100 Push-ups (and 50 Pull-ups): Week 14

After last week's less-than-perfect adherence to "the schedule", I was unsure how this week would go.  Happily, I can report that the time off, the bench press workout, or some other unknown aspect of the general adaptation syndrome conspired to take my push-ups to the next level.

I was able to hit all my numbers for this week's workouts and 100 consecutive push-ups is starting to look like it is within reach.  Progress is happening, even though it likes to move in fits and starts.

The 50 pull-up program is following a similar track and I am, as I predicted last week, extending it for at least a few more weeks.  This was supposed to be the goal week, but I am currently stuck around 30 pull-ups.  Of course, I am still very pleased with this result and am extremely excited about the prospect of going even deeper into the program.

Week 12 Workouts: 

Push-up Workout 1 (in reps): 60, 70, 55, 45, max (min 70). 60s rest between sets.

Push-up Workout 2: 28, 28, 51, 51, 36, 36, 18, 18, max (min 73).  60s rest between sets.

Push-up Workout 3: 38, 38, 42, 42, 29, 29, 34, 34, max (min 75).  60s rest between sets.



Pull-up Workout 1: 35, stretch, 24, stretch, max. 90s rest between sets.

Pull-up Workout 2: 20, stretch, 20, stretch, 20. 90s rest between sets.

Pull-up Workout 3: 20, stretch, 20, stretch, 20. 90s rest between sets.


In case you missed it:

100 Push-ups (and 50 Pull-ups): Week 1

100 Push-ups (and 50 Pull-ups): Week 2

100 Push-ups (and 50 Pull-ups): Week 3

100 Push-ups (and 50 Pull-ups): Week 4

100 Push-ups (and 50 Pull-ups): Week 5

100 Push-ups (and 50 Pull-ups): Week 6 

100 Push-ups (and 50 Pull-ups): Week 7

100 Push-ups (and 50 Pull-ups): Week 8 

100 Push-ups (and 50 Pull-ups): Week 9 

100 Push-ups (and 50 Pull-ups): Week 10

100 Push-ups (and 50 Pull-ups): Week 11

100 Push-ups (and 50 Pull-ups): Week 12

100 Push-ups (and 50 Pull-ups): Week 13

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Tony is the host of the Paleo Magazine Radio podcast, author of "Paleo Grilling: A Modern Caveman's Guide to Cooking with Fire", and Cofounder of Powerful PT, an innovative information resource for Fitness Professionals. He has appeared on numerous local and national television and radio broadcasts and regularly hosts healthy cooking workshops and informational lectures. He is also a full-time Personal Trainer and Wellness Consultant who lives in Jacksonville Florida with his wife Jamie.