One Hundred Pushup Challenge – Week 2, Day 1
by Bryan onLast Friday I finished up Week 1 of the One Hundred Pushup Challenge, and last night I completed Day 1 of Week 2. So far, so good—I am getting all of my reps in, and my max sets are all above 40, including 47 last night. I don’t know why, but I am still surprised by the “pump” that my entire upper body gets from doing the pushup workouts, specifically the max set.
Speaking of a pumped up upper body—I’ve decided that the pushup workouts will formally take the place of my chest strength training exercises. Doing the pushups and continuing my regular upper body strength training routine was just not allowing enough time for recovery.
Here are my full results from Week 1:
| Day 1 | Scheduled | Actual |
| Level 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Level 2 | 10 | 10 |
| Level 3 | 8 | 8 |
| Level 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Level 5 | max (at least 7) | 40 |
| Day 2 | Scheduled | Actual |
| Level 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Level 2 | 12 | 12 |
| Level 3 | 10 | 10 |
| Level 4 | 10 | 10 |
| Level 5 | max (at least 10) | 46 |
| Day 3 | Scheduled | Actual |
| Level 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Level 2 | 13 | 13 |
| Level 3 | 10 | 10 |
| Level 4 | 10 | 10 |
| Level 5 | max (at least 15) | 40 |
And Day 1 of Week 2:
| Day 1 | Scheduled | Actual |
| Level 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Level 2 | 12 | 12 |
| Level 3 | 9 | 9 |
| Level 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Level 5 | max (at least 10) | 47 |