I'm working on 200 Push Ups every other day (morn or night) along wiht regular workouts. I'm trying to work my way up to 100 straight for Round one and then 50 + 50 for Round 2. Eventually, I want to hit 100 straight for both rounds.

Round 1 (1 min rest in between)
70 reps
20
10

Rest for 5 to 7 min

Round 2 (1 min rest in between)
30 reps
20
20
20
10



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"I cannot see how nature could have created itself. Only a supernatural force that is outside of space and time could have done that. ~ Francis Collins

all thks to the hundred pushup challenge

http://hundredpushups.com/

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"I cannot see how nature could have created itself. Only a supernatural force that is outside of space and time could have done that. ~ Francis Collins

chest to deck, full lockout for a split second at the top?

Your chest doesn't need to touch the ground.


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"I cannot see how nature could have created itself. Only a supernatural force that is outside of space and time could have done that. ~ Francis Collins

>Your chest doesn't need to touch the ground.

Debatable. You might not be doing real push ups.

Or at the very least, your chest needs to come within like an inch of the ground

I can guarantee that I'm doing them 100 % correctly. But you can come check to make sure... LOL

I love this place.. TOKPR

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"I cannot see how nature could have created itself. Only a supernatural force that is outside of space and time could have done that. ~ Francis Collins

that was like 10 years ago lol

I don't remember the last time I really did push ups regularly but I think I can still bang out a decent amt...

I might try throwin em in the rotation...

if you can do that many then you need to introduce some difficulty to your sets. otherwise youre really just wasting time to show off (no hate, i do that part well lol)

lately i've been building towards being able to do a set of handstand pushups
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0HjqYRlXYg

and tired too

awhile ago I was going to start doing them more often so I could get up to 100 straight, but I lost interest. lol.

I could prob do that workout you posted though.

right now, i'm trying to get my chin up and pull up game tight.

straight last Fall.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CguBh1rOXk

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"I cannot see how nature could have created itself. Only a supernatural force that is outside of space and time could have done that. ~ Francis Collins

Otherwise I’d bang out 200, no problem.

I have to get my suit jacket sleeves tailored. And Push Up are a pain. I use to struggle when I first joined the Army. I had to find the rhythm and hand placement that worked for me and stilled allowed me to do them correctly.


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"I cannot see how nature could have created itself. Only a supernatural force that is outside of space and time could have done that. ~ Francis Collins

it was like 45 straight.

need to up my game to 100 straight.

Push ups/body weight/high rep range training is not my thing.

Used to be effortless for me because of my training....now looking dead in the face at 50....need to restart.

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"I cannot see how nature could have created itself. Only a supernatural force that is outside of space and time could have done that. ~ Francis Collins

One of my goals this year is to get a stronger core, so I want to start a good regimen to do so. Just to get stronger.

to help with the CORE question. As for Push Ups I just say start with 5 - 10 about 5 times a day - randomly. You will eventually be able to increase in number.

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"I cannot see how nature could have created itself. Only a supernatural force that is outside of space and time could have done that. ~ Francis Collins

Chest doesn't have to touch but it should come close via upper arms breaking parallel, which I'm sure you're doing. Keep it up.

I respect your gym game for real. That's why I was telling Garhart Poppwell to hit you up. I consider you the resident fitness expert for sure.



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"I cannot see how nature could have created itself. Only a supernatural force that is outside of space and time could have done that. ~ Francis Collins

Of about 2 months (3 days a week). Then I transitioned to full pushups and I think it took me another 2 months or so to be able to do 20.

the regimen and structure is what I needed assistance with, and your post was a good one for that. It's hard because my job leaves me not much time in the middle part of the day, which is when I prefer to be active, but with this I can manage it in the morning and evening with no problems.

a couple years ago i did that 100 push up program and got up to 55 or so but i fell off hard since then

I started doing them about a month ago for the first time since probably last summer. I’ve been doing 100 total, 3 times a week. When I started back up, I was getting 20-25 in a row for the first set.

Today I went 40, 20, 15, 15, 10 to get to 100 total. Did burpees yesterday, so I had a bit of soreness while working out today. I’ll try again next week when 100% fresh, hopefully I can hit 50 in a row.

That would be amazing!
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"I cannot see how nature could have created itself. Only a supernatural force that is outside of space and time could have done that. ~ Francis Collins

Man, my body is fighting back. Dang 44 is not taking this 20O push up effort anymore. ROTFL

My body is tripping

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"I cannot see how nature could have created itself. Only a supernatural force that is outside of space and time could have done that. ~ Francis Collins

I hit each body part/movement archetype(push, pull, hinge, squat) once per week, and do a decent amount of walking (NYC is great for this, I take one train to work and walk a good bit instead of taking 2 trains that would get me to the doorstep) and yin yoga and foam rolling at least 4-5x per week before bed.

It's just biology, your telomeres get shorter and you can't recover like you used to. The good news is you can still be a bad ass, especially compared to a young sedentary dude.

Still 6'2" and a relatively lean 230-235. I'm not doing KB swings with 2 106 pound kettlebells in one hand anymore, but then again who the hell is at any age.

My boy told me last year, "Case, You need to start using a foam roller to save your life serious pain and injury. We isn't young bucks anymore."

My joints are starting to stay tender longer than usual. Being 44 is no joke. I have to modify my routines to incorporate more stretching exercises. I may have to invest in some yoga or something similar.


Now I know. I confess, that I'm lazy on the cardio, not because it's hard, but because I'm good at it. I can run 5 miles easy and still not be dog tired. I have a runner's body and have always been able to do great on runs. When I was in the Army I could do 2 miles in 10 minutes on my PT test. And I'm still pretty much Under 12 to 13 minutes on a 2 mile run without any real effort. But I need to start the cardio upon the regular because I know that it's going to save my life.



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"I cannot see how nature could have created itself. Only a supernatural force that is outside of space and time could have done that. ~ Francis Collins