Comments on: One Hundred Pushups - One Week In

By: Contrary_mary

Contrary_mary — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:33:31 +0000

I just finished week 5 and it was extremely grueling. I thought Week 5 day 1 was VERY hard. The sets were in the 20s and 30s. Week 5 days 2 and 3 were more manageable and stuck with the recommended rest period… but I had to take a looong break before my last blow out set. I’m due for another exhaustion test before starting week 6. I fear I may have to repeat week 5 if I can’t do enough in the test.

By: ac

ac — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:08:09 +0000

Just posted an update: Here it is.

By: BM

BM — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:34:44 +0000

just curious…. Any updates of the pushups program?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:55:39 +0000

This program is working well for me as a spectator. I expect to be able to count to 100 in time to Matt’s push ups within 6 weeks.

By: Lisa E.

Lisa E. — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:00:34 +0000

The 8 sets isn’t actually scary, at least in the first column, which is where I’m starting. The numbers are much smaller than before, so it’s like 2 minisets instead of 1 regular set.

And as I said, I’ve been doing this for more than 5 weeks. And as I didn’t say, I’m not doing real pushups because I just can’t. I’m doing incline pushups against the back of a couch. So adjust your awe accordingly. :)

By: ac

ac — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:42:26 +0000

Holy crap, week 5! That’s the one with 8 sets, right? That seems super scary. I’m in awe.

By: Lisa E.

Lisa E. — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:40:30 +0000

Definitely not a six-week program. I’m up to week 5, but I did most of the weeks a couple of times, sometimes in different columns. Doing a week 3 times, once in each column, seems an entirely reasonable way to go.