I'll admit I tried the previous version of this last summer and got stuck in week 3 (I called them phases instead of weeks because it took me more than one week to move through). I know the program was revamped, but I am guessing its still HARD.

alright. my weakness has always been push ups, so I think this is the perfect opportunity for me to try and get better at them. I hope that I can do it. I am not going to start until tomorrow though since I already worked out today.

i'm doing this!!!

i just did the test, and i could do 19 pushups. almost 20, but didn't quite make it up all the way.

i never would have imagined i could do that many REGULAR push ups though at my weight! imagine how many i could do if i met my goal weight! so this actually made me feel good. (i'm just now catching my breath from the exertion of my 19 push-ups).

i'm starting at level 3 and tomorrow i will start the program.

thanks so much, cie, for posting this!

***edit: i just did the sit-ups exhaustion test. 53 sit-ups! i'm in the "very good" category for my age (30+ yrs).

I did day 2 of week 3 yesterday. Boy were my lats sore after day 1! I wasn't sure I'd be able to do them yesterday, but got through it. 100 total! The problem with doing this at the beginning of my lifting session is that I was too darn tired to lift much Yesterday was shoulder day and I had to drop my weights a bit after the push up routine.

I'm loving this! My dh just did day 1 and glared at me.

Mel

You are most welcome. My knee injury is better and I am starting again on Monday.

I almost forgot to post yesterday's results.

Total 24
Max 7

Ooh this is fun I like push ups because you can do them ANYWHERE.

Hope you feel better Cie. Ditto on the thanks.

Today 6-7-6-6-8

I forgot to look at the chart (I am on week 2 day 1 first column but this is more) I know I am not ready for weak three but I think that next time I'll move to week 2 day 1 column 2 ...should be about right. I am surprised at how much strength I have gained in a week and a half. I have a feeling I should enjoy it while it lasts.

Yesterday:
Day 3
rest 120 seconds between each SET (longer if required)
set 1 22
set 2 30
set 3 20
set 4 20
set 5 max (at least 28)

I did 30 on the last set, but have to admit that I "rested" nearly an hour because my leg partner showed up and we did legs.

I'm amazed that I can do this many...it is NOT easy and I love having a new challenge.

There is a bit BUT here...my shoulder joints are killing me. I could hardly sleep last night because of a painful left shoulder. I terrified of tearing a rotator cuff. Right now it's just inflamed, but I don't know how long I should keep this up.

Mel

I hope you feel better. Don't push and hurt yourself further.

Mel what you can do is truly impressive but I am sure you have put your time in over the years to earn that strength. Take care and I hope you feel better.

Today 9-5-8-8-6-6 I did six sets because sets 2 and 5 were some very large number ridiculously out of my reach. I am not sure that it is humanly possible to go from week 2 (I almost wrote "weak 2" hee hee) column one to any other column but I figure I'll just keep plugging away. If I can do my age in push ups by my 40th birthday (almost a year away) I will be happy. A hundred? Well we'll see about that, I can dream though.

Keep it up. Unfortunately my knee is still sore so have decided to hold off until it is free from pain. I will still cheer others who are doing the challenge.

Thanks, I am thinking good thoughts about your knee. I'll still be here when you get back. I am sure this "6 week plan" will take me at least 18 weeks if not more.

Today

9-11-8-8-11 (more like 10 and a half on the last set but its improvement)

I have decided to back up since I decided my form was beginning to suffer. Today I did two sets of 8 push ups followed by two sets of 15 on my knees followed by one set of 6. I need to go much deeper into the push up. I found myself cheating on the 11 rep sets and I decided to nip that in the bud. I have not given up but I am starting to feel as if this quest for 100 might take until my 100th birthday but that's ok I hear long term goals are a good thing.