Day One of Week One of the 100-Pushup Challenge!
(That's not me, and it's not my body...thanks to Warrior Fitness World)
You do your 3-times-weekly workouts in 5 sets, or "Levels," of reps, each level separated by a rest period of one minute (a little longer if needed.) You take a day off between workout days.
Here's the schedule for this week, based on my initial test, in which I did 15 full-body pushups nonstop. (I was surprised at that. I haven't done pushups in months, and thought I might manage 8 or so.)
Day One:
- Level 1: 10
- Level 2: 10
- Level 3: 8
- Level 4: 6
- Level 5: Max possible, at least 7 (I managed 9.)
Day Two:
- Level 1: 12
- Level 2: 12
- Level 3: 10
- Level 4: 10
- Level 5: Max, at least 10
Day Three:
- Level 1: 15
- Level 2: 13
- Level 3: 10
- Level 4: 10
- Level 5: Max, at least 15
Eeks. That's a lot of pushups. But I got through the first day, even exceeding the minimum-max for the last set (although I rested 2 minutes after the first 4 levels, which I probably will keep on doing.)
Total pushups today: 43. Yo!!
4 comments:
Sounds like a great plan! Go Ellie!
I found myself a bit sore after Day 1 but it's lessening (for now -Week 2 starts today), and maybe it will for you too.
You're off to a good start. Keep it up!
Man, I used to do lots of pushups when training regularly in karate. Great for upper body & core strength as well as the mind, esp. for women who often think they have weak upper bodies. I think I'll go back doing them too!
Way to go with the pushups!
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