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Well, in my defense I couldn't get to the site so I was reading it from Google cache, and I couldn't read the whole thing. But based on the progression I saw, there is no way in hell that doing 50/40/40/30 translates to 100 push-ups. No way. I know because I was there.And I won't even mention the guy in the leftmost column who does 30/25/25/20 or something like that by the last week.

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Well, I certainly applaud anyone wanting to do a hundred pushups, but take it from this old gym rat, I've spent my entire adult life in the gym, and a program like this one can do more harm than good.If you only train one part of your body (and that's all a single exercise like pushups is going to do for you), you're setting yourself up for injuries down the road. I've seen it a hundred times.It's like putting a powerful engine in a stock Toyota Tercel. What will you accomplish? You'll blow out the drive train, the clutch, the transmission, etc., because those factory parts aren't designed to handle the power of an engine much more powerful than the factory installed engine.Push-ups basically only train the chest muscles and to some extent, the triceps. What you really want to do is train your entire body, all the major muscle groups (chest, back, abdomen, legs, shoulders and arms) at the same time, over the course of a workout. And don't forget your cardiovascular work!I'm proud of you guys wanting to do this. Three cheers! Falling in love with exercise, eating right, etc., is one of the greatest things you can do for yourself. And you WILL fall in love with it if you can just force yourself to stick with it a year or two and experience the amazing progress you'll make.But do it right, okay?My advice, find a good gym, with qualified trainers who will design your programs for you (especially in the beginning, until you get the hang of it yourself) and guide you in your quest for physical fitness. Thirty to 45 minutes a day, three days a week, is all you'll ever need to do (I refuse to believe anyone is so busy that he or she cannot make time for that, especially considering how important it is).And don't worry about being embarrassed or not being in shape the first time you walk into the gym. You have to start somewhere and almost every one of us were there ourselves at one time. So no one will say anything to you and very, very quickly you will progress way beyond that stage anyway.Now get out there and do it! :-)

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Didn't mention muscle gain did I? I said strength. There is a lot of difference between the two. I've seen some pretty weak people with a lot of mass. Mass != strength, but it helps.

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cool. -133 diggs. I'm on a roll.

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its a good program but theres really no need to go up to a hundred. should do 25-50 with increasing weight

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This program isn't meant to "bulk up." This program is an endurance (which is important) program. I have been doing the program for a couple of weeks now, and it is quite similar to Army PT on days called "MSE" (Muscular strength and endurance). The point is proper form for all the push-ups done, not number of push-ups. I had lost a lot of muscle after I had an issue with my heart, and still am not supposed to do much in the way of physical activity, but keeping at least some of your muscles in shape is very important. Being able to do 100 "correct" push-ups, in my opinion, is much better than being able to lift twice your weight only one time.If you are attempting to build muscle, I would agree, that number doesn't matter as much; Try doing these with your feet up a wall or on a chair, giving you a 45 degree angle, if you would like a little more "resistance."

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I've noticed the same thing in the week 4 to 5 transition. I've been on week 4 for almost 3 weeks now and am still unable to do the required number to complete the first day of week 5. What the site doesn't mention is that you need to start popin' pills around the week 3 mark to keep up with the program.

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I agree that doing 100 is too many to be useful, but it would still be cool to be able to do 100. I'm going to try this.

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Doing only pushups will lead to an unhealthy body. You will end up injuring or stressing other important muscles. A full body workout is the best way to go. Its like putting a corvette engine in a Focus. You may have the horspower under the hood, but its not going to do you any good when the factory car is not built to handle it. Now if you do a full overhaul, thats another story.<a class="user" href="http://www.edrugsearch.com/drug-info/&quot;&gt;http://www.edrugsearch.com/drug-info/&lt;/a&gt;

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M gonna try this.

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