Last night was Week 1 Day 2 of the One Hundred Push-ups training plan.
The five sets were: 9, 8, 6, 5, and max out to at least 7. I was still really sore from W1D1, so the first two sets of 9 and 8 were painful. The next two sets of 6 and 5 seemed surprisingly easy, but when I tried for 11 on the max, my arms gave out and I was done. Still, I’m happy with 10.
This is definitely one of the most challenging plans I’ve tried so far. It should get interesting.
Soundtrack for the night was Filter – Short Bus.
Tonight was Week 1 Day 1 of the One Hundred Push-ups training plan. Based on my baseline test last night, I decided to do the “middle” track for this week.
I did 5 sets: 7, 7, 5, 4, and maxed out to 8. That’s a total of 31 pushups, and my arms were spent. Finished up the night with some more lifting after that including the usual arnolds and such.
Tonight’s lifting music was classic Rage Against the Machine – Evil Empire. Nothing better.
I’m starting the One Hundred Push-up training plan tomorrow, so I figured tonight would be a good night to get a baseline. I was able to crank out 16 well-formed push-ups before my arms crumbled under me.
That’s a score of 39 on the APFT.
Pretty sad, but that’s about 10 more than I thought I’d be able to do.
The One Hundred Push-ups site has apparently been generating some buzz lately. It’s basically a six week training plan that claims to be able to take just about anyone and get them doing 100 push-ups in a row using only “a good plan, plenty of discipline and about 30 minutes a week.” Honestly, I’m a little bit skeptical, but after reading that Eric started the plan on Tuesday, I’m now interested in trying it.
Just in case there’s any question as to what a push-up is, here’s what Wikipedia has to say:
A press-up (UK English), or push-up (USA English), is a common strength training exercise performed in a prone position, lying horizontal and face down, raising and lowering the body using the arms. They develop the pectoral muscles and triceps, with ancillary benefits to the deltoids, serratus anterior, coracobrachialis and the midsection as a whole.
There are three “difficulty” tracks for the plan, based on how many push-ups you can do before beginning. I’ll definitely be using the lowest/easiest track.
So far Nate, Christian, and The Hath are in, with all of us starting on Monday (6/23).
Who else is in? Post a comment below if you are interested!
