MarathonTalk push up challenge

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pielips Jan 2011 7:03pm, 24 Jan 2011 19 posts	0 pielips 3x20 completed, starting to get interesting now
steeplechaser Jan 2011 11:28am, 25 Jan 2011 11 posts	0 steeplechaser Back with 3x 15. Can't believe its 12 days since I did anyone, but I did spend a week fitting my son's kitchen, then had a great 10 mile race on Sunday. 12-15 were tough on the 3rd set!
Zorba Jan 2011 12:28pm, 25 Jan 2011 458 posts	0 Zorba 3x31......starting to really hurt.....
Paul Snell Jan 2011 1:10pm, 26 Jan 2011 958 posts	0 Paul Snell some amazing progress here - but not from me! Just did 15 this morning (counts as 3 x 5 I guess) knee much better, could be getting back on the wagon!
steeplechaser Jan 2011 1:19pm, 26 Jan 2011 12 posts	0 steeplechaser 3 x 16 today. 3rd set tough again. I'm interested in how long recovery interval you guys leave between sets. I'm currently leaving about 2 or 3 minutes between each of mine, any less & I would strggle to complete the 3rd set.
Fairweatherboy Jan 2011 1:27pm, 26 Jan 2011 72 posts	0 Fairweatherboy Haven't joined the group as started on 3x10, currently on 3x43, i normally do 1 set as the shower is warming up, 1 set once i've de robed, and the 3rd set after i have finished the shower, probably too much of a rest between sets for the purist but works for me.
Westley Jan 2011 2:49pm, 26 Jan 2011 586 posts	0 Westley I've been stuck on 3X27/28 for weeks now. I've resorted to working to failure on each set to help overcome this plateau; not sure if it has worked yet. Anyone else got successful plateau busting strategies?
Zorba Jan 2011 10:22pm, 26 Jan 2011 461 posts	0 Zorba Westley,try throwing in a session with a single big number....60,maybe or even 100,if you can manage.....When you return to the lower numbers ,you will find them easier mentally
Westley Jan 2011 8:49am, 27 Jan 2011 588 posts	0 Westley Thanks Zorba. Yeah, one all out set to failure might help.
steeplechaser Jan 2011 8:27pm, 27 Jan 2011 13 posts	0 steeplechaser I failed 3 x 17 today. 1st set easy, 2nd set hard, 3rd set only managed 15! Too short recovery I reckon. Try again tomorrow.

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Start on day 1 with 3 x 1 press up. On day 2 move to 3 x 2 and keep increasing by one every day. If you fail to do the target for the day then you try the same number the next day, only increasing when you have done the session properly. The Marathon talk challenge is to get to 3 x 100 push ups.

There are no real rules except all three sets must be done in the same session though. No going to wash your hair/walk the dog in-between sets:-).

Log your progress here: spreadsheets.google.com

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