one hundred pushups - who's with me?

**daria7483** · 19-06-2008

I've been looking to improve my upper body strength lately, and a friend recommended the one hundred pushups website. The idea is, you take an initial test and then based on the results of that test, you start off doing a few pushups spaced apart and, working on pushups three times a week, gradually build your upper body strength until you can do 100 at once.

As I am pretty weak (I can do girly pushups though) I could only do a couple and wound up in the first level. So I started today, doing four sets of two pushups each, and then three pushups for the last set. It's not time-consuming and you can take breaks between the sets, so I'm hoping I won't have much reason to procrastinate. I'm not real optimistic about my ability to make it to 100, but I figure I can at least tone my arms some.

So, anybody want to try this with me and share their progress? I find it easier to stick with these things when you know someone else is going to be asking you how it's going.

~~DarkSunDS~~ · 19-06-2008

Sounds cool, I'll do it.

EDIT: Column 2.

Takashi · 19-06-2008

Sure, I'll start on Monday and do the program on Monday, Wendsday and Friday. I can do around 12-15 so i'll be a level 3.

Chillhouse · 19-06-2008

I'd do it, but I can already do 100 push-ups in one go.

I'll work on 200 though.

dogboy · 19-06-2008

I'm in Daria, and I'm level 4...not too shabby for the old man on the block, though I don't think we want to make Happy Lurker mad at us. 100 is most impressive. I've been wanting to get back into some exercising, and this might help. I wonder if there is a site like that for sit ups. I used to be able to do 50 sit ups in 3 minutes. We had to do if for gym.

By the way, two of our 3 kids went to Tech. Our son graduated in 97 or 98, can't remember, and our daughter graduated in 2001, and then taught English as a grad assistant the next two years. One of them must have been there when you went, though it's a big university. Go Hokies!

~~gamebaby~~ · 19-06-2008

lol woho some one like me........but i will try it out.

Pojo · 19-06-2008

I could give it a shot...I would suggest lifting weights a little bit too, since just pushups isn't much of a workout...

Fire2box · 19-06-2008

In the PE class at the school I was at we started off with 5 sets of 10 push ups then as the year went on we went to 10 sets of 10.

In sit-ups we did like 150 at the end of the year. For the ones who could keep up anyways. I noticed a big change even half way into the school year, I loved that class.

~~DarkSunDS~~ · 19-06-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pojo

I could give it a shot...I would suggest lifting weights a little bit too, since just pushups isn't much of a workout...

As if everyone had weights in their houses. >_>

Pojo · 19-06-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkSunDS

As if everyone had weights in their houses. >_>

Well they are like...$5 for like 5lb ones...And you don't have to use official weights...But I'm just saying it can help...

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daria7483 Lurker Donor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 26 Posts: 781 Threads: 13 Reputation: 41	one hundred pushups - who's with me? I've been looking to improve my upper body strength lately, and a friend recommended the one hundred pushups website. The idea is, you take an initial test and then based on the results of that test, you start off doing a few pushups spaced apart and, working on pushups three times a week, gradually build your upper body strength until you can do 100 at once. As I am pretty weak (I can do girly pushups though) I could only do a couple and wound up in the first level. So I started today, doing four sets of two pushups each, and then three pushups for the last set. It's not time-consuming and you can take breaks between the sets, so I'm hoping I won't have much reason to procrastinate. I'm not real optimistic about my ability to make it to 100, but I figure I can at least tone my arms some. So, anybody want to try this with me and share their progress? I find it easier to stick with these things when you know someone else is going to be asking you how it's going. Last edited by daria7483; 19-06-2008 at 07:32 PM. Reason: sorry guys, the link was broken

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~~DarkSunDS~~ Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 1,880 Threads: 50 Wiki Edits: 60 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 29	Sounds cool, I'll do it. EDIT: Column 2. Last edited by DarkSunDS; 19-06-2008 at 08:05 PM.

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Takashi Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brandon, FL Age: 18 Posts: 2,120 Threads: 123 Gallery Uploads: 11 Blog Entries: 30 Reputation: 34	Sure, I'll start on Monday and do the program on Monday, Wendsday and Friday. I can do around 12-15 so i'll be a level 3.

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Chillhouse العالم العربي والاسلامى Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: gta Age: 18 Posts: 2,060 Threads: 120 Blog Entries: 52 Reputation: 78	I'd do it, but I can already do 100 push-ups in one go. I'll work on 200 though.

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dogboy VIP Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 2,466 Threads: 6 Reputation: 122	I'm in Daria, and I'm level 4...not too shabby for the old man on the block, though I don't think we want to make Happy Lurker mad at us. 100 is most impressive. I've been wanting to get back into some exercising, and this might help. I wonder if there is a site like that for sit ups. I used to be able to do 50 sit ups in 3 minutes. We had to do if for gym. By the way, two of our 3 kids went to Tech. Our son graduated in 97 or 98, can't remember, and our daughter graduated in 2001, and then taught English as a grad assistant the next two years. One of them must have been there when you went, though it's a big university. Go Hokies!

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~~gamebaby~~ Regular Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: iowa usa Posts: 331 Threads: 52 Reputation: 1	lol woho some one like me........but i will try it out.

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Pojo No more cakes, sorry. Donor Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Virginia Age: 19 Posts: 6,492 Threads: 107 Wiki Edits: 121 Blog Entries: 14 Reputation: 94	I could give it a shot...I would suggest lifting weights a little bit too, since just pushups isn't much of a workout...

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Fire2box Regular Donor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Stockton, California Age: 21 Posts: 4,553 Threads: 62 Gallery Uploads: 13 Wiki Edits: 2 Blog Entries: 6 Reputation: 39	In the PE class at the school I was at we started off with 5 sets of 10 push ups then as the year went on we went to 10 sets of 10. In sit-ups we did like 150 at the end of the year. For the ones who could keep up anyways. I noticed a big change even half way into the school year, I loved that class.