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

[saskbob]

Yesterday I ran 3K/1.86miles in ~15 minutes as warm up, followed by:



reverse fly

10x 45 lbs
10x 55 lbs
10x 65 lbs
10x 75 lbs

Dude, that's crazy heavy, that's with 75lbs on each dumbell? Impressive. I'm thinking about doing some dumbell work. Trying to psych myself up for today's lifting.

[saskbob]

Weightlifting

Squats

135lb x 5 rep x 1 set
225lb x 5 rep x 1 set
265lb x 5 rep x 4 set
265lb x 6 rep x 4 set

Overhead Press

95lb x 5 rep x 1 set
115lb x 5 rep x 1 set
140lb x 5 rep x 3 set
140lb x 1 rep x 1 set Dropped Reps
140lb x 3 rep x 1 set Dropped Reps (Same as above, bit of a stall)

Deadlift

335lb x 5 x 1 set ( I think I need to get some chalk as my grip seems to be the weak point here)

Bodyweight Exercises

Pushups, Week 2 Day 2 Level 3 16, 16, 12, 12 , 17 , 19 total 75 (Funny how much benchpressing means so very little in terms of pushups)
Pullups, random throughout the day.

Weight

Probably still 205ish

[Ken]

Here's my current Week 3, Day 1 standings:

Exercises
Pushups: 12,17,13,13,17 -- This. Hurt. So. Bad.
Squats: 19,24,19,19,27 -- I'm on the level 3 track here, and it feels about right.
Situps: 21,10 -- I think I hurt something in my abdomen over the weekend, and I haven't recovered yet. I'm mad because I was going to start the level 3 track.
Cardio: 16:04, 0.5 miles -- I ran out of time because I had to take my daughter to an appointment.

Week 3 Stats (measured once a week to keep from going insane)
Starting Weight: 272.3
Goal Weight: 172.0 lbs

Current Weight: 266.8 lbs
Weight Lost: 6.5 lbs

WTF weight loss? I know I'm stronger and have better endurance, but I'm not losing weight like I hoped I would. I'll be modifying my intake a bit.

[ChryZ]

Dude, that's crazy heavy, that's with 75lbs on each dumbell? Impressive. I'm thinking about doing some dumbell work. Trying to psych myself up for today's lifting.

Nah, that one wasn't free weights. It was on a machine, so if you want to break it down into free weights you'd need to split that number. I just recently added the reverse fly to my back/shoulder routines, so yeah ... really not that amazing, but I'll get there.

Yesterday was tits day, again 3K as warm up, followed by:

1. decline barbell bench

12x 135 lbs
10x 175 lbs
6x 220 lbs
8x 200 lbs
10x 135 lbs

2. superset of

squats

12x 135 lbs
10x 150 lbs
10x 175 lbs
10x 175 lbs

incline dumbbell bench

10x 44 lbs each hand, 88 lbs total
10x 60 lbs each hand, 120 lbs total
10x 66 lbs each hand, 132 lbs total
10x 70 lbs each hand, 140 lbs total

3. superset of

dumbbell pullover

10x 77 lbs
10x 88 lbs
8x 100 lbs
10x 80 lbs

seated calf raises

10x 88 lbs
10x 180 lbs
10x 180 lbs
10x 180 lbs

4. triceps dips

10x body weight
10x body weight
10x body weight
8x body weight

I backed away from really heavy lifting since summer last year, it had too much impact on my cardio efforts (running, cycling, etc). Probably one of my better decisions.

[saskbob]

Here's my current Week 3, Day 1 standings:

WTF weight loss? I know I'm stronger and have better endurance, but I'm not losing weight like I hoped I would. I'll be modifying my intake a bit.[/COLOR]

I'd say if you put yourself on 2500 cals a day you would be good for a deficit without killing yourself. From personal experience, for weightloss, the walking is the one thing you do not want to short change yourself on. My problem is that we've had more snow here than at anytime in the last 20 years in it's tough to walk anywhere but the centre of the road.

I backed away from really heavy lifting since summer last year, it had too much impact on my cardio efforts (running, cycling, etc). Probably one of my better decisions.

Heavy lifting has been awesome for my sport of choice, basketball. Vertical jump has gone up 2" and i'm boxing out in the paint on guys 50lbs heavier with ease. My cardio problem is I can only get in the school gym once a week. I am probably going to switch over to plyometrics and powercleans/olympic lifts soon though, as I want to juuuuuuuuuuuuuunmp! and move towards explosive movements that translate better into team sport athletics.

[ChryZ]

WTF weight loss? I know I'm stronger and have better endurance, but I'm not losing weight like I hoped I would. I'll be modifying my intake a bit.[/COLOR]

Don't burden yourself with too many goals at the same time. Focus on getting the fitness right, then work on your diet. Being active on a caloric deficit can be quite unpleasant and demoralizing.

Heavy lifting has been awesome for my sport of choice, basketball. Vertical jump has gone up 2" and i'm boxing out in the paint on guys 50lbs heavier with ease. My cardio problem is I can only get in the school gym once a week. I am probably going to switch over to plyometrics and powercleans/olympic lifts soon though, as I want to juuuuuuuuuuuuuunmp! and move towards explosive movements that translate better into team sport athletics.

Yeah, especially right after heavy squats one feels extra bouncy.

[saskbob]

What's the sit-rep push up people?

Going to do mine today I believe. I did play basketball 3 on 3 for 2 hours on wednesday and after that I usually take an entire day of rest just to get my joints back to normal. Supposedly burned 1400 calories according to any charts I could find.

[saskbob]

Week 2 Day 3 Level 3 16,17,14,14,25 total 25
Still 205 pounds.

[saskbob]

Don't tell me everyone quit already.

Anyway went for a 2 mile walk with the dog, and moved a bunch of heavy equipment around at work and ... did the fitness test on kinect nike + over and moved my fuelprint up a bit since whoiscraig is chasing me.

Did a pushup test though as it's part of Nike Kinect and I did 22. It's impossible to fake them on kinect as well, in fact it discarded a bunch of reps that it thought were done to fast, so I like that it's keeping me honest.

But still 205. Really must get that down to about 190lb.

[ChryZ]