The notorious 100 push ups is commonly a goal attributed with mastering the push up. Not many get there but those that do surely earn bragging rights. And that’s exactly what the challenge I have in mind is: 100 nonstop push ups.
What’s the catch?
Doing it at 50 beats per minute. Every metronome click signals down, every other signals up (as such, completing the entire 100 should take 4 minutes). That being said, this is INFINITELY harder than simply doing 100 consecutive push ups. This provides for a killer shoulder, chest, and tricep workout all in one.
The Challenge in a Nut Shell:
Goal: last as long as possible following a 50 beat per minute metronome. One push-up is completed every 2 ticks. To ‘beat’ the challenge, you must complete 100 nonstop push ups obeying the following:
Rules
*its preferable, but not required to tuck elbows in rather than out
-Hands can not leave the floor
-Lagging behind metronome pace results in disqualification
-No excessive butts in the air (or sagging for that matter)
-Chest must at most be 2 inches from the floor on every push up
-you should make a dead stop both at the bottom and at the top of your push up
And that’s it. The difficulty of the challenge shouldn’t be underestimated - it’s a mental journey to say the least, and you’d be surprised how taxing a matter of minutes can be on nearly your entire upper body.
Here’s the metronome I used to do the challenge
And to those who’d like to give it a shot, good luck!
What’s the catch?
Doing it at 50 beats per minute. Every metronome click signals down, every other signals up (as such, completing the entire 100 should take 4 minutes). That being said, this is INFINITELY harder than simply doing 100 consecutive push ups. This provides for a killer shoulder, chest, and tricep workout all in one.
The Challenge in a Nut Shell:
Goal: last as long as possible following a 50 beat per minute metronome. One push-up is completed every 2 ticks. To ‘beat’ the challenge, you must complete 100 nonstop push ups obeying the following:
Rules
*its preferable, but not required to tuck elbows in rather than out
-Hands can not leave the floor
-Lagging behind metronome pace results in disqualification
-No excessive butts in the air (or sagging for that matter)
-Chest must at most be 2 inches from the floor on every push up
-you should make a dead stop both at the bottom and at the top of your push up
And that’s it. The difficulty of the challenge shouldn’t be underestimated - it’s a mental journey to say the least, and you’d be surprised how taxing a matter of minutes can be on nearly your entire upper body.
Here’s the metronome I used to do the challenge
And to those who’d like to give it a shot, good luck!
