100 pushup challenge... anyone interested in joining?

I've decided to do this (a friend encouraged me on facebook...)
anyone interested in joining me? in 6 weeks you'll be able to do 100 consecutive pushups.
in my initial test i could do 31 today...

at my best shape ever (in high school wrestling) I managed 50... but 100 seems impossible to me...
so i need some moral support
hop on and lemme know you're in...

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Hieromonk Joined : 20 May 2008 Posts : 154

I'll try, I'm pretty pathetic though. I don't think I'll be able to do 20 never mind 31
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Hieromonk Joined : 20 May 2008 Posts : 154

OUCH!!!!

I just completed my first day Very Happy

Being a person more focused on running then weight training, this will be interesting. I'm glad I'll have a day of rest to recoup.

I'd much rather run 5 miles then do 10 or 20 pushups but as one gets older you start losing muscle mass. I'm getting to that age, so I need to seriously think about that.
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haha
i just finished day 1 yesterday and today I was sore behind my arms (I dont even know what that muscle is called, that runs down my side... near my back...)...

i'm thinking i'm curious if i could fit the 6 week program into 3... i might try... but it would mean pushups every day but 1/week...

i'll keep you posted..
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Hieromonk Joined : 20 May 2008 Posts : 154

So far my arms aren't that sore. I did push myself, but after what I did yesterday I had thought I'd be more sore today. Perhaps as the day wears on my arms will feel worse Smile

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Subject: i'm in... Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:58 pm

okay, I am new to these forums, but I saw this and had to drop a note to say that "i'm in"! My initial test got 18 out of me, and I am excited to get back into shape after a long hiatus... Laughing

I'd post more to the forum, but I'll have to wait for the burning in my upper body to stop first....

Thanks!
Dan

Xenophile Joined : 09 May 2008 Posts : 147

Welcome to the forum! I'm afraid to say that I have absolutely no desire to attempt this challenge, though I am altering my diet and starting to exercise again.
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nice... welcome dan...
and nathan - you'll come around

i did day 2 of week 1 yesterday and the program picks up really quick... i hope I can keep up... so far so good... this is rough tho... it will all be worth it if I actually manage 100 pushups at the end....
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Subject: ouch! Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:19 pm

I hope that this gets easier... after my 18 from yesterday, I am pretty sore today...

Hieromonk Joined : 20 May 2008 Posts : 154

Hieromonk Joined : 20 May 2008 Posts : 154

I'm on week 2, day 1. Still sticking with it.

How about you guy(s).

btw, I'm on the wussie column of the program - column 2. While I'm happy that I'm not on the school girl column (column 1) its still pretty hard but I'm pleased with the results so far.
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did week 2 day 1 yesterday... i maxed at 31... i was going for 35 but actually caved in on myself when I thought I'd make it...

i'm enjoying it... impressed with the improvement i can make in a weeks time...
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