hundred pushups program

D3x! said:
good luck, keep us updated :D
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You put your hands? I have been yogaing and going to pillates for 3 months(6days a week) and I now can stay in plank for a few minutes , I do not know if it's my brain but I just can not do a push up. My shoulder just say no. I have tried to isolate the tricep by touching it or concentrating on it but I just can not do it!

( I'm a bit plonky but my bmi still say I'm ok)

Just thinking I might be approaching this wrong?
 
Mila said:
//envious :(

Were your hands under your shoulders or wider?
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Mila said:
You put your hands? I have been yogaing and going to pillates for 3 months(6days a week) and I now can stay in plank for a few minutes , I do not know if it's my brain but I just can not do a push up. My shoulder just say no. I have tried to isolate the tricep by touching it or concentrating on it but I just can not do it!

( I'm a bit plonky but my bmi still say I'm ok)

Just thinking I might be approaching this wrong?
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My hands were outside my shoulder.

Maybe try the alternative push up?


Any of you guys fancy trying diamond pushups?

Diamond Pushups - This variation is performed with your hands close together underneath your chest, the thumbs and forefingers of each hand touching each other. You lower yourself until your chest touches your hands and then push yourself back up. Diamond pushups places more stress on your triceps and will really help to fill them out. A folded towel will provide cusioning for your hands.
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Mila said:
You put your hands? I have been yogaing and going to pillates for 3 months(6days a week) and I now can stay in plank for a few minutes , I do not know if it's my brain but I just can not do a push up. My shoulder just say no. I have tried to isolate the tricep by touching it or concentrating on it but I just can not do it!

( I'm a bit plonky but my bmi still say I'm ok)

Just thinking I might be approaching this wrong?
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mine slightly wider than my shoulders, like Czc says try doing the assisted push ups, so basically your knee's will be your pivot point instead of your feet, makes it a good degree easier until you are ready to tackle the normal ones.

czc said:
My hands were outside my shoulder.

Maybe try the alternative push up?


Any of you guys fancy trying diamond pushups?
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sheesh will get there later on :D supposed to be really good for chest though
 
czc said:
My hands were outside my shoulder.

Maybe try the alternative push up?


Any of you guys fancy trying diamond pushups?
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//puts on serene face
The yogi master say I'm wasting my time
:cool:
:D I think I will try this with an alternative push up tx.

Diamond push up?
 
so i must start at week 6 ? :p i think ill stick to my gyming then :)
 
Mila said:
//puts on serene face
The yogi master say I'm wasting my time
:cool:
:D I think I will try this with an alternative push up tx.

Diamond push up?
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put your hunds together under you so your 2 index fingers meet and 2 thumbs meet making a "diamond shape"
 
33.....

I was aiming for at least 35, cause that seems to be where you guys are at, but I couldn't get the 34th up.

Not too bad, but got a long way to go :)

I still think that I will start week 3 though
 
D3x! said:
put your hunds together under you so your 2 index fingers meet and 2 thumbs meet making a "diamond shape"
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//tries it

:eek:
:D that was funny!! But it's not time for new spectacles yet!

I have one he'll of a long way to go!
 
Ono'rach said:
33.....

I was aiming for at least 35, cause that seems to be where you guys are at, but I couldn't get the 34th up.

Not too bad, but got a long way to go :)

I still think that I will start week 3 though
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still not too shabby Ono :D

good luck and keep us updated ;)

Mila said:
//tries it

:eek:
:D that was funny!! But it's not time for new spectacles yet!

I have one he'll of a long way to go!
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and it gets even harder when you have to lower yourself till your chest touches your hands :eek:
 
Did the test, I managed 48. Not bad for a computer geek I guess. Wondering how lifting weights compares to pushups, since I have weights that I lift once in a while?
 
D3x! said:
sheesh impressive!
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Yea I have my weights to thank for that. And I only weigh about 60 something kgs.
My arms have ok muscle but the rest of my body still needs work, my overall fitness is probably not too good :o

I'm lucky in that I don't need to lose weight, but that might mean gaining muscle isn't going to be easy, I need to eat more.
 
djtzar said:
strength training builds muscle , prompting weight loss (with a good diet of course)

www.stronglifts.com - go check it out
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I still want to do their 5x5 programme, but would have to join a gym again.

I am going to do the 100pushups initial test with a friend on Friday, then we will start the program accordingly. Nice thing is that you can do this at home, and don't need to go to gym or purchase any equipment.

B
 
Maddmatt said:
Yea I have my weights to thank for that. And I only weigh about 60 something kgs.
My arms have ok muscle but the rest of my body still needs work, my overall fitness is probably not too good :o

I'm lucky in that I don't need to lose weight, but that might mean gaining muscle isn't going to be easy, I need to eat more.
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dude eat more :p

Bismuth said:
I still want to do their 5x5 programme, but would have to join a gym again.

I am going to do the 100pushups initial test with a friend on Friday, then we will start the program accordingly. Nice thing is that you can do this at home, and don't need to go to gym or purchase any equipment.

B
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yep that is the great thing, and it doesn't really take up too much time either ;)
 
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