"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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I asked this on the 100 thread about a week or so ago, and got no response. I am looking for someone who has completed the actual challenge @ hundredpushups.com or something similar or can be of any help in general.

Weeks 1-3 went by great. However, I am stuck at week 4. The sets are

21
25
21
21
32+

60 sec. rests

The first 4 sets I am okay with, but the last set requiring at least 32 kills me. I usually fail around 24-27. I am not sure what to do... I've given it 3-4 attempts, and just cant not progress.

Anyone have any tips or advice for moving forward from here??
 

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Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Go running.

This is an endurance test. So improve your endurance if possible.
 
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I believe I got stuck on week 4 also. I may go back to week 3 just to see if I can continue.
 
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endurance running to improve pushup performance.....no.... just no

How is doing 20-30 pushups endurance??!?


anyway

you have been getting 21- 25 okay yeh? so you should be able to get 27-28 or so... a good strategy I have used to get upto straight sets of 70 or double sets of 50 is just increase the number you are doing daily or whatever. If you do 20 one day do 21 the next, 22 the next etc. It is easier mentally than the jumps you are taking, and easy to progress... space it out however you want as you get higher.

I wanted to make sure I could still do pushups so I did 50 just now, it took less than 2 minutes so I dont think the type of endurance involved is going to be improved by running much. it is going to be improved by doing more pushups.
 
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dispatch said:
endurance running to improve pushup performance.....no.... just no

How is doing 20-30 pushups endurance??!?
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Never said endurance running. Just said running. Endurance running is more like a jog. Improving cardiovascular endurance will help. Why? Because your muscles don't work by themselves. What do you think feeds them and removes waste?

Blood, in the cardiovascular system. Improve the efficiency and your muscles will directly benefit.

You tell me how 100 pushups in a row is endurance.

It's mostly aerobic exercise.
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

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Alle_Gory said:
Never said endurance running. Just said running. Endurance running is more like a jog. Improving cardiovascular endurance will help. Why? Because your muscles don't work by themselves. What do you think feeds them and removes waste?

Blood, in the cardiovascular system. Improve the efficiency and your muscles will directly benefit.

You tell me how 100 pushups in a row is endurance.

It's mostly aerobic exercise.
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I don't know about you, but unless you're COMPLETELY out of shape, your muscles are going to fail far before you're out of breath from 100 pushups.

Sure, it's an endurance test, but a test of muscle endurance, not cardiovascular endurance.
 
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Cardiovascular and muscular endurance are not mutually exclusive. Both the heart and the striated muscles play a role in general exercise endurance.

In reference to push ups, one would expect the striated muscle glycogen to deplete and cause weakness and pain. This would limit the amount of push-ups one could perform. Regardless of the efficiency of your heart, your muscles would run out of substrates for energy, making them weak. If one had larger, more efficient muscles, then they would be able to withstand more push-ups. Therefore, it is the strength of the muscles that is the limiting step in push-up endurance, assuming that one has a complete diet.

Granted, if one has a very poorly functioning heart, such exercise would be difficult due to the inability of the heart to pump blood forward, which would lead to a backup of fluid into the lungs. However, this phenomenon is rare among young healthy individuals.
 
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Luveno states in thoughfully conceived prose that which I ranted.
 
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"You tell me how 100 pushups in a row is endurance.

It's mostly aerobic exercise." - Allegory

Not too sure about that hey.
 
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WC2 said:
I don't know about you, but unless you're COMPLETELY out of shape, your muscles are going to fail far before you're out of breath from 100 pushups.

Sure, it's an endurance test, but a test of muscle endurance, not cardiovascular endurance.
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Then I'm sure you can finish the 100 pushups holding your breath.

It's only muscle endurance right? No cardiovascular.
 

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You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

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Alle_Gory said:
Then I'm sure you can finish the 100 pushups holding your breath.

It's only muscle endurance right? No cardiovascular.
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Yes but you also need to be in good shape to be able to hold your breath that long. :p
 
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