100 Push Ups

Big Chris · Post by **Big Chris** » July 6th, 2009, 10:19 am

I was moving through week 3 pretty good then laid off because of work commitments I hope to get back to week 3 again this week. I plan on starting it over at week 3. we will see

ccwenk · Post by **ccwenk** » July 8th, 2009, 2:31 pm

I took the week 2 test on Saturday after doing the workouts MWF.

I went through week 3 once without completing the final set of any of the 3 days, then went to the KevJGK method and repeated Week 3 Day 1 until I could do the 20+ on the last set. Took 4 attempts total.

yoda · Post by **yoda** » July 8th, 2009, 4:14 pm

I just finished my second day of week 4. It's getting pretty tough. There have been very few posts from everyone about the pushups. I wonder if everyone, but a couple have dropped out?

Yoda

KevJGK · Post by **KevJGK** » July 8th, 2009, 6:04 pm

After struggling massively with some of the earlier sessions I managed to do week 4 day 3 today at the first attempt

which was 29, 33, 29, 29 & 40. I will now repeat week 4 until I can do all 3 sessions at the first attempt before moving on to the next test and week 5.

I am surprised how I have been able to achieve numbers that seemed impossible just a few weeks ago.

TabbRows · Post by **TabbRows** » July 9th, 2009, 10:12 am

yoda wrote:I just finished my second day of week 4. It's getting pretty tough. There have been very few posts from everyone about the pushups. I wonder if everyone, but a couple have dropped out?

Yoda

I'm still grunting through this. But I'm doing the lowest level, on knees. Yesterday, Week 5 Sesion 2 was a total of 100 pushups in 8 sets!! I didn't even look to count what the highest leve was targeting to be done. My left shoulder won't let me do anywhere near that yet for regular pushups. For situps though I'm in the middle level for Week 5. And my abs hurt like heck if I erg afterward. On my one day a week weight room, I can push more weight on the bench press for the 5 sets. And I can do the push up set reps on both the assisted chins and dips with the assist at 40lbs, versus 60 two months ago (the more weight the easier). Creaky knees still keeping me from the 100 squats program.

tiredboy · Post by **tiredboy** » July 9th, 2009, 11:32 am

I guess I fit the usual story. Started well then other commitments made me stop (I think I've started the programme about 3 times now!). Oh well, not many distractions for the next few weeks so I'll be staring again on monday. I hadn't looked too far into the programme so I'm not looking forward to the big jumps in later weeks!
Has anyone else started really low (ie needing to start on week 1!) and had big improvements

KevJGK · Post by **KevJGK** » July 9th, 2009, 11:51 am

Yes, my initial test was 17. Week 1 was tough. Just finished week 4. You will be amazed how you improve if you stick at it.

TabbRows · Post by **TabbRows** » July 9th, 2009, 12:42 pm

tiredboy wrote: I hadn't looked too far into the programme so I'm not looking forward to the big jumps in later weeks!
Has anyone else started really low (ie needing to start on week 1!) and had big improvements

I started at Week one level 2, dropped down to level1 for week 3 after not quite doing enough to keep on level 2. Weeks 5 and 6 you move to 8 sets and rest periods are only 45 seconds versus 1-2 minutes. Of course you're not doing as many per set but Week 5, Level 3 has you target a max of 60 pushups for the 8th and final set. when I finish Week 6, Level on (knee pushups) I'm going back and starting over at Week One to see if I can get better.

KevJGK · Post by **KevJGK** » July 10th, 2009, 4:02 pm

I did my end of week 4 progress test today and managed 55 witnessed by my nephew.

I felt really pleased until my nephew pointed at that although my pressups were OK they were not strictly correct. Apparently my hands are a bit to wide apart and my chest is about 8 inches off the floor. When I got my hands the correct width apart and made my chest touch the floor everything was so much harder.

I am now going to start again at week 1 using the stricter technique and see how I get on. I can tell things will be much tougher.

Big Chris · Post by **Big Chris** » July 10th, 2009, 10:51 pm

I am still workingat it just not on a regular schedule. I shoud be on week 5 but I am still trying to finish week 3

yoda · Post by **yoda** » July 11th, 2009, 1:40 pm

I've been on level 2 since I started. And I was doing pretty good until yesterday when I did the third day, level 2, week 4. The last set got me pretty good. So, I'm going to drop down to level 1 and go on to week 5 starting on Monday. I've had to drop the horizontal pullups from the workout as I pulled something in my groin. And of course that leaves the situps out as well.

I know from years of resistance training that it's important to allow the body to rest and now I'm wondering if more progress couldn't be made if there were two days between the workouts rather than one. What do you guys think??

Yoda

anthonysemone · Post by **anthonysemone** » July 11th, 2009, 7:01 pm

Volume, frequency and intensity are a crummy mix in the absence of REST. Yoda, I'd wager you'd show significant increases in whatever you're measuring if you took off a WEEK between bouts. However, since the majority of "exercisers" I've encountered are volume and frequency addicted, while being REST aversive, I'd say give yourself a couple days and see what happens.

tony

TabbRows · Post by **TabbRows** » July 21st, 2009, 10:20 am

Okay!! I finished the six weeks in 6 weeks (albeit final 3 weeks of pushups were Level 1 on knees). Final tests: 28 pushups (regular) Start with 18 but first exhaust test was only 13. 115 situps. Started with 65. So there is improvement.

After a week off, I'm retesting and then starting over Hopefully using level 2 on puhsups and not dropping to knees. And progressing to level 3 for situps. Will also restart squats at level 1 to see if knees can hold up.

Boy does my gut hurt about 20 minutes into a rowing session after those situps

yoda · Post by **yoda** » July 21st, 2009, 10:34 am

Tomorrow I will be doing the second day of week 6. I'm looking foward to doing it. So far I've been able to move from week to week without a hitch, although I did step down from level 2 to level 1 after the fourth week. My shoulders are holding up fine, but I'm getting a lot of stress in my lower back and hips. When I finish this rotation, I'm planning on going back and start all over at level 2 to see if I can make it all the way through without dropping down again. Maybe I'll be able to incorporate the situp program with it, as well.

lHey, this is fun, huh?

Yoda

Pammie · Post by **Pammie** » July 21st, 2009, 3:16 pm

How about squat thrusts?

I have started those and on week 2 of the plan.
What plan i hear you cry just following the push up plan but doing squat thrusts i followd the push up plan last year, stopped but do plan to start up again once i'm setted with the squat thrusts they are hard but its about the challenge

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