Press ups assumption

[kinboshi]

Welcome   Agreed, once started, it is all easy from there.. and just in case you are worried about not completing a test, I'll show you how to not complete it properly.

14-14-10-10-15+

Managed 14-14-10-10-8

Going to stay there until I can do it, for some reason even the 2nd set was tough this time.

I took a look at the Moby Flower track on youtube (bring sally up..) there was a guy nearly completed it doing handstand pushups....

Wow, that's impressive.

[Waz1892]

Week 1 Day 2

3-4-2-3-max (min 4)

3-4-2-3-6!!

Feels good, and found the first couple of sets a lot easier than the first day, the 4 was reasonable, then started to get harder for the last set of 3. Then i really tried with the max, struggled with 4, 5 and pushed hard for the 6th.  Pretty darn chuffed, even at these low scores.

[RED-DOG]

Week 1 Day 2

3-4-2-3-max (min 4)

3-4-2-3-6!!

Feels good, and found the first couple of sets a lot easier than the first day, the 4 was reasonable, then started to get harder for the last set of 3. Then i really tried with the max, struggled with 4, 5 and pushed hard for the 6th.  Pretty darn chuffed, even at these low scores.

Progress already!

WP Waz.

[RED-DOG]

Week # 2.

Day # 2.

Attempt # 2.

Fail # 2.

Should have done  14 - 16 - 12 - 12 - 17.

Best I could do was  14 - 16 - 12 - 12 - 15 with everything quivering on the last few reps.

See y'all Friday.

[Simon Galloway]

I still look at it as a success Tom.  It is ~ 70 press-ups that you wouldn't otherwise have done and it must be doing you some good.

I'm definitely realising that I won't be doing this in the prescribed number of weeks, but every failed attempt is doing me some good.

Also, despite failing my attempt late last night, I feel close to zero aches today, so there is definitely progress being made.

[RED-DOG]

I still look at it as a success Tom. 

every failed attempt is doing me some good.

Correctamundo!

[lucky_scrote]

If you whizz through this without any fails then you have already been working out regularly. I will accomplish 100 push ups if injury doesn't stop me. Something about a group of people joining in on this that makes it easier.

No chance in hell I could have done 20-25-15-15-23 push ups a month ago. I'd have died on the second rep.

[Waz1892]

Week # 2.

Day # 2.

Attempt # 2.

Fail # 2.

Should have done  14 - 16 - 12 - 12 - 17.

Best I could do was  14 - 16 - 12 - 12 - 15 with everything quivering on the last few reps.

See y'all Friday.

some going though.  With fails smaller progress markers than advertised, in mind I assume it is wise to stick with the Mon-Wed-Fri days, and if you don't manage that day target on the first attempt, you simply, stop, and try again on the next planned day, and not sway from this.

thus the 6 weeks could become 7/8 etc.

[Eck]

Going to get involved to try to keep me on track. Have started this quite a few times but always get so far and stick at a certain day and then stop only to re-start when i feel the need to a month or two later.

Current position:

Level 3 week 3 day 2

14-19-14-14-19

did it last night failed to finish last set (done 14) so will be repeating the day until i achieve it and move on.


Doing it alongside the 200 sit up App.

on 18-21-20-20-23 on that one (started a week behind on it).

Be back on it on Thursday tonight is first session back on the turbo trainer now I've moved it to the garage. Ordered box set of House of Cards to watch the first 2 seasons while on the bike. Pretty much watched the whole of breaking bad on whilst cycling last year found it quite a good workout.

[Eck]

OK done the 14-19-14-14-19 (just)

moving on to the next day 16-21-15-15-21+ think this might take a few attempts to get past.

[Waz1892]

Week 1 Day 3

4-4-5-4-max (minimum 5)

Completed. 4-4-5-4-5

I'm amazed I can type!  Over 44% increase from Day 2 - Why, why why.  I tried for the 6th, I say tried, I went down, and never moved an mm from there!!

That hurt, and I needed at the very least the 2min in-between.  Proper shakes from 3 on the last "4" set, and the last set from 3 again.

still week 1 done!

My expectations are better than I thought, Monday will be very hard though.  But looking forward to the challenge - now I'd never thought I'd say that!

[Simon Galloway]

Progress~aments!  That's what it is all about.  The last couple that need shaking out are hopefully the ones that are doing you the most good.*


*Actually, over to someone who knows what they are talking about, but a gym rat that I used to know would always be telling me that it was the last couple of reps that you struggled with which were the most important ones.  Fact, or no?

[lucky_scrote]

I'm on some meds for something that has made me feel really lethargic and dizzy so unfortunately I am going to have to take a few days off. I imagine I will restart week 3.

[peejaytwo]

discipline fail as i haven't done this since 13/8, but today was Week 1 day 3 going for 11,15,9,9,13.
was successful but a real struggle, obvious really since ive had nine days off but stubbornness got me through the last few.
off to do my 5km in an hour or so, 26.35 my PB with my last two times 27.14 and 27.21 tho last time was quicker as the phone locked and i had to mess about cos the iphone screen was dark and couldnt see to key the code in.

[peejaytwo]

off to do my 5km in an hour or so, 26.35 my PB with my last two times 27.14 and 27.21 tho last time was quicker as the phone locked and i had to mess about cos the iphone screen was dark and couldnt see to key the code in.

26.28 but hated every minute of it.