Setting your own push up baseline!
Before you begin the hundred push up challenge, you need to know how many push ups you can do.
This initial test will give an indication of your own fitness level and your push up baseline starting point.
If you start at the wrong level you might loose the challenge, so it’s important that you do not cheat and stay honest to yourself.
Count the number of push ups done and stick with the corresponding number of push ups in the table.
Ready?
In a moment you are going to do as many push up as you can.
Don’t forget to keep your back straigth and to count your push ups!
Get the most out of yourself without forcing your body.
How to get your push up baseline
Take a look at the table, check the your age column and the number of push ups that you did.
Check out what level you can begin the challenge!
Example:
I am younger then 40 and i just finished the push up baseline test and did 27 push ups.
Then i look in the first column < 40 for my age and i did between 16-30 push ups.
So i will start the hunderd push ups challenge at rank 3!
Age | < 40 | 40-50 | > 50 |
Rank | Number of push ups | ||
Rank 1 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 0-5 |
Rank 2 | 6-15 | 6-13 | 6-10 |
Rank 3 | 16-30 | 14-25 | 11-20 |
Rank 4 | 31-50 | 26-45 | 21-35 |
Rank 5 | 51-100 | 46-75 | 36-65 |
Rank 6 | 101-150 | 76-125 | 66-100 |
Rank 7 | 151 and higher | 126 and higher | 101 and higher |