If I Was a Bird, I Probably Wouldn't Do Push-Ups

[shanmonster]

How many of you are still with me on the 100-day push-up challenge? Today's my day 53. Here I am doing ten diamond push-ups. My form gets a bit saggy by the tenth one. I'm hoping that by day 100, I'll be able to keep perfect form a lot longer.

Comments

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I had to drop out once I started going to Crossfit again. I'm not strong enough to do both at the same time (yet!).

Also, JFC those look amazing. GO YOU!

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

You'll get there. :)

Thanks!

[elanya.livejournal.com]

Day 47 today. I can now reliably do between 5 and 7 real push-ups in a row, sometimes more, per set :) I do the rest from the knee still.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

W00t w00t! Or you could just space out your sets throughout the day and do 'em all from the toes. ;)

[elanya.livejournal.com]

I have a hard enough time trying to find time to do 3-4 sets, let alone 10 or so :/

[icedrake.livejournal.com]

Still on it. I started late and have been slowly catching up, so this is day 36 for me. About to also be day 37 :)

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Huzzah!

[(Anonymous)]

I can no longer do pushups due to arthritis in my shoulders (runs in the family), however, I found that if I changed my hand position (closer together, further apart, fingers pointing in a different direction, etc) after every 10 pushups, not only could I do more at a session, but my form was better and I gained a lot of flexibility and more usable strength. I also did them with my feet on a bench, then my hands on the corer of the bench, and got up to 35 fingertip pushups once. Can't recommend that as the gains were no better than any other pushup, and there are way better finger strength exercises out there.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Fancy!

[icedrake.livejournal.com]

OK, I have to ask: What's the deal with Winston Spear? The running (pun intended) gag might have been funny at first, but now it's just irritating and demotivating. (as is the atrocious spelling and random punctuation, but those are probably just me)

[tomaxblade.livejournal.com]

I JUST FINISHED! :)

Didn't try for the crazy diamond type stuff in the last few days ... I have my final game of the year today, so gotta save something for that! :)