http://hundredpushups.com/ – a guy at work has just started this and I think I might join in. Anyone else want to join virtually?

You do an initial test, then follow a six week programme that gradually builds up how many push ups you do.

If you’re halfway fit, just do some press ups every day and you should be able to do 100 within a couple of weeks.

If you’re halfway fit, just do some press ups every day and you should be able to do 100 within a couple of weeks.

Yep, that’s basically what the website says. But with actual numbers and stuff.

Yeah, I’m up for that, should be a laugh!

I might give it a try and see what happens. I try and do 100+ a day as it is, but I really should do more to try and get over 100 in two minutes.

I wonder if there’s a market for 100situps.com or 100chinups.com…

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Yep, that’s basically what the website says. But with actual numbers and stuff.

You need a website for that?

I wonder if there’s a market for 100situps.com or 100chinups.com…

My idea! No stealing

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If you’re halfway fit, just do some press ups every day and you should be able to do 100 within a couple of weeks.

I guess it depends on your definition of halfway fit. Your average lanky fit cyclist or runner wouldn’t even get close to being able to knock out 100 pressup in a row after a couple of weeks.

I can struggle to about 20 pressups in a row, though it’s a bit harder now cos i hurt my arm/shoulder. Might give this a try if my arm doesn’t complain too much.

I’m up for it.

I reckon if you can manage 35 odd now, then you could do 100 within 2 weeks. Its having the discipline to make sure you do them every night.

I guess it depends on your definition of halfway fit. Your average lanky fit cyclist or runner wouldn’t even get close to being able to knock out 100 pressup in a row after a couple of weeks.

That’s why I’m thinking of doing it.

I reckon if you can manage 35 odd now, then you could do 100 within 2 weeks. Its having the discipline to make sure you do them every night.

35? Not a chance! 😆

Well it’s good that you’re doing it. Good luck!
It will be interesting to see how long it takes.

I used to do 100 press-ups in about a minute for fun. That was over two decades ago though …

Let us know how you get on Mike. I died of boredom after about 3 weeks of following a similar course. Hell, it even made a turbo trainer seem like fun 🙂

the most i’ve managed was about 35 too, i can’t imagine even doing it every night that i could reach 100 within two weeks but could be worth a try, on the pull-ups, the most i’ve ever done with those was 10, those are **** hard.

Well having done this after xmas I can say tyhe first 4 weeksdare ok but the jump between week 4,5 and 6 is really hard. Ended up doing week 5 about 4 time and then pulled a muscle in my shoulder and was at the physio for 2 months.

Strangely, I’ve always been pretty good at pull ups but terrible at press-ups.

I got 3 weeks into this a while back and was progressing nicely but fort some reason I stopped. Would be good to pick it up again.

Also going to start couch to 5k with the wife, using podcasts.

Trying to go from 35 pushups to 100 in a couple of weeks is a surefire route to an elbow injury.

The game is 60 in a minute, one a second (for those of you who are “hard of thinking” LOL) Took a few weeks to do, but its do-able.

Gives you the strength and cardio at the same time.

If you can manage it its a superb game to wind your mates up and get some money out of them in a bet, just practise in secret till you can do it, then drop the “bomb” 8)

damn you king kong 🙁

No as I use a bench press and and don’t need hi reps for great pecs or mess up my elbow joints before I’m 40.

I can do 40-50 before I’m bored as hell.

Does work the core posture really well though.

I think i would get bored half way through also. Might give it a go tho as i do my neglect my upper body stuff.

Right, I’ll do the initial test tonight and post up my (probably shamefully poor) results. Anyone who wants to join in, do the same over the next couple of days, then start following the programme.

Weeks 2, 4 and 6 have exhaustion tests at the end of them, so do those and post your results here as well.

i’ve never been able to do 100 press ups, most I’ve ever got was 96. Once about 18yrs ago and then about three years ago I managed to do 96 in two minutes. Back in december I tried to do some for the first time in a few months and only managed a measly 48. It took a couple of weeks to get back up to 60, not doing them everyday though, what with commuting, swimming and xc rides I feel the urge for a rest now and again !

Kev

I’ve torn/pulled something in my shoulder after letting go the lat/pulldown bar too quickly 🙁

It’s put paid to my fat club ambitions so this is probably out too 🙁

thisisnotaspoon:

I’ve torn/pulled something in my shoulder after letting go the lat/pulldown bar too quickly

It’s put paid to my fat club ambitions so this is probably out too

Diet and running not an option then mate? 😉

I started trying it but ribs kept falling out of my sturnum from when I broke it. 🙁

As with Mike, I can ride a bike for 100 miles without too much bother, can blast a bike up a hill etc. But can probably manage about 10 press-ups before needing a lie down. 🙂

I’ve started and never finished this a few times in the last year or so. Still got the pocket-guide up on the cupboard to remind me of the targets. Week 5 has always been the killer and I’ve got bored/disheartened after that. Might give it another go. There’s also 200 sit-ups and 100 squats on the same site. Sit-ups I find very boring and squats are too easy with just bodyweight (cycling and volleyball certainly help there).

I’ll do a test later and join you miketually.

Willard…

if you look down the page on the right,
you’ll see the 2 hundred sit up, and 2 hundred squat program… same thing from the same folk!!

You are a right Royal ba$turd Mike, but I’m signing up. When do we start? Tonight? I might manage 10 😀

Just tried the test now – could only do 11 🙁 – used to be able to do 20 in a row.

I will try and do this though – my arm/shoulder twinged a bit but I think it will be ok. 🙂

100 press-ups in about a minute

not proper ones though..

Diet and running not an option then mate?

nope, bad knee rules out cycling and running, and the shouldsers rulled out swimming, and i like food to much 😉

ah what the heck, i’l give it a go, starting on week 3, doing mon, wed, fri, mondays done and dusted.
I want one of these for chin ups now!

I want one of these for chin ups now!
Recon Ron Pull-up Program

niceone fingerbike, now that looks HARD, everyday for 6 days? **** me

1st day done, i’ll give it a go 3 times a week like pressups and see how we go