Has anyone tried or done the 100 push up challenge?

Bill-e

http://www.hundredpushups.com

I thought I'd see if anyone else has done this?
The most i could do 2 weeks ago was 15.
I've just finished the 2nd week and I did 27

Do you think 100 is a realistic goal? I'm 18.5 stone like. My brother who doesn't work out could probably do 100 no problem but that's cause he weighs nothing...

BobbyOLeary

I always wondered about that program and whether it would work or not. I seriously doubt you'll get to 100 proper pushups (chest, hips and chin to the floor) in the time they talk about. I also doubt your brother could do 100.

Personally I'd stick with Grease the Groove in order to increase your numbers, I've yet to meet someone who diligently followed it and didn't get some great results.

Magic Eight Ball

I've never found 100 push ups all that hard tbh, I'd normally do 3 sets of 30 and slap on an extra 10 at the end to make the even 100.

Chin-ups on the other hand...

Bill-e

Grease the Groove is new to me. Just googled it quickly. I don't have that kind of time right now.
So I think I'll stick with this thing for now. It works great as a little break in between my running.
However, I dunno if I'll have the time to do my running as well when the sets go past 20 each.
I'll bump this up in a few weeks with the results... I'm feeling optimistic

Khannie

Trevor Coulahan wrote: »

I've never found 100 push ups all that hard tbh, I'd normally do 3 sets of 30 and slap on an extra 10 at the end to make the even 100.

100 straight is very different from 3 x 30 + 10.

I could do sets of 30 all day, but 100 straight would be a challenge.

thewools

Last time we did something similar was to do as many press ups in a minute - with army supervisors counting (and making sure they were full pressups).

Think I only got around 30 which was just okay... got the highest amount of sit ups though

rubadub

Bill-e wrote: »

I've just finished the 2nd week and I did 27

Do you think 100 is a realistic goal? I'm 18.5 stone like.

I don't think it is realistic at 18.5stone. I could manage 20 chinups on a good day at my current~80kg. 18.5 stone is 117kg, slap 37kg on me and I might manage one. When doing pressups I think it is 66 or 75% of your weight acting on your hands, you can do pressups on a weighing scales to see this.

Doing 27 at that weight is very impressive. I can manage 6 with 30kg in a backpack. Though you cannot really equat them, I reckon if I weighed 30kg more I could do a lot more than 6. Some of your "overweightness" will be additional muscle.

Khannie wrote: »

100 straight is very different from 3 x 30 + 10.

Yes! world of difference. I used to do 50 every morning before a shower. Think my max was 78 in one go. I don't bother anymore, I do weighted ones still.

Magic Eight Ball

rubadub wrote: »

Yes! world of difference. I used to do 50 every morning before a shower. Think my max was 78 in one go. I don't bother anymore, I do weighted ones still.

I’ve started doing weighted push-ups myself, managed 6 sets of 4reps today with 35kgs in my backpack (Bodyweight 75kgs) It wasn’t nice.. :pac:

rubadub

Trevor Coulahan wrote: »

I’ve started doing weighted push-ups myself, managed 6 sets of 4reps today with 35kgs in my backpack (Bodyweight 75kgs) It wasn’t nice.. :pac:

Thats good going. I like the weighted pushups since I can really push myself, I was always worried while benching as I workout at home alone so no spotter. With the pushups if you go to failure you just drop to the ground, no biggy. It is also easy to train negatives, or "semi negatives", where the concentric movement is easier, e.g. I rest my knees on the ground for an easy weighted pushup after the last rep and slowly drop down again for a controlled negative.

I wrap my plates in towels before going in the backpack so they are more comfortable and form to your back better.

BobbyOLeary

Bill-e wrote: »

Grease the Groove is new to me. Just googled it quickly. I don't have that kind of time right now.
So I think I'll stick with this thing for now. It works great as a little break in between my running.
However, I dunno if I'll have the time to do my running as well when the sets go past 20 each.
I'll bump this up in a few weeks with the results... I'm feeling optimistic

You don't have time for 5 sets of pushups throughout the day? I don't know your circumstances but they must be strange enough that you can't fit in 3 sets during the day and a set each at bedtime and after you wake up. Good luck with the program though.

FTA69

There's a 20 odd stone American powerlifter that goes to my gym (he deadlifts around 250kg not a bother to him), I saw him doing 12 full, unassisted pull-ups (palms facing away) there the other day. I'd be lucky if I could do 7 and I'm a trim 80kg like.

My record is 40 pushups in one sitting.

nice_guy80

rubadub wrote: »

Thats good going. I like the weighted pushups since I can really push myself, I was always worried while benching as I workout at home alone so no spotter. With the pushups if you go to failure you just drop to the ground, no biggy. It is also easy to train negatives, or "semi negatives", where the concentric movement is easier, e.g. I rest my knees on the ground for an easy weighted pushup after the last rep and slowly drop down again for a controlled negative.

I wrap my plates in towels before going in the backpack so they are more comfortable and form to your back better.

good idea there with weights in the backpack.

Transform

last week i did a crossfit workout

Run 1mile
100 chins
200 press ups
300 squats
Run 1mile

Bloody haaaaaaaaaard. Do not expect to get it wrapped anytime under 40mins and if you do please tell

MagicMarker

Well I'm 23st and can manage 12 full push ups. So, err, no.

Transform

MagicMarker wrote: »

Well I'm 23st and can manage 12 full push ups. So, err, no.

on the knees then

rubadub

MagicMarker wrote: »

Well I'm 23st and can manage 12 full push ups. So, err, no.

12 is very good at that weight. It is weird that people will aim for 100 reps of a resistance exercise but you would rarely hear of somebody aiming to do say 100 deadlifts with say 30kg.

I would be more interested in changing the pushups to make sure the reps DO NOT increase past 12 or so. e.g. going deeper (pushup stands are great for this and lower wrist strain). You can incline your legs so more body weight acts on your hands. Put the hands by your side for "hip pushups",

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f-wV5s3r_Q

put your hands close together to work the triceps more.

Pike pushups are good, hits the shoulders more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTnMUg-iqkE

And then move up to the good stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I7PMeoE2c0

I can do 13 of those now so will have to get a weight vest soon

Transform

gosh i do all my normal press ups as that guy called them hip press ups and is also the way i get all clients to do them - better for shoulder safety also.

Doing press ups with elbows out i really discourage and its much better with elbows in a bit and on a pair of dumbbells or stands.

Brian?

rubadub wrote: »

12 is very good at that weight. It is weird that people will aim for 100 reps of a resistance exercise but you would rarely hear of somebody aiming to do say 100 deadlifts with say 30kg.

I would be more interested in changing the pushups to make sure the reps DO NOT increase past 12 or so. e.g. going deeper (pushup stands are great for this and lower wrist strain). You can incline your legs so more body weight acts on your hands. Put the hands by your side for "hip pushups",

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f-wV5s3r_Q

put your hands close together to work the triceps more.

Pike pushups are good, hits the shoulders more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTnMUg-iqkE

And then move up to the good stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I7PMeoE2c0

I can do 13 of those now so will have to get a weight vest soon

Is it me or does the first lad have a tiny head?

Hanley

briankeating wrote: »

Is it me or does the first lad have a tiny head?

tbh

Roper

Transform wrote: »

gosh i do all my normal press ups as that guy called them hip press ups and is also the way i get all clients to do them - better for shoulder safety also.

Doing press ups with elbows out i really discourage and its much better with elbows in a bit and on a pair of dumbbells or stands.

Yeah I was wondering where he was getting that from. I'd never encourage anyone to flare their elbows out like that. Also what was with the "advanced exercise" business?

Hanley

Roper wrote: »

Yeah I was wondering where he was getting that from. I'd never encourage anyone to flare their elbows out like that. Also what was with the "advanced exercise" business?

It's not just a regular push up with your elbows tucked. In the video his hands are actually down at his hip level, pretty much a planche push up with your feet on the ground.

Roper

Hanley wrote: »

It's not just a regular push up with your elbows tucked. In the video his hands are actually down at his hip level, pretty much a planche push up with your feet on the ground.

He's a little lower than the way we do them, but not a lot tbh and much of that would be because he's on his knuckles or on the handles. You can't get that low without a lot of wrist strain when on your palms. If you do them on your palms you have to go wider to avoid strain and people who hit things repeatedly in training don't need further wrist pressure.

Transform

Roper wrote: »

He's a little lower than the way we do them, but not a lot tbh and much of that would be because he's on his knuckles or on the handles. You can't get that low without a lot of wrist strain when on your palms. If you do them on your palms you have to go wider to avoid strain and people who hit things repeatedly in training don't need further wrist pressure.

agreed - anyway it more 'bodybuilding' bullsh1t of how to pretend that your advanced or something special when your just doing something that is quite basic that most should be doing before they even bench press.

MagicMarker

So some people are saying having your elbows out isn't ideal for press ups (the way most people would normally do them). Can I ask how this is different from the likes of a bench press? Thinking about it they are both similar movements/positions?

rubadub

Hanley wrote: »

It's not just a regular push up with your elbows tucked. In the video his hands are actually down at his hip level, pretty much a planche push up with your feet on the ground.

Yeah, his main point was about how the hands are down lower, not about the elbows. Even a few inches variation on hand placement makes a huge difference to me. The "advanced" thing was just telling people they will be more difficult than what most people would do as pushups.

I only managed 10 of them the other day, with hands right down my sides. I did 6 dips with 40kg on a dipbelt in the same workout.