Push-up guides

Straight answers about push-ups: how the 100 pushups challenge works, what a hundred a day really does, how to get from your first rep to your first hundred, and how to tell whether you're improving.

• Challenge The 100 Pushups Challenge: Rules, Good Times, and How to Get Faster Three versions of the challenge, the rules that make a rep count, how long a hundred should take, and how to pace it. 6 min read
• Training 100 Pushups a Day: What Happens to Your Body, and Is It Worth It? What changes in week one, after a month and beyond, what can go wrong, and a version you can keep up for longer. 5 min read
• Beginners Push-Ups for Beginners: From Your First Rep to Your First 100 Form in five checks, a progression from the wall to the floor, a simple routine, and an honest answer to how long it takes. 5 min read
• Tracking How to Track Push-Up Progress: What to Measure, and What to Ignore The five numbers worth logging, when to switch from reps to time, how to log push-ups, and how to read plateaus. 4 min read