Strength Challenge
Push-Up Ladder Challenge With Friends
Push-Up Ladder is a 42-day challenge. Every day: today's five sets, or a rest day; and log your reps.
Test yourself, pick your column, then five sets a day, three days a week, each week a little harder. Six weeks later, one hundred consecutive push-ups. Knees are allowed on the way there.
The Daily Rules
- Today's five sets, or a rest day
- Log your reps
How FitbyForm Verifies It
- Today's five sets, or a rest day: A tap in your daily check-in.
- Log your reps: A tap in your daily check-in.
A day counts when every rule is ticked, and your streak is the number of days in a row you have finished. More on how steps are verified.
Who It Suits
Hard. Best if you already have a base and want a real test.
Before You Start
High-volume push-ups are hard on wrists and shoulders. Take the rest days, and drop to your knees rather than lose form.
Do It With Friends
FitbyForm is built for small Circles of friends doing the same challenge from the same start date. Friends join with a link or a code.
- Daily proof. Everyone in the Circle sees who has checked in today and each person's streak. If you choose to share it, your proof photo shows too, with reactions and comments.
- Nudges. A Nudge is a one-tap push notification to someone in your Circle, at most one a day to the same person.
- Your numbers stay yours. The Circle sees that you checked in, not your weight or your health data.
More on how accountability works in FitbyForm.
Based on ACSM position stand: progression models in resistance training.
Questions
What is the Push-Up Ladder challenge?
Test yourself, pick your column, then five sets a day, three days a week, each week a little harder. Six weeks later, one hundred consecutive push-ups. Knees are allowed on the way there.
How long does Push-Up Ladder take?
42 days. Each day has 2 rules, and a day counts when every rule is ticked.
How does FitbyForm verify Push-Up Ladder?
Everything else is a tap in your daily check-in.
Can I do Push-Up Ladder with friends?
Yes. Start a Circle for it and send your friends the link or code. Circles are made for a few close friends on the same start date. Everyone sees who has checked in and each person's streak, and you can send a Nudge. You can also do it on your own.
Is Push-Up Ladder safe for me?
High-volume push-ups are hard on wrists and shoulders. Take the rest days, and drop to your knees rather than lose form.
Is FitbyForm free?
FitbyForm is a free TestFlight beta on iPhone right now, and it is coming soon to the App Store.