Pushup challenge?

YAY!!!  I was hoping someone would do this.  I have no clue what my goal should be.  Since I'm still working on doing ONE.

I'm in! Would love to do the same that krludwig suggests.

Scott

I'm in - sounds like a great challenge!

I like this idea of how to do the challenge, but maybe we can do this and also set your own goal of total number for the month to track.  The reason is someone who can do 5 now, can reasonably get up to 20 for a 300% gain.  I can do 25 now, but I would need to get to 100 to match, and that ain't gonna happen!

So my idea is to post your max set now as you say, but also post what your goal is for the month of total number.

I would say my starting point is 25 for one set, and my personal goal is doing a total of 50/day for the month for a total of 1,500 (nice round number).

Can I get in this. One of my sons is joining the Marines.  So I say GAME ON.  I will sign-up for 2500.

Geoff 

I'm in. When I was in the Army I used to be able to knock out 100 pushups. Those days are long gone, but I'd like to get back to 50 at one time.

We'll see how realistic that is when I max tomorrow. I'll set a total goal then.

Great challenge. 

I'm in.  Although I should warn you, I don't do actual pushups, I just push the earth down.  

I think pushups are a great exercise, but man, I really don't enjoy them.  So, this should keep me motivated.

Is everyone just going to set a goal and shoot for that or has someone come up with a way to determine a "winner" of this thing?  I saw percentage improvement was not workable since it would favor folks who start with a low number.  Likewise, those who start low have little to no hope of being able to do the most in a set in just a month.

How about this?  Assign equal weight to:

1. total pushups in max set (i.e. how many you can do in a row before falling on your face),

2. percentage improvement in a max set (e.g. 10 to 20 = 100 percent improvement), and 

3. total number of pushups done in the month. 

For example, assume there are 10 of us.  The person who makes the most percentage improvement gets a 10, least gets a 1.  Same scoring for max number in a set and total pushups during the month.  If you're tops in all three, you get a 30.  But, I can't see that happening as someone with a big jump in percentage probably started low and won't be able to do the most out of the group and vice versa. 

Yes, I am a big nerd.