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  1. We’ll done, and after a lot of hard work! I really like the extra few pushups at the end.
    You sure turned a pretty color pink/red there as well.

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  3. Joel, did you actually breath while doing your push-ups? Your face turns so red or is that just sun burn? Haha

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  10. Woot! Huge congrats. I remember feeling impressed when I could do 40 full pushups, you’ve inspired me to go further.

    Please please tell me you’re also doing exercises for your lats to ensure you don’t become one of those people with the extremely tight chests and hunched shoulders! 😉

    Next up squats? 500?

    Go for it

    Natalie

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  14. Congratulations Joel! What an accomplishment. The impossible things you do are such an encouragement and inspiration for myself and I can only assume for others. Keep at it my friend!

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  19. I love reading your blog! I’m a lurker for the most part but you should be the blog of inspiring things, not impossible things.

    Thanks for making me want to work harder in every aspect of my life.

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  20. nice! Me and my girlfriend are heading through the 100 pushup challenge too. She’s already gone from ‘can’t do more than 2 knee pushups in a row’ to 8 regular pushups. I’m from 20 regular pushups up to 50… been kind of fun doing that, since I’ve been doing some screwy diet stuff in the meantime.

    Mad props on hitting 100! That’s awesome Joel.

    But now… race to you to a set of 5 planches! 1 2 3 GO.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYLm5Pp0HJU

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    • Nice job on the improvement James. I’ve checked out those planches…WOW. Those look intense. I might have to work up to them, but they’d be awesome to do…I’ll keep you posted.

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  21. Great work – that’s a real feat of muscular endurance.

    Here’s another challenge – to maintain the plank position (also known as the bridge) for 5 minutes.

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  22. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

    Amazing. I leave for three days and come back and now there’s a twitter list for steve/joel fight and you’re doing 100 push ups to Kanye while wearing the NF t-shirt.

    Awesome. Congrats buddy.

    I still hate you, but slightly less so now.

    -S

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    • Little by little. Start on one of the bodyweight pullup machines and work your way up. The key is getting your muscles trained to the movement. Once you’re used to the actual movement, you can increase weight & reps a lot faster :). Good luck!

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  27. Nice work! Sorry to comment on an older post, but I just discovered your blog via Johnny B. Truant. I’ve been working on doing 100 push-ups in 2 minutes as part of my Year-42 plan (just turned 41), and I’m up to 100 in 2:07, but in about 4-sets (1 of 50-60 and then a couple of 10-15s). Trying to do it in 1 set (resting in the up position is fine, of course).

    Looking forward to seeing what you’ll tackle next.

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  28. Joel,

    Got me fired up with that brother. Man, that is all we do in the military and being a marathoner, I HATE doing them..way to knock em out.

    Nate

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  29. Not Impossible!

    Hey dude, LOVED your reps here, I watched the failure video first and then watched this, I’m so happy you absolutely DOMINATED this challenge bro.

    I am wondering how many reps are you aiming at now?

    I used to to just 30 pushups before taking a shower, did that for like a year or two and now thanks to a carpal tunnel shitty syndrome I have stopped doing those.

    Thinking of doing it some other way (with bars maybe) but I couldn’t do 30 reps for shit today, that’s for sure.

    Anyway, thanks for posting this out man, really enjoyed watching you blaze through those 100’s.

    Sergio

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    • I’m right at about 50 now. Staying there and working on doing harder pushups. After a while, they just get boring, so you have to switch it up to entertain yourself 🙂

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  30. WHAT!?!? You didn’t even get 1 pushup. Not a single one, on the way down, OR up, was to the complete extent that a pushup should be. Chest to deck, and arms to full extension.

    You sure have a lot of nice comments on here. What a nice little world where everyone tells you good job for something that isn’t.

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      • Joel,

        Forget the naysayer. I am very impressed by what you achieved! And so were many other people (several of them athletes/military) who commented on your post, so….

        I came across your blog entries because I was looking up various 100-pushup stories online. You see, in a moment of insanity, I bet my boyfriend that I could do 100 pushups by September 1st. Well, what actually happened was I mentioned that it was a goal, he said, “no way!” and I responded with, “You wanna bet?!”

        So yeah. Um, right now…I can do 18! LOL! But I am determined, just because he’s so sure I can’t, that I will. (On a side note, it’s a good-natured skepticism. He’s not being insulting or anything).

        Anyway, wish me luck! I had already found that 100pushups website and I’m following that schedule. I’ll come back periodically to read your blog and to let you know how I’m progressing.

        Thanks for the inspiration!

        Regards,
        TL

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  31. I don’t know how I missed this post but WOW! I was actually cheering for you..”Go Joel Go!!” Wow. That was impressive and inspired! I have to admit..I was a little bit concerned about your head exploding right about 75…but you did it! YAY YOU!

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  32. Lovely performance well done! I could only reach to 75..Lol Ur arms should hurt like shit! Damn! Lol, What was ur motivation I ask?

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  33. Hey Joel,

    Well done man! I watched your fail vid just before this – the downward dogs made me laugh out loud on this bus trip home. Sadly my husband would agree that your form wasn’t there but nevertheless you deserve a hige round of applause and could possibly be valid for Guinness book of records for longest time without breathing whilst exercising 😉

    Not impossible. What a motto.

    I also loved that this this stuff isn’t effortless for you – in showing your humanity, you make the impossible possible in my mind. I’ve already had my first 5 mInute cold shower and am writing my impossible list.

    Elloa 🙂

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  34. JOEL you are the man. Great job mate! Sorry I’m commenting on an older post but I just happened to be surfing the web and came across your site for the first time. Love it! You have inspired me mate. The most I have done is 115 push ups, however I have had 3 left shoulder reconstructions. I know want to show the world that regardless of my setbacks I can do it again.

    Also the doc said I would never be able to do a pull up again, maybe I can prove him wrong and do the impossible!

    Thanks again JOEL

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