100 push ups/200 sit ups

[blarghblarghhhhh]

I just started doing the 100 push up program as well as the 200 sit up program and am extending an invitation for others to do it with me as well. I had this in mind for people who arnt physically fit(like me) or just people who want to become more physically fit as well.

I managed 7 push ups and 100 sit ups. I think im going to modify my sit up plan to make it a 500 sit up plan because they were far easier for me to do then I imagined.

Im doing it because of the article about tom browns tracker school reminded me of how much more physically fit I used to be and ive been looking for a new hobby so I figured I would try something healthy. Also its already nice to have a goal to strive for, its been awhile since ive had one of those.

links: http://www.hundredpushups.com/index.html
http://www.twohundredsitups.com/

 

[S.R.S.]

Well, I certainly applaud anyone wanting to do a hundred pushups, but take it from this old gym rat, I've spent my entire adult life in the gym, and a program like this one can do more harm than good.

If you only train one part of your body (and that's all a single exercise like pushups is going to do for you), you're setting yourself up for injuries down the road. I've seen it a hundred times.

It's like putting a powerful engine in a stock Toyota Tercel. What will you accomplish? You'll blow out the drive train, the clutch, the transmission, etc., because those factory parts aren't designed to handle the power of an engine much more powerful than the factory installed engine.

Pushups basically only train the chest muscles and to some extent, the triceps. What you really want to do is train your entire body, all the major muscle groups (chest, back, abdomen, legs, shoulders and arms) at the same time, over the course of a workout. And don't forget your cardiovascular work!

I'm proud of you guys wanting to do this. Three cheers! Falling in love with exercise, eating right, etc., is one of the greatest things you can do for yourself. And you WILL fall in love with it if you can just force yourself to stick with it a year or two and experience the amazing progress you'll make.

But do it right, okay?

My advice, find a good gym, with qualified trainers who will design your programs for you (especially in the beginning, until you get the hang of it yourself) and guide you in your quest for physical fitness. Thirty to 45 minutes a day, three days a week, is all you'll ever need to do (I refuse to believe anyone is so busy that he or she cannot make time for that, especially considering how important it is).

And don't worry about being embarrassed or not being in shape the first time you walk into the gym. You have to start somewhere and almost every one of us were there ourselves at one time. So no one will say anything to you and very, very quickly you will progress way beyond that stage anyway.

Now get out there and do it!

 

[blarghblarghhhhh]

Well, I certainly applaud anyone wanting to do a hundred pushups, but take it from this old gym rat, I've spent my entire adult life in the gym, and a program like this one can do more harm than good.

If you only train one part of your body (and that's all a single exercise like pushups is going to do for you), you're setting yourself up for injuries down the road. I've seen it a hundred times.

It's like putting a powerful engine in a stock Toyota Tercel. What will you accomplish? You'll blow out the drive train, the clutch, the transmission, etc., because those factory parts aren't designed to handle the power of an engine much more powerful than the factory installed engine.

Pushups basically only train the chest muscles and to some extent, the triceps. What you really want to do is train your entire body, all the major muscle groups (chest, back, abdomen, legs, shoulders and arms) at the same time, over the course of a workout. And don't forget your cardiovascular work!

I'm proud of you guys wanting to do this. Three cheers! Falling in love with exercise, eating right, etc., is one of the greatest things you can do for yourself. And you WILL fall in love with it if you can just force yourself to stick with it a year or two and experience the amazing progress you'll make.

But do it right, okay?

My advice, find a good gym, with qualified trainers who will design your programs for you (especially in the beginning, until you get the hang of it yourself) and guide you in your quest for physical fitness. Thirty to 45 minutes a day, three days a week, is all you'll ever need to do (I refuse to believe anyone is so busy that he or she cannot make time for that, especially considering how important it is).

And don't worry about being embarrassed or not being in shape the first time you walk into the gym. You have to start somewhere and almost every one of us were there ourselves at one time. So no one will say anything to you and very, very quickly you will progress way beyond that stage anyway.

Now get out there and do it!

thats a meme right? im pretty sure it is at least. if not thanks for the advice.

I remember something about eating big macs if my memory is correct haha.

 

[CrafterMan]

S.R.S is completely right.

100 pressups is impressive but not probably going to get you in shape as fast as a well balanced workout.

 

[ottenni]

Well, I certainly applaud anyone wanting to do a hundred pushups, but take it from this old gym rat, I've spent my entire adult life in the gym, and a program like this one can do more harm than good.

If you only train one part of your body (and that's all a single exercise like pushups is going to do for you), you're setting yourself up for injuries down the road. I've seen it a hundred times.

It's like putting a powerful engine in a stock Toyota Tercel. What will you accomplish? You'll blow out the drive train, the clutch, the transmission, etc., because those factory parts aren't designed to handle the power of an engine much more powerful than the factory installed engine.

Pushups basically only train the chest muscles and to some extent, the triceps. What you really want to do is train your entire body, all the major muscle groups (chest, back, abdomen, legs, shoulders and arms) at the same time, over the course of a workout. And don't forget your cardiovascular work!

I'm proud of you guys wanting to do this. Three cheers! Falling in love with exercise, eating right, etc., is one of the greatest things you can do for yourself. And you WILL fall in love with it if you can just force yourself to stick with it a year or two and experience the amazing progress you'll make.

But do it right, okay?

My advice, find a good gym, with qualified trainers who will design your programs for you (especially in the beginning, until you get the hang of it yourself) and guide you in your quest for physical fitness. Thirty to 45 minutes a day, three days a week, is all you'll ever need to do (I refuse to believe anyone is so busy that he or she cannot make time for that, especially considering how important it is).

And don't worry about being embarrassed or not being in shape the first time you walk into the gym. You have to start somewhere and almost every one of us were there ourselves at one time. So no one will say anything to you and very, very quickly you will progress way beyond that stage anyway.

Now get out there and do it!

Dammit. Now i have nothing to contribute.

Well i could stress the importance of cardio. Because cardio is great.

 

[Chamale]

Well, I certainly applaud anyone wanting to do a hundred pushups, but take it from this old gym rat, I've spent my entire adult life in the gym, and a program like this one can do more harm than good.

If you only train one part of your body (and that's all a single exercise like pushups is going to do for you), you're setting yourself up for injuries down the road. I've seen it a hundred times.

It's like putting a powerful engine in a stock Toyota Tercel. What will you accomplish? You'll blow out the drive train, the clutch, the transmission, etc., because those factory parts aren't designed to handle the power of an engine much more powerful than the factory installed engine.

Pushups basically only train the chest muscles and to some extent, the triceps. What you really want to do is train your entire body, all the major muscle groups (chest, back, abdomen, legs, shoulders and arms) at the same time, over the course of a workout. And don't forget your cardiovascular work!

I'm proud of you guys wanting to do this. Three cheers! Falling in love with exercise, eating right, etc., is one of the greatest things you can do for yourself. And you WILL fall in love with it if you can just force yourself to stick with it a year or two and experience the amazing progress you'll make.

But do it right, okay?

My advice, find a good gym, with qualified trainers who will design your programs for you (especially in the beginning, until you get the hang of it yourself) and guide you in your quest for physical fitness. Thirty to 45 minutes a day, three days a week, is all you'll ever need to do (I refuse to believe anyone is so busy that he or she cannot make time for that, especially considering how important it is).

And don't worry about being embarrassed or not being in shape the first time you walk into the gym. You have to start somewhere and almost every one of us were there ourselves at one time. So no one will say anything to you and very, very quickly you will progress way beyond that stage anyway.

Now get out there and do it!

thats a meme right? im pretty sure it is at least. if not thanks for the advice.

I remember something about eating big macs if my memory is correct haha.

Well, I certainly applaud anyone wanting to do an internet meme, but take it from this old internet rat, I've spent my entire teenage life on the internet, and a meme like this one can do more harm than good.

If you only watch one meme of your internet (and that's all a single meme like the hundred pushups meme is going to do for you), you're setting yourself up for getting called a newfag down the road. I've seen it a hundred times.

It's like putting a powerful engine in a stock Toyota Tercel. What will you accomplish? You'll blow out the drive train, the clutch, the transmission, etc., because those factory parts aren't designed to handle the power of an engine much more powerful than the factory installed engine.

The hundred pushups meme basically only train the modification muscles and to some extent, the memory triceps. What you really want to do is meme your entire brain, all the major meme groups (lolcats, anime, Valve games, 4chan, obscure quote and Chuck Norris) at the same time, over the course of a browsing session. And don't forget your video game work!

I'm proud of you guys wanting to do this. Three cheers! Falling in love with memes, quoting movies, etc., is one of the greatest things you can do for yourself. And you WILL fall in love with it if you can just force yourself to stick with it a year or two and experience the amazing progress you'll make.

But do it right, okay?

My advice, find a good forym, with qualified hackers who will debug your programs for you (especially in the beginning, until you get the hang of it yourself) and guide you in your quest for internet meme masterdom. Thirty to 45 minutes a day, three days a week, is all you'll ever need to do (I refuse to believe anyone is so busy that he or she cannot make time for that, especially considering how important it is).

And don't worry about being embarrassed or not knowing enough memes the first time you walk into the internet. You have to start somewhere and almost every one of us were there ourselves at one time. So no one will say anything to you and very, very quickly you will progress way beyond that stage anyway.

Now get out there and do it!

 

[blarghblarghhhhh]

S.R.S is completely right.

100 pressups is impressive but not probably going to get you in shape as fast as a well balanced workout.

Its not really about getting in shape for me as much as it is achieving a goal thats beyond a computer screen. If I do choose to continue to exercise beyond my plan i would go for something more balanced but honestly I doubt that will happen. I get the desire to exercise about once every three months and this is as far as ive gone with it.

 

[SinisterGehe]

It is not the quantity it is the quality, I stay in shape by walking around (almost everywhere) and carrying shit heavy horn hours a day.

But anyway...
If you going to try this BE CAREFULL!!! Do not overdo your limits, Believe me I know what that does to (Permanent Knee damage due, excessive training at young age)

 

[SinisterGehe]

Double lag post.

 

[Generator]

While I'm tempted to do this, I can't for the life of me figure out the program. Is it just me, or does the workout plan not include anyone who did more than 20 push-ups in their initial test? And even if I did get it, I know I wouldn't stick with it because I never do stick with my exercise programs.

Well, I suppose for the time being, I might as well enjoy my awesome metabolism anyways.

 

[Kpt._Rob]

As a couple of other people have pointed out, just sit ups and push ups isn't going to cut it in the long run. Not only will it neglect certain muscles, but you actually won't be seeing any muscle growth if you work on the same muscles every day. It's been a while since I took High School Biology, but as I recall from that class, the way that muscles grow is as such... The body is worked to a point where the muscles can not get oxygen fast enough through normal means, so they undergo a process to create oxygen, a biproduct of which is acid. This actually destroys the muscle on a cellular level, and as it is being rebuilt, it grows bigger. But if you work the same muscle every day, and never give it a break, it won't be able to rebuilt it self. I work out every day, and I cycle what part of my body I work on every day. I suggest doing the same.

EDIT: I forgot to mention, one tip which I found really really helpful. Since you don't seem to be doing any weight training, it may not be helpful to you, but if you decide to do weight training it's something that I find works really well. What I always used to do was I'd figure out what the heaviest weight I could lift for a decent number of reps was, and I'd try to raise the number of reps each time. But I often hit a wall that way, which made me frustrated, and ultimately led me to stop exercising only to try and pick it up after a few months when some of the muscle had gone away and could be built again. A much better method that I read about, and have tried to much success, is to start with a heavy weight, and do a small number of reps (20 reps with a 90 pound weight for instance [if you've never done weight training before though, you'll probably be starting with much smaller weights than 90 though]), take a short breather, just enough time to take a drink from my water bottle and then reduce the weight, then I do 30 reps with the 80 pound weight, take the breather and 40 with the 70. So on and so forth, though once I hit smaller weights like 30 or 20 I often up the number of reps drastically. Then, after you've given the muscle time to grow you can either start with a larger weight, or up the initial number of reps. This is a techinque that has worked really really well for me. And I would suggest it to anyone.

 

[SonicKoala]

Being able to do 100 pushups and 200 situps doesn't mean you're physically fit - there are a variety of different ways one can measure physical fitness. Anyhow, as S.R.S. mentioned, if you're really looking to become more physically fit, working out your entire body is essential.

 

[evilartist]

100 push-ups!? I can just barely do 30, and that's if I haven't eaten anything yet.

 

[blarghblarghhhhh]

the program really isnt that strenuous honestly. Im not really out of shape in any means either. as ive said above im only really doing this to give myself a goal to accomplish outside of a video game. Also I will be doing the sit up program and the push up program at the same time as well as walking up to five miles a day at my work. I also walk around for fun on my own time. I think I have my bases covered as far as alternating muscles go. Im considering doing something leg related as well but I dont want to push myself to hard.

 

[AllLagNoFrag]

Hey, you can totally disregard it but how about cardio instead of this? Oh and with the sit-ups, try to modify it as you can already do 100. I am currently up to V-ups or as some people call them "jack knives". Pretty much where you lie flat on the ground but have your arms to shoulders and legs off the ground throughout the exercise and make a V by bringing your hands as far up or if you can, touch your shins. The pivot of this exercise should be your bum.

Yes, go for runs
Walking is good but, just set up routes and time how long you take to go a certain distance and improve on that and try different routes around your neighbourhood. I currently have short, mid and long distance routes set up ranging from 2.4-5km-10km and approximate times for them.

Anyway, good luck and its great to see that you are doing something good!

PS- with your sit-ups, make sure you arent hurting your lower back, and also, try to work on your overall body as others mentioned.

EDIT: V-up link added: http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/RectusAbdominis/WtVUp.html
However, ulike the V-up shown, do not allow your muscles to fully relax and touch the floor as you lose tension. You want to get the most out of the least amount of time spent right?

 

[afaceforradio]

I just started doing the 100 push up program as well as the 200 sit up program and am extending an invitation for others to do it with me as well. I had this in mind for people who arnt physically fit(like me) or just people who want to become more physically fit as well.

I managed 7 push ups and 100 sit ups. I think im going to modify my sit up plan to make it a 500 sit up plan because they were far easier for me to do then I imagined.

Im doing it because of the article about tom browns tracker school reminded me of how much more physically fit I used to be and ive been looking for a new hobby so I figured I would try something healthy. Also its already nice to have a goal to strive for, its been awhile since ive had one of those.

links: http://www.hundredpushups.com/index.html
http://www.twohundredsitups.com/

Two words: Lactic Acid.

Do that many with ALOT of rest and your body will fill with it.

 

[TehCookie]

I'm not patient enough to exorcise. I ran everyday for half a year and it didn't increase my endurance at all. Even in gym class where you had to lift weights 3 days a week I couldn't do any more than I could at the beginning of the year. My weight didn't even change during that time either. I didn't enjoy any of it nor did it make me more fit so I stopped.

 

[LongAndShort]

Oddly enough, I started this as well. When I woke up, I just thought "I'm gonna do some push ups and sit ups" and I did. I think I'll make it a regular thing.

Great minds think alike apparently.