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The Unauthorized Guide To One Hundred Pushups

April 19, 2011 By Joel Runyon 61 Comments

Photo By Bengt-Re So you want to do hundred pushups? Good luck. If you want the textbook answer, go to www.HundredPushups.com and follow the progression guide and in six weeks time, you'll be able to to do 100 like *that.* Boom. Presto. Done. Yea, Maybe if you're the Hulk. If you're starry eyed and perfect at following guide, you might be able to do it in six weeks. I know people have done it before and I'm not one to say it's impossible, but it ...

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100 Pushups

April 14, 2011 By Joel Runyon 70 Comments

3 months after this spectacular failure. [Click here to watch video] I'm not always the fastest...but I always finish. A more in depth post on this whole endeavor (including form critique, why it took me so long, etc) is coming next week, but before I write it, I need to go rest my arms…. ...

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The Uncommon Start To A New Year: Spectacular Failure

January 4, 2011 By Joel Runyon 82 Comments

UPDATE: 100 Pushups Video Update I'm starting the year off a bit differently than a lot of people in blog-land. I failed. I've been saying for a while that I was going to do 100 pushups. Well, I didn't do 100. I WASN'T EVEN CLOSE. In fact, I didn't just fail – I failed spectacularly. It's a little humbling to write this actually. I'm a big advocate of telling other people your goals in an effort to hold yourself accountable. That strategy feels great ...

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