Press ups assumption

[EvilPie]

Time to join in the fun......

Having been badly injured for a good few months I'm now back at the gym and making steady progress so I'm happy I can start the push up challenge without risking injuring myself.

I managed 24 on the test so it looks like I have to start on week 3, day 1, column 2 which is 12,17,13,13,17+

Will be giving it a go tomorrow and reporting back.

Good luck everyone attempting this. Some tremendous effort being shown.

[RED-DOG]

Time to join in the fun......

Having been badly injured for a good few months I'm now back at the gym and making steady progress so I'm happy I can start the push up challenge without risking injuring myself.

I managed 24 on the test so it looks like I have to start on week 3, day 1, column 2 which is 12,17,13,13,17+

Will be giving it a go tomorrow and reporting back.

Good luck everyone attempting this. Some tremendous effort being shown.

I could be wrong Matt, but I think everyone starts at week one.

[Simon Galloway]

Matt's got it...

More than 20 push ups? I would suggest starting the program on Week 3. Choose either Column 2 or 3 based on the number of push ups you managed in your initial test.

I was meant to do a challenge today, somehow ended up doing dips and chins in the gym, if not adversely affected by that will be back on this tomorrow.  Still feel that week 2 is going to take me a couple of weeks to build up enough to complete, but that's ok.

[lucky_scrote]

Time to join in the fun......

Having been badly injured for a good few months I'm now back at the gym and making steady progress so I'm happy I can start the push up challenge without risking injuring myself.

I managed 24 on the test so it looks like I have to start on week 3, day 1, column 2 which is 12,17,13,13,17+

Will be giving it a go tomorrow and reporting back.

Good luck everyone attempting this. Some tremendous effort being shown.

I suggest starting week 2 column 3.

[EvilPie]

Managed to complete week 3 day 1 reasonably well.

Managed 12,17,13,13,20 so 3 more than required on the last set.

Didn't seem too much of a problem with my arms/chest right up to the last few of the last set but I could feel myself getting out of breath after the second set. Cardio's never been my strong point so no great surprises.

Lol at day 2's 14,19,14,14,19+ requirement but I'll give it a go after a rest day tomorrow.

[EvilPie]

I suggest starting week 2 column 3.

I did my day 1 before I read this but thanks anyway for the suggestion.

Having looked at it now it seems very similar to week 3, column 2 anyway so I can't see too much benefit.

I've been back at the gym for 6 weeks now so I think recovery from muscle fatigue shouldn't be an issue. All of the chest press exercises use very similar muscle groups (other than your core) so I'm already past the stage of aching really badly the next day. With that in mind I think pushing as hard as possible is the best way for me.

I'd be amazed if I could do this whole thing without having to drop back at some stage though. The steps seem very big between days and weeks. You never know though, somebody somewhere has worked this out and thinks it works and there's only one way to find out.

[RED-DOG]

Week # 2.

Day # 2.

Column # 3

Attempt # 3.

14 - 16 - 12 - 12 - 17.

Done this one at last! 

[Simon Galloway]

Well done Tom, good going.  I'm just about to hit the deck and try Day 1 again.  Not feeling too optimistic of completing it tbf, but here goes...

[Waz1892]

Great going, good determination clearly. Feels good i bet

[Simon Galloway]

14-14-10-10-15

May have followed through on the last one.... onto Day 2.

[Rubbish2407]

Fast approaching 50 (big sigh), played Football and Rugby up until 40 and have trained 3-4 days a week for the last year or so. Tore a muscle in my back 3 months ago so just started training again yesterday. Am at least two stone heavier than I would like to be, nearly 16st, would be quite happy to be 13st something.

Just did 20 push ups, nose touching the floor, so will start day one column three tomorrow.

Good luck everyone doing this.

[RED-DOG]

Fast approaching 50 (big sigh), played Football and Rugby up until 40 and have trained 3-4 days a week for the last year or so. Tore a muscle in my back 3 months ago so just started training again yesterday. Am at least two stone heavier than I would like to be, nearly 16st, would be quite happy to be 13st something.

Just did 20 push ups, nose touching the floor, so will start day one column three tomorrow.

Good luck everyone doing this.

Welcome aboard.

[EvilPie]

August 1st:

Tom 10 - 12 - 7 - 7 - 9
Simon 10 - 12 - 8 - 8 - 6

August 24th:

Tom 14 - 16 - 12 - 12 - 17
Simon 14 - 14 - 10 - 10 - 15

From 45 up to 71 for Tom and 44 up to 63 for Simon

Absolutely amazing effort from the pair of you!!

[EvilPie]

Out of interest what is everybody doing in their 60 second rest between sets?

I'd highly recommend trying to take in some fresh air, preferably from a window, having a sip or 2 of water and also having a bit of a stretch.

Also is everybody stretching after they've finished? If not then you should be!

A simple stretch against a door frame just to stretch the chest out after all that contraction is all it takes to help recovery and make your next session much easier.

[RED-DOG]

Out of interest what is everybody doing in their 60 second rest between sets?

I'd highly recommend trying to take in some fresh air, preferably from a window, having a sip or 2 of water and also having a bit of a stretch.

Also is everybody stretching after they've finished? If not then you should be!

A simple stretch against a door frame just to stretch the chest out after all that contraction is all it takes to help recovery and make your next session much easier.

Hi Matt.

I tend to sit down and let my arms hang limp during the rest period, and then take a few really deep breaths before starting the next set.

I don't stretch afterwards, I usually just lie on the settee until I stop quivering and then make a cup of tea. Thanks for your advice, I will take it on board.