Be able to do 100 perfect push-ups without stopping

Sometimes I need a gizmo or gadget to get me interested in things. I’ll try the pushup deal developed by a Navy SEAL. Navy SEALs are magical and know all.

I have been struggling with this endeavor and when not working out I have been reading about pushups. Of course there is some gimmickry you can buy that is suppose to help increase your pushup abilities but the best advice boils down to just getting down and pushing the floor. I have been reading some websites that have a program of doing sets of pushups with partials, intermixed with diamond pushups and I have added this to my “regime” and through my research I have discovered a cult of body weight exercise adherents. I have added body weight squats and situps to my exercises, I am totally incapable of doing a pullup but will occassionally try one. I am begiining to feel like I have some muscles again so just attempting this goal has been a big positive for me but it will take some time recover from my sedentary lifestyle

My Father died a few weeks ago from congestive heart failure. He was 70 years old. He may have not lived longer if he had taken better care of himself, but I believed that he may have had more joy in his life if he had just exercised more. I can do 30 pushups now (20+ could be considered perfect), and I have been walking and sort of half ass running a little bit. I started mowing my vacant lot with a push mower to get some exercise in, and saving on gas in the process, just trying to make myself move more.

I had to take a few days to recuperate from my initial attempts at working towards this goal, got very sore. In the downtime, I walked a lot, and got vigilant about my diet. I stopped drinking soft drinks, I only drink water and unsweetened iced, green tea but will still have my Friday night Gin and tonic. So far in just one week I have lost 5 pounds. I figured out that I was drinking 3+ soft drinks a day and I had a frappucino and little chocolate donut for the ride to work habit and by just eliminating these two habits I cut about 4100! calories out of my total 7 day calorie intake. I also carry my lunch to work now. I watched that movie Supersize Me and had quit going to McDonalds but Wendy’s and Hardees were somehow still ok for me. I have no idea what I am saving in calories by avoiding fast food but I know that financially I am better off. Seems logical that doing 100 pushups should be easier if you have less to push up and in a couple of weeks I should be able to do 25.

I guess you would start by just doing some and seeing what you can do. I use to be more active than I am now. My earlier life was very active, doing physical labor for a living , working in warehouses and factories and daily bicycling. Now I am 50+, a computer technician and just tired all the time. To start my quest to be able to do 100 pushups by June (hopefully June of this year)I grunted out 11 quavering pushups this morning, so now I am going for a walk and to think about how to get myself in shape to do this.

..for now. I dislocated my shoulder last night and so cannot continue with this goal for now. I figure after a few weeks I should be able to start back up. Slowly.

If you’re ever in Montreal, take me out for a beer and I’ll tell you how it happened…

Ive done 50 before, but perfect, Im in the 40’s

I’m happy to say I’ve moved into the 40s: I just completed 40 perfect push-ups. I admit I wavered a bit on the last one, but I managed. The problem is that I’ve decided to go back to the gym and this has consequences in terms of push-up training: when should I train? After workouts? My muscles are mush. Before workouts? It’ll compromise the amount of weight I can lift. On my rest day? I really should be resting on my rest days.

As of 1 minute ago I’m able to do 33 perfect push-ups. I’m hoping to increase this score by a good 5 push-ups per week. In terms of training, I lift weights and jog but only push-ups help with push-ups.

I think I’ll do push-ups on the days I don’t go to the gym. I figure if I go 75% capacity 3-4 times per day my push-up related muscles should strenghten. At the end of every week I’ll push myself to the limit and try to get the overall score up. That’s the plan.