The Great Push Up Challenge

I'm late to the party.  I've seen this in multiple places around the Internet.  I've decided to join.

What am I talking about?

The One Hundred Push Up Challenge.  Wanna join?  Flip over here and read about it.  I'll wait.

I took the test today and did 20 pushups.  That puts me in level three. I'll do the three days a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.  Week one looks doable, future weeks scare the pants off me. 

Are you game?

Comments

[Jen]

Gah, you've hit my weak spot. Direct hit. OK, I'm in. If nothing else, I'll increase my wimpy 5 pushups to 10. Hey, doubling my original # wouldn't be SO bad would it?

[Steve]

20? Impressive! Good luck on the plan and thanks for joining....

--Steve
--www.hundredpushups.com

[Jen]

Gosh, I haven't taken the test yet but I'm sure I'll be in the under 10 category. I can give it a try though!

[des]

It's ON, Baby! I can do ten :( which is ALOT less than third degree requirements back in 2001 in one of my other lives! Anyway, do you have a resource on how to do the "proper" push up? I mean, we are talkin' USMC boot camp requirement type, yes?
OOH RAH!

[lc]

I can do about 20 girl pushups...are we talking girl ones??? ugh...

[erin]

I keep thinking "I'd really like strong, buff arms..." I guess this is where that thinking business gets me in trouble! I'm game (although very frightened for my currently weak and wimpy arms)

[crockpot lady]

oooh, this is awesome! I haven't seen this challenge before. I'm in!
off to take the initial test...

[Megan]

I'm in - but why, oh why, can't they be girl ones? Ugh, I will probably be in level 1 or level 2, which at least means I won't have to do too much for the first week. I've been trying to improve my upper arm strength. I do wish the site would go into the proper way to do a pushup a little more (like how far down you have to go, making sure not to stick your butt in the air, etc).

[Leigh Anne]

I'm in. Tested on Sunday and could barely eke out 2!!!!! My days are Mon, Wed and Fri and I'm fairly certain it will take me considerably longer than 6 weeks to hit this goal. But I'm going to plug away, repeating weeks where I need to.

[workout mommy]

20?! you rock!

I'm in too...but definitely starting with level one. :)

[kathy]

Starting today with the push ups in level one.I have been walking in the early morning for three weeks now(can't believe I'm actually doing it) and I do need to add some strenth work.Also, I wanted to thank You Carmen for posting that black bean recipe a while ago.We have the beans at least once a week.They taste good,fill lots of hungry tummies and it's a low cost meal....even some of my bean haters love them. Thank You!!

[Heatherl]

My goal is to run a 5K and be able to do 16 pushups. I'm getting close on the 5K, so I guess it's time to take the next step (and up my goal). But I'm sure it will take longer than 6 weeks.
I think I'm going to try and get my husband and kids to do it too. Even though they're young, it's never to soon to start making exerise a regular part of life. Right?

[Headless Mom]

I've been avoiding this post for 3 days now.... Ok, I'll try!

[kristi]

I am in. Amazingly enough, i have been working out for some time now and i can only do 3 pushups. Sad!

[Cathy]

Um...I'm right with another reader, I'm game to try, but what about the girl push ups? It doesn't say anything in there about it.

On a side note, I'm going to attempt walking a mile to work out, lift, then walk home. It'll be my first time since Thursday of completely having a shoe on with my stitches. It's my only attempt of cardio and I'm skipping kickboxing tonight (which I hate) but really want the stitches to be able to come out before I go to Florida. Running in the ocean ranks over going to kickboxing I guess.