One Hundred Pushups Challenge: Log your sets and max rep tests.

[Boric]

Awesome! I'll get back into this starting Monday. I made a thread 2 years ago in the Lose to Win section about this challenge...

Last time my shoulder gave out and killed my motivation after waiting a couple weeks for it to heal up:

and... after a break on the weekend... I start doing my sets for today Day of week 4... 21, break, 25, break... .... next set was 21 again... but my right shoulder gave out on #7 on the way down. Rested for about 20 minutes, and tried to just lower myself again, and the shoulder still gave out... so I guess I'm putting this on hiatus for a while to make sure I don't do some serious damage. Just got done giving it a soak, and I'll be light on it for a few days now. Hopefully once it heals I won't have lost too much progress.

[Trickman]

I really don't have an excuse not to try this. My PS3 is back and I also haven't put in EA Active 2 yet. I used to do crunches as well (to try to lose my gut). But I've been lazy with exercise, big time.

[saskbob]

Awesome! I'll get back into this starting Monday. I made a thread 2 years ago in the Lose to Win section about this challenge...

Last time my shoulder gave out and killed my motivation after waiting a couple weeks for it to heal up:

Yeah, I remember you talking in the forums about this. I think that's where I first heard about it. Definitely agree about overdoing it, getting an injury and then getting completely derailed. I was doing the beginner powerlifting programme at stronglifts.com 2 years ago and I developed tendinitis from pushing to fast and not taking my time, it took over 6 months before my arm worked right again and a year before it felt the same. I also have to be very careful of my rotator cuff (all the muscles in the shoulder that give the arm stability and mobility) because I damaged it as an electrician. if i feel even the slightest twinge during pullups I stop right away or I won't be able to move my neck and shoulders for 2 days.

I really don't have an excuse not to try this. My PS3 is back and I also haven't put in EA Active 2 yet. I used to do crunches as well (to try to lose my gut). But I've been lazy with exercise, big time.

A couple years ago I used to think that ab exercises reduced stomach fat as well......but crunches will not make a gut smaller. the body decides where to distribute fat and where to take it off, and unfortunately we have no choice in the matter. Crunches are definitely a great core exercise though, but I guarantee a 250-500 drop in calories a day and 30 minutes of walking 2 miles 4 times a week would get you much further if you want quick fat loss results. Plus when done the right way, because you lock your body rigid, pushups work a lot of those same abdominal stabilizer muscles already.

[ChryZ]

I used to do crunches as well (to try to lose my gut).

Crunches are good for your abs, but there is no such thing as spot reduction. You can only reduce overall bodyfat with a negative caloric balance. While crunches burn a few calories, it's not enough to have any major impact.

[devilmaker]

Week 1 Day 1 Level 3: 10,12,7,7,16 Total: 52

[Trickman]

A couple years ago I used to think that ab exercises reduced stomach fat as well......but crunches will not make a gut smaller. the body decides where to distribute fat and where to take it off, and unfortunately we have no choice in the matter. Crunches are definitely a great core exercise though, but I guarantee a 250-500 drop in calories a day and 30 minutes of walking 2 miles 4 times a week would get you much further if you want quick fat loss results. Plus when done the right way, because you lock your body rigid, pushups work a lot of those same abdominal stabilizer muscles already.

I guess I should stop believing those stupid exercise equipment commercials that tell me the opposite, huh?

[killnine]

Screw it, why not? I think I can about 30 straight right now. Let's see what needs doing!

Let the games begin!

Ok, did the initial test.....arms are tired as hell now but I eeked out 30. MIGHT have been able to do 1 more...didn't feel like pushing it. Let's see where this goes, I'll start on Monday.

[saskbob]

Week 5, Day 3, Level 2: 18,18,20,20,17,17,20,26,22 Total 178

I was supposed to do a final set of 45. but I had to break it into 26 and 22. Also now it only gives 45 secs between reps so I admit I cheated and added 30 secs and sometimes a full minute to the counter, my recovery rate just isn't there yet. Max rep test on Sunday I believe.

[Shino]

Going to do my entry test tomorrow morning. This should be fun. Hopefully I can at least still get to 40.

[Jack Bauer]

Try to do kneeling pushups as a stepping stone towards proper pushups:

Those i can do! How similar are these to normal pushups? Don't wanna be cheating at this challenge