A few weeks ago, my wife and I started the 100 pushups program that I printed for free from www.hundredpushups.com and I use their pushups logger webpage. They also have squats and situps programs as well.

My initial test was a total of 9, yes, 9 pushups before exhaustion.

The test consists of 5 sets with rest periods in a pyramid fashion for 3 days a week with a rest day in between each day and 2 days rest after day 3.

As of week 4 day 1, I've been at a maximum of 38 pushups and my sets were 16, 21, 15, 15, 38 for a total of 105. All of that in under 12 minutes with suggested rest times between each set.

I'm starting to notice a hardening of my tri's and a little bit in the upper chest area. And I'm not the most in shape guy for those that have seen or know me But it's a start!

congrats, that's about 104 more pushups than I could do!

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Congrats! You may have motivated me to try this.

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Yikes. I remember being able to do a pushup once. Someone wearing a funny hat and stripes on his shoulders made me do some of that way back when; he was very motivating. Haven't been so motivated since, and I don't wanna get down to suck carpet to confirm what I already know right now. Good that you won't be going to seed like Local Rock anytime soon.

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Great job Photoc - I've just started back up on this pushup routine as well as the situps. It definitely works - I've done it before, and was actually able to progress more quickly on the situps (pushups started kicking my butt in week 4).

Here's some motivation for you photoc. Keep at it, and good luck!

Looks like a useful tool. The one piece of advice I would share is to be aware of your form, especially in regards to hand placement. The main graphic (silhouette) is not what has been suggested to me, hands are too far forward. Improper hand positioning can be hard on the shoulders & elbows. The animated example seems more correct. I had always been taught to have my hands pretty much in-line w/ my shoulders, but not too long ago I read a suggestion to try moving them back, more in-line w/ the pecs. This is supposed to be more efficient and reduces strain on the shoulders and elbows, and this has been my personal experience. I also do the knuckle type, much less strain on my wrists.

My pushup routine is pretty informal, but is triggered by similar memories. If I'm watching TV and a commercial for the Marine Corps comes on, I drop and do 10. If anyone one the show I'm watching goes to the gym, I do 10. If a commercial for exercise equipment or weight loss supplements comes on, that's 10. So, as you can tell, I don't watch much TV anymore, too tiring.

Thanks for the words of encouragement guys!

And zippy, how the hell did you do that?

I just completed my workout consisting of sets of 20, 25, 20, 20 and 30 for a total of 115 pushups in about 12 minutes Now that the sets are increasing, my max has gone down a little bit but it's more about consistency than killing myself for one set.