One hundred pushup challenge!

[Truman181]

My arms seem to have gotten huge. They have to be to push 275 off the floor repeatedly! I feel now that I'm finally getting my 'base strength' established, I will have more success in the following weeks.

 

[Huffman]

Anyone else noticing improvements in your body?

Actually yes! But I somehow doubt that 6 lonely pushup sessions would trigger massive gains.

 

[redspicyflag]

Wow good job guys!

Stick to it!

I did some yard work, so I didn't feel so strong

week 4 day 2 column 3

27
20
20
20
30

 

[TheVirtualMind]

Actually yes! But I somehow doubt that 6 lonely pushup sessions would trigger massive gains.

My gains could be a combination of this + my normal job.

Week 2, Day 3, Level 3

15

15

12

12

25

This was done a few minutes ago and I just got home about 3 hours before from work (loading heavy boxes for 3 hours in a hot ass truck)

Week 3 should be interesting.

 

[redspicyflag]

TVM, you work at UPS or something?

week 4 day 3 column 3

29
22
22
20
40

 

[TheVirtualMind]

Test at end of Week 2 results:

40

 

[TheVirtualMind]

Hey Truman, if you are still having trouble with a set, do as many pushups as you can, then take a breather while holding yourself up. Then do as many as you can. Repeat until you get the number you need.

 

[Huffman]

Test at the end of Week 2:

35... ****, I had hoped for more. But, no worries, I'm gonna see this through.

 

[redspicyflag]

Crap

40 for my test

but oh well, not to worry

 

[TheVirtualMind]

TVM, you work at UPS or something?

I work at either UPS, DHL, or FedEx.

 

[$kUrOkAnG$]

im in 2

 

[Huffman]

Struggling with Week 3: 25-17-12-10-15.
This is where the fun begins

 

[redspicyflag]

oh god

went biking today and it made it tough

week 5 day1 column 2

35
28
25
22
35

I plan to do same week column 3 after this week



Good luck to the newcomers and be sure to report back!

 

[TheVirtualMind]

Day 1, Week 3, Column 3

25

17

17

15

25

I got home from work, grabbed a small snack and re hydrated, then did this...Holy mother of utter harshness...I couldn't do more than the minimum at the end and even that required 3 minutes between the last set and that, along with 2 pause rests during the set.

I'm sleeping good today.

 

[yungahdubz]

Not to put a downer on the whole thing, put wont doing just pushups create a muscle imbalance?

You frontal shoulder, triceps and pecs will develop, but this will cause a muscle imbalance in your upper back. People who go to gym to work the "fashion muscles": chest, arms and sometimes shoulders have like a hunch from where there pecs are pulling their shoulders forwards due to their weak traps/rhomboids/lats.

I havent fully looked throug the program, but if it allows it maybe add some pullups/barbell rows?

Just my 2cents

 

[redspicyflag]

Not to put a downer on the whole thing, put wont doing just pushups create a muscle imbalance?

You frontal shoulder, triceps and pecs will develop, but this will cause a muscle imbalance in your upper back. People who go to gym to work the "fashion muscles": chest, arms and sometimes shoulders have like a hunch from where there pecs are pulling their shoulders forwards due to their weak traps/rhomboids/lats.

I havent fully looked throug the program, but if it allows it maybe add some pullups/barbell rows?

Just my 2cents

Personally, I haven't noticed that myself

but you can add whatever training you want to it

 

[TheVirtualMind]

Not to put a downer on the whole thing, put wont doing just pushups create a muscle imbalance?

You frontal shoulder, triceps and pecs will develop, but this will cause a muscle imbalance in your upper back. People who go to gym to work the "fashion muscles": chest, arms and sometimes shoulders have like a hunch from where there pecs are pulling their shoulders forwards due to their weak traps/rhomboids/lats.

I havent fully looked throug the program, but if it allows it maybe add some pullups/barbell rows?

Just my 2cents

Probably, but I get a good back workout at work and I throw in some pull ups before a shower.

 

[Truman181]

UPDATE

As I mentioned before, I've been continuing this challenge on my own so I can go at my own pace and not put too much pressure on myself. However, after 5 weeks I think I have built up enough strength to pass week 1 exercises. As promised, I will copy and paste my updates from my blog here:

 

[Truman181]

Reposted from my blog

Week 3 - week ending July 11th - (Repeat week 1 workout)

This week sucked. I wonder if I'm making any progress at all.

Day 1

3
2
2
2
1

Day 2

4
3
2
2
2


Day 3

5
3
2
1
1

It doesn't seem like I'm making progress. But I will begin again at week 1. I got to get this **** handled one of these days. I got to make some progress.

 

[Truman181]

Week 4 - Day 1 (Repeat Week 1, Day 1)

Sunday July 13th

2
2
2
2
3

This was the first time I've ever completed all the reps on a single work out. I'm still making progress I guess. I will see how I do the rest of the week but more than likely I will repeat week 1 one more time after this week.