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Earlier this year I started the 100 Push-up Challenge<\/a>.\u00a0 You know… train for six weeks and then be able to pump out 100 push-ups in a row.<\/p>\n

Well I did ok for the first few weeks… Then I failed I think week 4 or 5 several times in a row and I quit<\/strong>. I was making them harder by putting my feet up on a physioball, thus getting a better core workout.\u00a0 I was also in the middle of marathon training…<\/p>\n

Needless to say my body didn’t appreciate the extra demands I was placing on it and something had to go.\u00a0 So I quit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Last week<\/a> I talked about going into the off-season and looking to do some strength training.\u00a0 I even alluded to the fact that I’d probably do the push-ups.\u00a0 Well I am currently in the middle of Week 2<\/a>.\u00a0 For this first section I managed to get myself into the hardest category and the workouts have been pretty tough to finish.\u00a0 I don’t plan on quitting <\/strong>this time around, even if I have to repeat a few weeks!\u00a0 Part of the reason is that a bunch of people that I run with started the challenge, albeit a week later (somehow I missed the memo!).\u00a0 So that gives some extra motivation.\u00a0 Especially when some of the women completed more regular push-ups than I did.<\/p>\n

Here are a few random snippets from the e-mails being sent around.<\/p>\n

I think I have my grunting technique down after my 5th set last night!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I think push<\/span> ups<\/span> are a much better work out than running.\u00a0 I am going to give up running and just do push<\/span> ups<\/span>.\u00a0 On a long push<\/span> up day..you could have jelly beans strategically located to be lapped up when glycogen levels get low.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yes, we have a fun group! I’ll keep posting my push-ups in my “Week in Review<\/a>.”\u00a0 Are you doing the push-ups?? What week are you in? How are they going??<\/p>\n

[tags] 100 pushups, pushups, strength training, core [\/tags]<\/p>\n

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Earlier this year I started the 100 Push-up Challenge.\u00a0 You know… train for six weeks and then be able to pump out 100 push-ups in a row. Well I did ok for the first few weeks… Then I failed I think week 4 or 5 several times in a row and I quit. 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