/06/ruptured-peroneus-longus-tendon/) I will have to do knee pushups, but I am up for it… Even being able to do 100 knee push ups would seem like a great accomplishment… and probably let me start on the 3rd level for regular pushups once the ankle heals.
31 Stefan // Jun 13, 2008 at 7:22 am
J.D.
I’m looking forward to reading about it
32 Elaine // Jun 13, 2008 at 7:28 am
I’m a notorious blog lurker (I’ve been around since the beginning of this blog and I love GetRichSlowly), but I’m intrigued by this challenge so I’m in too! I’m hoping that by actually commenting for once I’ll stick with this. I also have a mental block toward and true loathing for push ups. Maybe that’s why I want to try this so much, so that I can prove to myself that can do it anyway. Thanks for inspiring me!
33 Leslie // Jun 13, 2008 at 8:42 am
So…I sort of skimmed this post because I hate push ups. Then I noticed how many comments there were so I read the comments then went back and re-read the post. Full form push ups are very hard for me but I can do a fair number of them on my knees (20 + most days). So…I am in too. Maybe this will get me over the transition from bent knee to full form. I will tell my hubby about this too and see if I can get him on board…
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35 carrie // Jun 13, 2008 at 8:51 am
I’m in too!
36 Peter // Jun 13, 2008 at 9:24 am
I was actually planning to start this Monday before I saw your post. Don’t remember how I cam across the site, but count me in. (Sadly, I’m just barely at level 2 right now so I’ll be starting slowly.)
37 Jake // Jun 13, 2008 at 9:29 am
Count me in as well, starting the 18th. M, W, F.
My test involved 10 push-ups, although I probably could’ve eeked out a shakey 11th. I’ll stick with the #10
38 Driver B // Jun 13, 2008 at 9:53 am
I’m in and hoping to get my husband along for the ride.
I recently started my getting fit slowly by riding my new folding bike to work (well, bike, train, bike) three times/week. This will be a great way to build some upper body strength.
Thanks JD!
39 Brandon // Jun 13, 2008 at 11:14 am
I’m in - and I told the idea to a few coworkers and now there are about 10 of us that are going to do the workouts on our lunch break, and then on July 28th, we’re reserving a conference room and seeing who can do the most!
Thanks for the idea!
40 Garrison // Jun 13, 2008 at 12:46 pm
I’m in with everybody. I have a slight head start in the pushup department due to being in the military and having to be able to meet minimum requirements in pushups. Currently I can do around 55-58 pushups in 1 min but I’d love to have motivation to work to 100 pushups (slow quality ones instead of airforce speed or nothing push ups).
So good luck to all and remember Friday is a pushup day.
41 Anca // Jun 13, 2008 at 12:54 pm
I’m in and excited. This looks so doable.
42 gizmogirl // Jun 13, 2008 at 1:39 pm
I’ve been following this blog for a while… love how honest you are with successes and struggles. I am totally in on the 100 pushups - in fact I started Wednesday and today did Day 2 (56 pushups in total).
As a point to the other women here - 7 weeks ago I started in a military-type training class at my gym. I struggled mightily to finish 5 poor-form pushups… 6 weeks after that for the post-test, I completed 20 with decent form… and if I can get there - any one of y’all can too!
43 Pplukas // Jun 13, 2008 at 1:55 pm
I’m in as well!!
44 Pplukas // Jun 13, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Hi again:
Actually I’m thinking if I try the same program with abs… alternating days… I could kill two birds with one stone…
45 Nottheangel // Jun 13, 2008 at 2:44 pm
I’m in. I’m the perfect test subject really for the method since I can do exactly 1 push-up. (and that barely).
Looking forward to see if it will work, I’d love to be able to do 100 push-ups.
46 Steve // Jun 13, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Just added you to the “Challenge List” -
http://hundredpushups.com/challenge.html
Good luck with the push up program!
–Steve
If anyone else would like to be listed, just send an email to the address on the Challenge page….
47 Susan // Jun 13, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Good luck with this! Looking forward to hearing when you reach your goal!
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49 Metroknow - AlmostFit.com // Jun 13, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Count me in - between getting up early and having just quit my job, I should have the time now. . .
50 Pam // Jun 14, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Push ups certainly aren’t my favorite thing, but WTH - I’m in! After that I might have to go for the one arm push-up thing, too! I hit 25 for my trial (that last one was iffy), but after reading up on “good-form” I realize I bend my elbows out instead of back so I may have to have a re-do!
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52 Paul // Jun 14, 2008 at 6:26 pm
At first I was just thinking, “Wow, these people are lame,” because of how few push-ups you can do. Then I looked at the chart and realized that you must all be really old (the lowest age category is “less than 40″). Hmm, no wonder. Good luck to you all.
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54 Leslie // Jun 15, 2008 at 5:58 am
OK…this is sad. I did convince my husband to do this too so we took the initial test today. He did 40…I did three (and the last one was iffy). I guess I have a lot farther to go than he does.
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56 rachel // Jun 15, 2008 at 6:35 am
Considering this challenge. I’ve already got a large goal for Oct. 4th. which is the St. George Marathon.
57 One hundred push ups « My Weight Loss Journal // Jun 15, 2008 at 10:57 am
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58 Hannah // Jun 15, 2008 at 12:20 pm
I linked over from Workout Mommy- I am in!
59 » The One Hundred Pushup Goal // Jun 15, 2008 at 7:06 pm
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60 » Weekly Roundup: Diets & Pushups Are Popular on Journal of Healthy Living // Jun 16, 2008 at 4:09 am
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61 100 Pushups: Week One, Day One // Jun 16, 2008 at 7:32 am
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62 Peter // Jun 16, 2008 at 9:08 am
Just went through the first set. Too telling on how out of shape I am.
Wednesday == more push-ups.
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64 Ross Goodman » 100 Pushups // Jun 16, 2008 at 12:23 pm
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65 NCN // Jun 16, 2008 at 5:32 pm
OK…
I’m in! I’ll checkout the site and see how many I can do… Rock on!
66 Sean // Jun 16, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Same boat here, upper body vs. lower body… I’m in!
67 COD // Jun 16, 2008 at 6:43 pm
I’m in. This will work nicely with the couch to 5K running plan. I’m on week two of it.
68 Will // Jun 16, 2008 at 6:48 pm
I’m in too. Just did day one. Thanks for the motivation!
69 KMFPL // Jun 16, 2008 at 8:17 pm
J.D.: Thanks for linking to this from GRS! My wife and I are in! Good luck to us all!
70 Ross // Jun 16, 2008 at 9:31 pm
I’m in, trying to get my wife to join also. Just did the initial test and got to 55, im thinking I’ll set a goal of 150!
71 robin // Jun 17, 2008 at 3:28 am
God. OK, I think I can.
72 Nedsferatu // Jun 17, 2008 at 6:10 am
I just quit smoking and have been looking for something to kick-start exercising. This would be a huge win for me. I’m a tall and thin guy and never had much in the way of muscles. I’d love to overcome my fear/loathing of push ups.
73 Pete @ biblemoneymatters // Jun 17, 2008 at 7:05 am
I’m in! I did my initial test last night, and whoa was that humbling!
Starting my first set tonight. Wish me luck!
Posting about the challenge tomorrow!
74 Mel // Jun 17, 2008 at 7:51 am
OK - I’m 51; I walk 30 minutes 4 to 5 days a week and I need a little something else to help me out. I am in!
75 Steve // Jun 17, 2008 at 7:55 am
Sounds like everyone’s having fun! Keep up the great work….
Also, just a reminder, send me an email if you’d like to be listed on the “hundred push ups challenge page”:
http://www.hundredpushups.com/challenge.html
Keep on pushing,
–Steve
76 A Lil' Irish Lass // Jun 17, 2008 at 8:54 am
I’m coming to you via GetRichSlowly.com, which I’ve been reading for months. Excellent job with both blogs - it’s a pleasure reading you and I always look forward to seeing you pop up in my Google Reader.
I’m down for great push-up challenge! Though I work out 4-5 times a week and have really good upper body strength, I can’t do push-ups to save my life. Like you said, it would be a huge mental boost to be able to accomplish 100.
77 mbhunter // Jun 17, 2008 at 9:57 pm
I’m in! I did the initial test and managed eight.
78 Deflabbify » Blog Archive » Ninety-two more pushups // Jun 17, 2008 at 10:09 pm
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79 100 Pushups: Week One, Day Two // Jun 18, 2008 at 12:01 am
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80 Razz // Jun 18, 2008 at 6:22 am
I’m in! I’ve never managed a single push up in my life - and would be incredibly happy to do ten, let alone 100. Will give this my best shot over the next six weeks!
81 mark larson | // Jun 18, 2008 at 6:52 pm
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82 Duff // Jun 18, 2008 at 8:53 pm
I’m in! I’ve actually tried to get to 100 before by getting to 500 pushups in one day. I got to 500 after a grueling month, and 37 was my best set.
But that was a while ago. I tested myself tonight and did 18, not quite to failure but close.
Here goes nothing…
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86 100 Pushups: Week One, Day Three // Jun 20, 2008 at 12:02 am
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87 Peter Ubriaco // Jun 20, 2008 at 9:34 am
I’m with you, brother. I saw the same site and it inspired me too. I did the initial test and the day 1 work out. I’m already sore, LOL, but in a good way, so I guess that means it’s working!
88 der Flo // Jun 22, 2008 at 1:21 am
Germany needs to push it as well. I am in there and wondering how well I will be doing. Anyway, posting this simple workout plan on a special website is a pretty cool idea. I hope it spreads around the world and gains momentum. Push it, baby.
89 Teena in Toronto // Jun 22, 2008 at 3:35 pm
I just joined one hundred push ups yesterday! Good luck!
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91 100 Pushups: Week Two, Day One // Jun 23, 2008 at 12:02 am
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93 emma // Jun 23, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Keep up the good work! I’m 15 on the 13th of July and I’m going cross-country skiing in easter, if anyone has any tips about how to get super fit without straining myself or causing injury i would be very greatful if you’d pass them on to me
my email is: emma_leslie@hotmail.co.uk
94 Maggie // Jun 24, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Thanks for posting about this challenge. I confess that I actually am NOT one of those women who have problems with push ups (4 years in the U.S. Army yo!) but this is a great supplemental workout to what I am doing anyway.
It will be fun to see if I can beat my current max of 81 after 6 weeks.
95 100 Pushups: Week Two, Day Two // Jun 25, 2008 at 1:03 am
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99 djf // Jun 29, 2008 at 2:39 pm
They changed the program in the last couple of days. I am so pissed off. This has confused me completely. For one, I can’t remember exactly what week I was on anymore because they changed everything around, and two, even if I did, now the program is different so it wouldn’t make any difference! I invested two weeks of my life into this program and I refuse to start over. I quit. I thought I could do it but now by uploading a completely new program they’ve messed things up. Erg.
They could at least have a link to the old one for those of us who were in the middle of the program!
100 steve // Jun 29, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Changed the program? How so?
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103 100 Pushups: Week Three, Day Two // Jul 2, 2008 at 1:01 am
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104 djf // Jul 2, 2008 at 5:21 am
Not so much changed actually as completely redid. They redid everything, from the time to wait between sets, from the number of push-ups in each set, to the number of push-ups per column after each exhaustion test, etc. This would be fine if I were just starting out but since I was in middle of the old program which is no longer there it’s just annoying and frustrating. For them to just turn things around on me and everyone else who was in the middle of the program is wrong.
105 100 Pushups: Week Three, Day Three // Jul 4, 2008 at 1:01 am
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106 100 Pushups: Week Four, Day One // Jul 7, 2008 at 1:01 am
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107 Andy // Jul 7, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Not doing the program - I can do the pushups. But I remember when I couldn’t - so I salute you guys (and gals!)
If I can offer some pushup tips that work for me:
1) assuming that your hands are flat on the floor, try driving through the floor with the heels of your palms - really use all your energy and concentration to try and push the heels of your palms through the floor. Of course you can’t do that - but the opposite reaction of that force will force your body up away from the floor - try it!
2) this is what broke through the barrier for me - mentally, try not to think of this as a chest/arms exercise, but rather make it all about your shoulder blades and back. Make your back rigid as possible and concentrate on keeping your shoulder blades in a fixed position and deriving your energy through them - your chest and arms are merely ancillary to your rigid back - for some reason this absolutely works!
GOOD LUCK!
108 100 Pushups: Week Four, Day Two // Jul 9, 2008 at 1:01 am
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109 Doc // Jul 9, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Hi All!
I am in! Been looking for a fun, regimented way to get back into shape and stop making excuses! I started on Monday with my initial test and Week 1 Day 1 workouts. I must say I am still extremely sore 2 days later, but I’m already at 38 push-ups, so relatively speaking I’m well on my way. Really like the positive attitude and re-inforcement on this blog. Best of luck to everyone attempting to do this…Don’t ever give up!
Good Luck & Thanks,
Doc
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111 100 Pushups: Week Four, Day Three // Jul 11, 2008 at 8:40 am
[...] feed. Thanks for visiting!For some of you, it’s the end of week four of the Get Fit Slowly one hundred pushup challenge. You’ve come a long way! I would love to know how many are ready to move on to week five. If [...]
112 100 Pushups: Week Five, Day One // Jul 14, 2008 at 1:02 am
[...] of the , it sounds as if a couple of people are, indeed, moving to week four of the Get Fit Slowly one hundred pushup challenge. Some of you will begin week five today. Others will be on week four. (And some, like me, will be [...]
113 BM // Jul 14, 2008 at 4:28 am
I am so out of shape, that it took me 2 weeks to finish the first week of the plan, But I have never felt so good physically in my life. The last time i did this number of pushups a day was when i was a teenager.
114 Eric // Jul 14, 2008 at 10:28 pm
I just finished week 2 of the challenge. I was able to do 9 more push ups during the exhaustion test than I did the first week!
Good luck to everyone doing the challenge.
115 Maybe I’m Craaaaa-zeeeee….. « My journey to a better body // Jul 16, 2008 at 5:02 am
[...] Kreblog and I have challenged each other to being able to complete 100 push-ups by Halloween. There are many benefits to doing push-ups. I’ve heard that one’s [...]
116 100 Pushups: Week Five, Day Two // Jul 16, 2008 at 7:30 pm
[...] to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Holy cats! I forgot to post day fourteen of the Get Fit Slowly one hundred pushup challenge. Somebody should have said something. You’ve probably already done your pushups, but if you [...]
117 100 Pushups: Week Five, Day Three // Jul 18, 2008 at 12:02 am
[...] feed. Thanks for visiting!For some of you, it’s the end of week five of the Get Fit Slowly one hundred pushup challenge. You’ve come a long way! Others are just finishing up week four or, like me, week three (or [...]
118 100 Pushups: Week Six, Day One // Jul 21, 2008 at 1:01 am
[...] to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This is the beginning of the final week of the Get Fit Slowly one hundred pushup challenge. Actually, I suspect very few (if any) of you have reached week six, but I will continue to post [...]
119 100 Pushups: Week Six, Day Two // Jul 23, 2008 at 1:01 am
[...] subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!It’s the penultimate day of the Get Fit Slowly one hundred pushup challenge — at least on the blog. I’m not aware of anyone doing the sixth week of this program, [...]
120 100 Pushups: Week Six, Day Three // Jul 25, 2008 at 1:01 am
[...] my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This is it — the final daily update for the Get Fit Slowly one hundred pushup challenge. This is the end of the sixth week, but I’m not sure anyone has actually made it this far. [...]
121 Present and accounted // Jul 29, 2008 at 4:16 am
I started the challenge last friday repeated day one on monday nand now its carry on forward. my max no. of pushups is about 20 so a bit to go to 100. My thoughts on this are even if i dont make 100 my progress will be significant I hope:)
122 Fun Husband // Aug 10, 2008 at 6:10 pm
I have been reading that 100 pushup website and I honestly thought about trying it. I just dont think it would work in that short of a time.
I may be able to get to 100 push ups, but the likely time frame would be more than a year of doing push ups.
The body is just not built to gain strength that fast.
123 Greg // Aug 14, 2008 at 11:21 am
Good to see other people doing the challenge.
Here’s my progress. I’ve been stuck on week 5 due to time constraints, an almost non existent sleep schedule, and just plain being tired from biking and running.
http://www.fivezerofive.com/main/index.php?itemid=1461
124 Weekend Update: Doing the Right Thing // Aug 23, 2008 at 10:08 am
[...] you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I’ve been negligent about the one hundred pushups challenge, both here and in Real Life. I stopped doing my pushups for a week, and it’s been a while [...]
125 Nathan McGee // Aug 28, 2008 at 10:14 am
Yeah, I got stuck on week 3. Kept on doing the day over and eventually got through it!
I’m sure I’ll get stuck again… but now at least I know I can get through it! :).
126 Ppluk // Aug 28, 2008 at 11:17 am
I got stuck on week 3 as well. I’m planning on starting again from week one…
127 Tommy // Sep 5, 2008 at 3:34 pm
for those interested in the 100 push-ups challenge, you might also be interested in the 100 push-ups in 100 seconds challenge: http://www.parttimepersonaltrainer.com/2008/09/05/100-push-ups-in-100-seconds-challenge/
128 100 Push Up Challenge : 60 IN 3 // Sep 19, 2008 at 10:34 am
[...] read about this on Get Fit Slowly and liked the idea as a way of introducing people to working out. You can find out more about the [...]
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