100 pushups!!

[Mindas Arran]

http://hundredpushups.com/

I came across this site and thought... what a neat idea! Who all is going to do this with me? We can start Monday! :D

[Moonshadow]

That looks great! Thanks so much for sharing the link! I was actually just thinking yesterday how I wanted to start doing 50-100 push ups a day (nonsecutively) to build up my pushup tolerance.

I'm totally with you! I have to start November 1st, though. My Tai Chi Chih Teacher Training is all of next week and I need to put my complete focus on that. (I also need to be able to be able to move my arms comfortably enough for 6-7 hours of movement practice each day and can't risk being too sore.) November 1st, though, you'll see my update in my training journal. :)

--Moonshadow

[Mindas Arran]

November 1st then. Let's see if we can get some more people in on this!

[Jay Kendola]

very interesting, I may join you in this.

[jdmcowan]

Finally took a moment to read through this and it sounds great. I've been slack in my physical training lately - mostly due to complications at work requiring extended hours. Things are starting to ease up a little and I've really been feeling like I need to get back into more physical activity.

I also noticed the 200 sit ups and 200 squats programs. There should also be a 100 pull-ups program, so I'm going to design one for myself, based on the push-ups schedules. Each program should take 10 minutes every other day. So I should be able to do all four by taking 20 minutes 6 days a week. I think I'll do push-ups and squats together and pull-ups and sit-ups together.

I'm ready to start Monday. However, I don't think we really all need to start together. Some people may need to repeat weeks that others don't, so we'll all get out of sync anyway. Feel free to start with me or join in later, but I'm going to do my test at the end of this week and start week one on Monday.

How do you think we should track and encourage eachother? I think if we do it all in this thread it will become too crowded. Should we do it in our regular training logs (if you don't have one, create one), or should we create special logs just for mutual support in this program?

Jeremy

[Mindas Arran]

100 pull-ups? I'm not sure that's even possible... :sSc_shocker:

[jdmcowan]

100 pull-ups? I'm not sure that's even possible... :sSc_shocker:

Since I can't even do one without assistance, I can't really argue with you. But I just fastforwarded through P90X Back & Biceps and Bobby does about 75 total in sets of 15-20 with other back exercises between. I'm sure he could do at least 50 straight.

But even if it was possible to do 100, 50 is still a ridiculous goal for me. So that's what I'm going to try for. I'm planning to use a chair assist (at least for a few weeks) and use the push-up numbers divided in half.

I'll do my push-up and squat tests tomorrow and post them in a new thread.

Jeremy

[jdmcowan]

Posted my first set of tests in my JRC blog.
http://jediresourcecenter.org/vb/blog.php?u=19

[jdmcowan]

Week 1 is compelete. I'm ready for week 2, but there's some sort of problem with the website. If it comes back up I should go ahead and print all the weeks in case it happens again.

[Moonshadow]

The site is working ok for me now, although another friend said she was having trouble with the site earlier as well. Let me know if it's still not working for you and I can e-mail you the numbers.

--Moonshadow

[Moonshadow]

That's awesome! :) Were those knee push ups or toe push ups btw? Looking forward to reading your blog here. I miss reading your other one.

--Moonshadow

[RO1234]

I don't know many people who can do that. Normally even just doing 72 in 2 min. is hard. I'm normally spent after 65:). A hundred is a very ambitious goal. But definitely doable. I couldn't connect to that site though.

[jdmcowan]

Thanks for the offer to print them, Moonshadow. I was able to get on later and have printed up the whole program.

Glad you're joining in, Abby. Looking forward to reading your reports and commiserating with eachother.

[Moonshadow]

It's good that you're able to adapt, though. Another option is going back to toe push ups once you get stronger and crossing your right ankle behind your left leg so there's no weight on it. Or even holding your right leg up in the air entirely.

Also, if the wrist does end up acting up eventually, you can always do the push ups on your knuckles on carpeting if needed. I sometimes convert back to those when my right wrist acts up. They seem to be a lot harder than the regular push ups, though.

I've been doing toe push ups so far and I'm starting week two today, but might actually go back to week one and add in knee diamond and knuckle push ups to my program since I can only do 3 good form knuckle push ups and no good form diamond push ups on my toes.

RO, I just tried the site again and it seems to be back up. If you still have trouble connecting to it, someone can e-mail you the info if you're interested. They have options to do a more advanced version so you can start at the most appropriate level for you.

--Moonshadow

[jdmcowan]

I'm trying to figure out now how to do my 2nd-week test. The website only says, "Perform this test within a couple of days of completing Week 2." But I only have 2 days of rest before week 3 begins. It seems I have a few choices, but I can't figure out which would be best and want to see if any of you have some knowledge that might help. If I wait 2 days to do my test, then my muscles will not have gotten their full rest and I'm going to have trouble keeping up again next week. On the other end of the spectrum, since I do my exercises in the morning, I could do my test in the evening on day 3 of week 2. That isn't likely to show what a rested exhaustion test would show, but it will allow me to still get a full 2-day rest. I could also try to split the difference and do the test in 1 day. I'm leaning towards doing the test on day 3. It means that my test won't be as good as it could, but the worst result of that would be that I wind up in a lower category next week, meaning that my goals would be lower (which might be what I need anyway). Any other ideas out there?

[Moonshadow]

Or you could reverse it and do your test in the morning of Day 3. That way you're fresh for the test and can just do what you can for the allotted push up sets that evening. Even if you have a little trouble with the sets, you still have the knowledge that you did a whole bunch of push ups in the AM to make up for it and you can just take longer rests in between sets. Also, doing the push ups the same day will help avoid being impeded by delayed onset soreness since it won't have set in by then.

--Moonshadow

[RyuJin]

umm guess i shouldn't mention how many i can do in 2mins...
121....but then again i've been a jedi for a very long time, played football, studied martial arts since i was 8, and was in the navy and was training to pass my retake of the seal test

[Mindas Arran]

The goal is 100 consecutive pushups, not a timed specific number, so you might still be able to join in.

[jdmcowan]

Mindas - 1 per second sound pretty consecutive to me.

RyuJin - Check out the other challenges on the sight. How many squats and sit-ups can you do? If you can do 200 of each, then I guess none of these challenges is for you.

Moonshadow - That's a good idea. But I think I would prefer to get in my full workout and have a worse test, rather than get in my full test and have a worse workout. Plus it will be late and there will be lot of things going on in the house when I get home tonight. Even doing the test is going to be tough, much less the full workout. I think I'll go ahead and do my workout this morning and try to do the test tonight.

[Mindas Arran]

Mindas - 1 per second sound pretty consecutive to me.
:sEm_blush:
Doh! I didn't even do the math... I just got off work when I read it. Yeah, yeah... sue me. haha

[Moonshadow]

Btw, did anyone happen to read anywhere on the site if there's any maximum amount of time to rest between push ups as long as you remain in the plank position? I'm definitely going to be one of those "slow and steady wins the race" types. :p

--Moonshadow

[RyuJin]

never thought to see how many squats i can do...acckk sit ups aren't my forte...lol at my best i could only get 86 in 2 mins before feeling like throwing up...never thought to see how many pull ups i can do recently...at last attempt i could hit i think 20 in 2 mins....much harder exercise...especially now that i have bad shoulders and i no longer weigh only 135lbs....been studying yoga to help trim up my soggy middle and help my back and shoulders....i'll have to check out that website and see what they have....my current workout is pretty intense especially since i use several different routines to prevent plateauing

[RyuJin]

here's a twist on push ups that gets really fast results and improves balance as well
stand near a wall and go into a handstand leaning the back of your feet against the wall
do as many pushups as you can, i came up with this when i was in the navy, eventually you'll be able to do pushups away from the wall as well as walk on your hands.

[Moonshadow]

We used to do that drill in our gymnastics troupe. You definitely need to have good strength to begin with to get full range of motion, though.

--Moonshadow

[RyuJin]

true...with my shoulders slipping out every now and then i can't do it everyday

[stancheung75]

true...with my shoulders slipping out every now and then i can't do it everyday

Ok here's a great idea from one of the athletic trainers in the Baltimore area Coach Nick. Take some time to look at a few other things he post up also. He has an awesome ideas and he really changed a lot of the ways I view some of my workout forms.

You will need resistance band, and something that slides.

Clip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu_D9o3UILM)

[RyuJin]

thanks for that link....i'll have to try that when i get paid, it would definately be nice to be able to workout everyday again without shoulder pain, or lower back pain (caused by a slipped disk, a compressed disk, and sciattica)

[Mindas Arran]

Scooby is on Youtube as well! I really like what I've seen of his stuff so far.