Comments on: The One Hundred Pushups Challenge

By: joe

joe — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:37:40 +0000

I am am on my last day of week 4. I started being able to do 23 pushups. These 40 pushup sets are getting really hard and want to know if anyone has actually completed the program in 6 weeks successfully.

By: Double Eagle

Double Eagle — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:18:20 +0000

Jim,

I publish fairly regular progress updates that you can find under the “My Progress” category or by clicking here.

I wouldn’t say that this has no follow-up whatsoever because as I mentioned in comment #15, I set this aside to pursue another strength training routine. I suppose I could have come back here to say I wasn’t continuing with this, but as time goes on I pretty regularly post about the things I’m doing and trying. As I try various new and different things, it becomes difficult to revisit each individual post to indicate the current status, so I do it through the continual progress updates.

Thanks for pointing out the to-do list because there are several that I can cross off, but many that I’d still like to address. Also, many are on-going and really won’t ever be crossed off.

By: Jim Shiller

Jim Shiller — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:01:13 +0000

I just stumbled upon this site and this is the 6th post I read that has no follow up whatsoever on your progress. Have you abandoned all goals? The “to-do-list” has maybe three things scratched off.

By: Marc Sirkin

Marc Sirkin — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:28:25 +0000

I struggled through week 5 and 6 and when I did my test I maxed out at less than 50 pushups. I felt so weak even though I had more than doubled my previous max. I’ve reached some sort of physical plateau and am not sure what to do next. I’m going to restart week 3 starting next Monday and try to stick to the intervals even if I don’t make the numbers.

My muscles seem to melt at around 40 and I just can’t push through.

As for hitting the golf ball.. it’s definatley going further. I’ve added at least 5-8 yards on my irons. That said, part of that distance is due to some swing changes as well and a refocusing on my hand positions.

By: Double Eagle

Double Eagle — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:22:14 +0000

Wow, Marc, you’re getting right up there. One way to look at it is that you’re already doing well over 100, just with a little rest. You should be right on track at the end of week six.

By: Marc Sirkin

Marc Sirkin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:38:46 +0000

I’m in week 4 and doing well – I did 30 pushups to start, so the number of pushups is already pretty big. Week 3 almost killed me, I had to extend out the wait times but this last week was quite good. I’m still probably doubling the wait times, but I’m doing all the pushups!

This last workout was 30, 22, 22, 20, 29!

I’m looking at week 5 and oh boy – it starts out 40, 32, 30, 25 and 40… feel the burn baby.

My chest is suddenly becoming defined (the wife loves it I think) but I’m not sure I feel any different hitting the golf ball yet.

By: David

David — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:12:09 +0000

Not sure if I’ve really noticed a difference in my game yet, probably because I’m constantly tinkering at the edges with my S+T swing. Definitely feels as though my core is stronger though.

Just finished week 4, as I thought not much of an increase from Week 3. Have my sister visiting next week so will probably have to skip this week, maybe redo Week 4 again when I come back. Still can’t believe how severe the programe for Week 5 is ! I’ll definitely be using the easiest column for that one.

By: Double Eagle

Double Eagle — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:53:46 +0000

Hang in there YellowYards!

That’s great, David!

Can you notice any difference in your golf game? Your core strength has to be on the rise.

I’ve been experimenting with a new workout, so I put this one aside temporarily, but I’m still increasing my push-up strength. I’m going to try and do a test this weekend to make sure I’m gaining ground with this for when I pick it back up in a couple of weeks.

By: David

David — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:42:43 +0000

Ok, just finished the last session of Week 3, using column 2. Only just crawled over the finish line, probably not helped by having had a Pilates class earlier today !

Week 4 doesn’t look too exhausting – a plateau built into the programme I would guess. But Week 5 – Holy Mama !

Also discovered this is a really good short intense cardio workout !

By: YellowYards

YellowYards — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:27:07 +0000

What a great idea! Did the test yesterday and only managed 5 suppose the good news is there’s lots of room for improvement
Did the first day of the first week about 5 mins ago and feel OK. Was thinking about waiting until Monday to start but I know what will happen, Monday comes and I forget and then never get started!