I see the light at the end of the tunnel towards 100 unbroken. So much work to cover the last quarter reps. I can't wait to take a break from doing pushups! 😅

I started tracking my pushups during my work day (Git Pushups) and I feel great. "Greasing the groove", doing 10 or 20 pushups here and there. I'll regularly break 100 in a day this way, but not in one session.

I'll regularly make it to 30 consecutive, pause, then another 10, then a final 10.

I haven't attempted a 100 reps set yet but am inspired by this community.

Three-quarters of the way to my goal, and a new PR: 75! I got super shaky at the end, and I missed the button on one full rep at 69, so technically I hit 76. I think I need one more strong week of specificity work before tapering.

I’m reading Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing, about the failed 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. It turned into a desperate fight for survival that pushed the men to the limits of human endurance. Thinking about what they went through helps me keep going at the end of a set. Highly recommend it!

Hi,

I posted this guide in similar subreddits and a lot of people downloaded it, so I thought someone here can also benefit from it.

The advice beginners usually get is a program table. Six exercises, sets and reps and that's it. The thing is, if you can't do a pull-up, a table that says "pull-up 3×8" is useless.

I wrote out a detailed version.

The structure is six movement ladders.

Vertical pull, horizontal pull, horizontal push, dip/support, legs, core. Each one has five or six rungs, so there's always a version you can do today. The pull ladder, for example:

1. Dead hang — 20s

2. Scapular pull-up — 8

3. Inverted row — 12

4. Negative pull-up — 5 × 5s

5. Band-assisted pull-up — 8

6. Full pull-up — 5

The progression rule:

Hit the top of your rep range on every set, then move up one rung and reset to the bottom of the range. If one set falls short, you stay on that rung. Simple, and it's most of the difference between progress and a year of plateau.

Three blocks:

- Weeks 1–4, first test and foundation

- Weeks 5–8, volume

- Weeks 9–12, density, then deload and retest

The part I want to point at:

The last nine pages are an exercise library. Every rung on every ladder, written out step by step with an illustration, what the start position is, where the elbows go, what to do if your hips sag. So when a table says "tuck hollow hold" you don't have to go find a video and hope it's the same thing.

Also in there: how to pick your starting rung, what to buy and what to skip, a Grease the Groove section, a troubleshooting page for when you stall, and a printable log sheet.

One more thing: pdf says you don't need any equipment but you need something to hang from safely (preferably a pull up bar), and that's the only thing that this guide requires other than common house items such as table or chairs.

Guide is available in English and Spanish, in the comments.

Free, no email, no paywall. Happy to answer questions about any of the progressions.

So 50 years old reasonably fit, but running not gym work, and sit at a desk all day.
I did the Push up challenge last year, and then just decided to do 100 push ups every day for September. Progress has been good, form feels good. I have reached the point where now I either set a timer to go off every 2 minutes and do 10 sets of 10, or set the timer for every 5 mins and do 5 sets of 20.

The question is where next, and do I need to do some opposite at it where to even up ?

Thanks in advance

Hey , i am 21M 165 lbs . What advice will you guys give me to hit 100 pushups as soon as possible ? I currently can't even do one good pushup. I feel i have very low muscle mass and a higher body fat percentage.

I hope i started well !

Stax On is an app for competing with your mates in bodyweight exercises like push-ups, squats, pull-ups and more!

The Android version is now in open testing, so anyone can jump in and give it a try. (iOS is already live!)

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stax.on.app

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/stax-on/id6757502706

Would be great to get some more people using it and hear what you think.

A big shout out to everyone who took part in the closed test and gave me some amazing feedback. It’s helped a lot in getting it to this point - plenty of work still to do!

Thanks!

This was last month and I've since regressed and taken a break from my consistency. I still have 50 unbroken and am getting back at it! I have an 8 week plan now to get back up and over to 100!

Follow along on YouTube!

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