I'm going to start this challenge today! I tried the initial a few days back and was able to do 17 but they were on the knees... When I start the challenge tonight I will be in column 1 because I want to build enough strength to do a *real* push up. (and I know for a fact I am not able to do more than maybe 2)
I did week 1, day 2 yesterday, and managed 3,4,2,3,5. CakeBatter, I may do what you've done and repeat week one when I get to the end of it! That seems pretty sensible, since week 1 is still really hard for me, even if I can just barely eek them out...
Exactly. I am sure when I finish this time I will be ready to move on
We be jammin! Well I finished day 2 week 1 again. It was still pretty hard though! I havent done the sit-ps for the day. But I definitely will before bed. I just can't wait to see a muscle or at least less flab! lol How is everyone else doing?
I'm on W3D2. I convinced DH to do this and the situp challenge with me, so we did an initial test and decided to start at week 3. He managed W3D1, barely lol so today I moved on to W3D2 third column and he went back to W2D2. hehehe is it awful that I'm gleeful that I can do more pushups? I'm sort of doing the situp challenge too, I can do well over 200 situps now but he's a runner and wanted to strengthen his core so I'm doing it with him to motivate him.
Just out of curiosity, are a lot of you doing full pushups or knee pushups? I can do 30-40 knee pushups at a go before getting fatigued but after 1-2 full pushups I get so horribly lightheaded I have to stop. I don't get the least bit dizzy with knee ones, I can talk and laugh easily til the end even. My arms hold up fine I just get really dizzy. My trainer had said not to worry about doing full ones then but I feel like doing knee ones discounts it or something. Anyone else get lightheaded?
Hi girls! make sure that you are keeping your butt down while you are doing your pushups rather it's full or girl ones. You can totally tell a difference and you'll get a better work out. You'll be able to do less of them but it will be better.
I learned the hard way with my trainer but I'm so glad I'm doing them right!
So the goal is to be able to do 100 pushups all at once?
And I don't know about anyone else, but I am still doing my pushups on my knees. Completed day two of both the pushup and the situp challenge. I don't feel stronger yet - I feel pretty darn sore at the moment.
I have to say, I'm actually amazed at how effective this exercise is at building up my stamina and strength for press-ups. Last week when I did the initial press-up test, I could barely manage one - I felt like I had absolutely no strength in my arms whatsoever. Last night when I performed the exercises for W1D2, my maximum was six! I'm absolutely amazed, and I think I can already see some definition in my arm. I'm trying to keep as close to the form of the "full" press-up as possible, when I feel stronger I'm going to try and start lowering myself a lot closer to the floor, but at the moment, it's just such great exercise. I'm actually astonished at the results - I can't believe that within a week I went from not being able to do a press-up to being able to do six. Yay!
I was going to start the sit-up challenge at the same time, and do the exercises on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, but I totally forgot! So I'm going to wait for Monday before beginning the sit-up programme. My stomach muscles have always been reasonably strong and I managed 70 sit-ups in the initial test, so I'll begin at Week 3. I can't wait to see how effective this programme is too!
I do full push - ups. I am repeating week one column two as I stated inmy previous post.
HwGA I hope everyone is doing what you said because it is not in good form if your hiney is in the air! LOL
Tinycities I know the results are awesome! I really struggled on D2 last week and this week I just went thru them. On my last set (the max set) I waited a while before I did them. However I managed 10! I was excited.
vmo1 I have never been dizzy while doing them. Do you hold down or are you looking out in front you? Also if this has anything to do with it and you stop getting dizzy, maybe you can start doing 2 "full-ups" and then build up.
I can do 30 real ones and then wait 5 minutes and do 15 more wait 5 min and then do 15.... I'm up to 60!!! but not all at once and they are real ones with good form. I don't know if I can ever do 100 though...
im so happy because my husband can only do 10 and soon ill beat him! lol
