How to do 100 push-ups in one go!

A 30-DAY PROGRAM TO DO A SET OF 100 PUSH-UPS

The push up is the ultimate barometer of strength. Not only is it the perfect upper body exerciser, it also hits the abs and even the quads. When it comes to pumping out the reps, the holy-grail for push ups is 100. Drop down and pump out a century with good form and you’ve just garnered for yourself a whole lot of respect.
For most people, the prospect of doing 100 push-ups is as distant as running a four-minute mile. The average guy on the street would struggle to do 20 reps of anything that reasonably approaches a push up. Yet, 100 push-ups is a goal that is achievable by anybody, and it’s achievable quicker than you think.
In this challenge, you are being asked to commit to making your 100-rep push up goal a reality in 30 days. That’s right - in just one month, you will take it from zero to hero, maxing up your strength and your muscle mass.

How To Do The Perfect Push Up

The first step towards your 100-rep push up goal is to believe that you can do it – because you can!The first step towards your 100-rep push up goal is to believe that you can do it – because you can!

The next step is to learn how to perform a push up properly. We’re only interested in full, complete reps – not those 1/8th movement joke reps that so many people seem happy to delude themselves with.
Check out this perfect form video to make sure that you’ve got it right

1. Set yourself on the ground, face down with your hands slightly wider than shoulder width apart. Your feet should be touching.
2. Keeping your body in a straight line, rise up so that your arms are fully extended. Tense your buttocks and tighten your abs to prevent your butt from lifting you into a ‘v’ position.
3. Look straight ahead rather than down. Now steadily lower yourself until your elbows are at a 90-degree angle. When your chest touches the floor, explode back up to the start position

Get down on the floor and practice that form until you have got it down pat. Remember, no sticking your butt in the air, no looking down and no partial reps – keep it strict all the way.

Tips to Success

1. Consistency – this challenge is built upon incremental progressions. If you miss a day, your progress will stutter. Fortunately, push ups are a movement that can be done anywhere, any time – and they only take a few minutes.
2. Interest – boredom may be your biggest enemy. To fight it, keep your goal constantly before you. You should also vary the types of push up that you do. Try inclines, decline, knuckle and fingertip variations. You should also break up the target number in your mind – knocking 10 sets of six (with no break between mini sets, of course) is less of a mental hurdle than doing 60.
3. Speed – 100 push-ups is both a strength and an endurance challenge. Play it smart by doing your first 60 reps as fast as you can (without sacrificing form). If you can hit 60 before your arms and pecs fatigue, pure grit should allow you to bang out the final 40.
4. Mental toughness – As indicated above, the last 40 % of this challenge is mental. You need to shut down that nagging voice in your head that tells you that you’ll never get beyond 75 and just do it. With the end in sight, realize that you will not die and grind out until you reach absolute positive failure – you’ll soon find that the 100 rep benchmark will arrive first.

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