100 Push Ups in Under 2 Minutes

I’m committing to a goal of 100 Push Ups in under 2 minutes. That’s about 1 Push Up per second which means no breaks.

I’ll be using perfect normal grip push up form if possible.

I’m not setting an achieve-by date, partly because I don’t think I’ll need one because I’m motivated to find out how long it takes to achieve a goal like this, but mostly because I have no idea how long it should take and I don’t want to be forced into any unhealthy over-exertion.

Approach:
I’m considering a few workout approaches that I’ll cycle through:
Type 1: Non-failure sets to maximize inter-set recovery rate and reduce overall time.
Type 2: Sets of 12-20 reps with 30 second inter-set rests to train lactic acid management.
Type 3: Full-failure sets for training mental focus through fatigue and to re-baseline my perception of my own physical limit.

Updates:

2010.06.28:
Push Ups: 52 in 2 minutes not consecutive, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16 = 164, shoulder workout
[Time trial for reference, not consecutive.]
It appears whatever I’ve been doing recently has not been working. I think the culprit is too much healthy variety including Yoga, but I also feel a bit of weakness in my right shoulder. I’m going to do a bit of cross training and rest this weekend to address the shoulder. Starting next week I’ll do push ups daily, 3 sets to failure, except on Yoga days. I’ve decided to train to failure because military websites recommend not pacing yourself during the push up challenge. This doesn’t mean it’s the best way to train, but I’d like to feel it out for a while.

2010.06.28:
Push Ups: 5, 57 in 2 minutes not consecutive, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12 = 146.
[Time trial for reference, not consecutive.]

2010.06.23:
Push Ups: 12, 12, 12, 10, 8, 12, 8, 12, 14 = 100 in 8 minutes.
Type 2 attempted: sets of 12.

2010.06.20:
Workout 2 – Pushups
Push Ups: 7, 8, 8, 8, 7, 6, 8, 7, 10, 5, 8, 6, 7, 5 = 100.
Type 1: Non-failure sets, minimal rest.