Got through another week! I thought week 3 would get me but I squeaked by. Here's my progress so far:
| Date | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Maximum | Total |
| 06/18/08 | Initial test | 8 | ||||
| 06/21/08 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 35 |
| 06/23/08 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 38 |
| 06/25/08 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 42 |
| 06/28/08 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 41 |
| 06/30/08 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 46 |
| 07/02/08 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 51 |
| 07/04/08 | Exhaustion test | 19 | ||||
| 07/05/08 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 64 |
| 07/07/08 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 72 |
| 07/09/08 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 79 |
One thing I did find myself doing is “powering through” the pushups more (meaning I did them faster). That and I continued to take a little extra time in between the levels (somewhere between 3 and 5 minutes rather than 1 to 2 minutes). I can see the number of pushups I'm doing going up steadily, so that's what really matters, I guess.
Sticking with the program is going to be most of what gets me to the hundred. Since I was so fat to begin with I set my expectations of getting to 100 in six weeks as being zero. I'll be happy if I can get there in anywhere close to six months.
But that's all right. It's helping me to get into better shape.
I was able to get through day 2 of week 3 today, but now I’m on to day 3 for the second time. Hopefully I’ll be able to finish it this time. Maybe I’ll try your “powering through” and extra rest time method 🙂