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Jan 2019
8:03am, 3 Jan 2019
6,745 posts
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Jambomo
Hmm I do a lot of press-ups at CrossFit, it would be interesting to count them and see exactly how many. I might join in 😄
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Jan 2019
8:31am, 3 Jan 2019
7,648 posts
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GordonG
i'm with jcb when it comes to strategy. when i was trying this last year i got to the point of being able to do 120+ in one session. but that involved doing a few (almost as a warm up), then a few more, then as many as i could, all with a couple of minutes rest inbetween. you wouldn't go flat out running without warming up first, and it's the same for press ups.
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Jan 2019
8:37am, 3 Jan 2019
478 posts
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ERM
Crashed and burned in 2018. 2019 will be my year to crack this challenge
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Jan 2019
9:15am, 3 Jan 2019
6,268 posts
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bigleggy
Started this morning.
Managed 7 , had a rest then did 3 more for a total of 10 
Man, that was tough !
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Jan 2019
9:16am, 3 Jan 2019
242 posts
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JCB
The last couple of days I've been able to do 4 lots of 25, making it 100 for each day. End of last year it was 3 lots of 20, so it does build up. Couple of times at the end of last year I did 6 lots of 20 (was trying to do 60 per day and when I skipped a day I'd try to do 120 the next).
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Jan 2019
9:18am, 3 Jan 2019
243 posts
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JCB
Well done bigleggy! It all starts from doing just one!
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Jan 2019
9:22am, 3 Jan 2019
7,649 posts
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GordonG
last year i also started the 100 press ups challenge. it's a good way of starting slowly and building up to a higher total. Fits in well with this challenge.
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Jan 2019
9:25am, 3 Jan 2019
21,523 posts
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pedroscalls
I need to improve my core, in fact it's kind of one of my non resolutions this year so I'm gonna give this a go.
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Jan 2019
9:44am, 3 Jan 2019
6,269 posts
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bigleggy
Thanks JCB Onwards and upwards !
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Jan 2019
12:01pm, 3 Jan 2019
244 posts
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JCB
Gordon, that's interesting. I looked at the 100 press ups challenge last year and it seems intriguing. In regards to your strategy for press ups last year in doing 120+, was that an every day effort or were there rest days after such an effort?
Pedroscalls, that's why I started last year too (on August 23, starting with 5, like 'run the sum'). It became a bit boring but then I found the 5000 challenge, and then broke it up into sets rather than all at once.
Maybe this year I could try to push the envelope and go for 100/day and total 36500, since I've already done 100/day for 2 days.
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