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Can you do a hundred push ups? Joe Biden can
TehSpectre
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The hundred push ups training program
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- Do you want to impress the ladies?
- Do you want to get in shape?
- Do you wish your flabby arms were not so flabby?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the 100 push ups training program is here to help you achieve your goals! In just six weeks you can go from maxing out at 5 push ups to being able to work the floor like the best of them!
The best part? This training program only requires a commitment of 30 minutes minutes a week.
Sound too good to be true? Well..uh, it might be! But, we are sure as hell are going to find out.
The Initial Test (and subsequent weekly routines)
Steve Speirs wrote:You've read through the program and studied each week carefully. You may just be thinking of taking the challenge or you may already be on the road to a fitter, stronger and healthier you. You may also have pondered the origins of the one hundred push ups plan. If so, this page is for you.
I first read about a similar exercise plan on a friend in the UK's blog in June 2007. At the time I was looking for a simple strength program to compliment a fall marathon schedule I was following. I painstakingly stuck to the plan, and surprised myself when I was able to complete "the magic hundred" at the end of the 7th week; yes, I had to repeat one of the weeks mid-way through the plan. Sadly I promptly slipped in to running only mode and soon lost most of my hard earned strength. However, looking back, I really liked the simplicity of the plan, the progressive nature of the workouts and of course the end result of being able to do one hundred consecutive push ups.
Several months later I featured the first 4 weeks of the plan on a personal blog after deciding to stress myself and take the challenge once again. However, second time around my enthusiasm for the program wasn't quite the same and not surprisingly I ended up cutting the program short. Needless to say the blog posts trailed off to nothing.
At some point the original push ups web site must have dropped off the internet, as out of the blue I received multiple emails requesting copies of weeks 5 and 6 of the plan. Luckily I had several documents saved locally and was able to reply to the requests and am happy to report all the recipients were most grateful for the information! Eager to resurrect the popular online plan, I attempted to contact the push ups web site owner to find out what happened to the site, but never heard anything back. To this day, it appears the original site has long since been abandoned.
One of the many emails I received asked if it was possible to post weeks 5 and 6 online, which gave me the idea of creating an all-new hundred push ups web site. The basic principles are the same, but the look, feel and content is completely different. Initially, my intention was to just "get something out there" for a few of my loyal blog readers, but since launching the site in June 2008, it's turned into a much bigger deal.
I've honestly been staggered by the response from the online community and have to say some of the emails I've received from "the challengers" have been very touching. It's amazing how grateful people are for having a solid 6-week workout plan to follow and I feel it's fantastic to have so many people on board with the notion of challenging themselves and doing something positive to be a stronger/fitter/healthier person.
Good luck and happy push ups!
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If you would like to sign up as a guinea pig, just post so in the thread! I'll need your initial test rank and max.
What do you say D&D, are you up to the challenge?
[strike]Chamberlain[/strike] - Day 1 quitter FAILURE
[strike]Medopine[/strike] - Day 1 quitter FAILURE
DISCLAIMERS
What do you say D&D, are you up to the challenge?
[strike]Chamberlain[/strike] - Day 1 quitter FAILURE
[strike]Medopine[/strike] - Day 1 quitter FAILURE
DISCLAIMERS
Some Loser Named Medopine wrote:Don't compare dicks! This isn't a competition, boys.
TehSpectre wrote: »Seriously though? If anyone quits I am not removing the name, but I will turn the offender red, use [strike]strike[/strike], and put FAILURE at the end.By the way, thanks TS for starting this.
It's a lot harder to skip "just today" when there are 20 other people watching for you to post an update.
It will stay up as long as the thread does.
I don't want people to just sign up for one week and run off.
Your shame will be posted for everyone to see.
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Nice link btw, spectre, I didn't know about the starting in and working out with my hands.
600 consecutive pushups???
D:
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what does he looks like? are his arms bigger than his legs? christ.
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I added a different video with the basic push up (and a few variations) instead.
God, my MTI would be so disappointed.
Gonna have to do this so I don't feel so bad about myself.
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No. He's pretty jacked, but not that jacked. He looks relatively normal.
He also just turned 65. He's always been a bit of a health nut.
The worst part is when I work out I start rapidly developing biceps like you wouldn't believe, probably because of his genes. I just never keep up with it and they fade somewhat.
I'm a failure as a son and a human being.
Rank 3, Max 23.
I think you can understand that.
Rank 3, 21 push-ups. I used to do them regularly and could do 50 before collapsing.
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also, my right writs doesn't work properly anymore, so i do pushups on my knuckles.
Which of you nancy's will do the 100 pushups on your knuckles challenge for real men with me?
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I'm assuming this to mean you can pause at the high end of the pushup?
On the bright side, that's more than I thought I could do. On the other hand, fuck, my arms.
Edit: hi5 Kilroy me lad
Edit 2: Oh ho ho ho Zonky, I accept your manly challenge!
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Attempt? FAILED!
Rank 1
And so it begins.
Edit: Clarification: I cannot do 1 pushup without either touching the floor or collapsing. (*I can get down, hold, but I couldn't get back up without fist touching the floor then i was able to do so). I considered it a failure and therefore a 0.
edit2:
I'll probably do kneeups or floor touching pushups for the first week or two till I can do 1 solid regular pushup.
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I would, but I don't think I can lift my arms that high.
If I try to do an initial test tonight, then I'm going to have an excuse to put off starting, because you know, I can't do the test and then turn around and do day one without a rest first, and I've only got so much time in the day and all, so by the time I do the test and then rest, I'll not do the first day before bed time. And I can't start tomorrow, because with the one day rest between workout days, that would mean I'd be dong day 3 on Saturday, and I'll never make myself do them on a Saturday. And all kinds of excuses...
Maybe I'm underestimating my current level of fitness, but given the fact that the modified ones I was doing are even easier than the knee-based ones, I think I'm safe in saying it's in the 0-5 range.
If you like, I can just give you a guess to fill in your chart.
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I don't know about this here program, man, but what the hey, it's like five minutes a day
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I can do 22 now, so that makes me rank 3 I guess.
Did 25 on level 5. Geezus my arms, also my heart needs to settle down.
You should be able to do 1 right away with just that!
Protip: Trying to do the push up slow is a much harder thing to accomplish. Do it somewhat quickly (without smacking into the floor) and you'll be better off.
Rank 3, current max 17.
The only way I can see actually doing this is to motivate myself with beer. So no beer until the days push ups are done. Starting today. D:
Rank 4 - 40 pushups!
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Now what do I do?
Follow ze instructions!
However I wish I could do 100 exploding pushups so I might just try this out.
If you're really having problems, get one of those big exercise balls. Lie on your stomach over the ball, with the ball under your abdomen or pelvis (the easier you need them, the higher on your body should contact the ball), legs straight out, hands on the floor, and do them that way. It'll get you started on the way to developing enough strength to do even one or two regular ones.
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I was doing pushups yesterday while watching "The Last Dragon" (It's awesome. Watch it). While I could probably do more, I only did 20 at a time yesterday, so I'll go with Rank 3. (I'm too sore to really max out today).
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