Advice for push-up challenge

I'm doing the hundred pushup challenge. Have made it to week 3 and through day 1 - the 5 sets were 12,17,13,13,and 17.  At my beginning "test" I could do 10 men's push-ups.

Any advice for weight lifting exercises that I might add at the gym so that I can complete the challenge??

So I started this challenge back in the first of November.  I got all the way to the end of week five (did week four and five twice) and decided that I needed to basically start over again.  I could do about 70 push ups in a row but after having a couple different friends of mine count for me and watch my form we all decided that I was not doing it right.  I was not getting the 90 degree angle on my arms every time when i went down, I was getting it maybe 50% of the time.   it's not like I was way off but I decided that i damn well better doing them right if I am going to claim that I can do one hundred pushups in the row.

So for the past three weeks I have stayed on week 3 on the far right hand column.  I have been doing exact form push ups (with my chest touching the ground) and I am having a hell of a time getting to the next level.  I can do all days and get all the way through all days but I can not yet get the last day of the week done in the allotted time.  It just is not enough time for me to get enough rest to do the next set.  It says to take longer rest if you want but after almost getting to the top I have learned that the longer rest absolutely screws you in the end.  You really need to get it done in the exact amount of time to have a shot at the 100 when you are ready.

So my advice is to make sure you are always resting exactly how long they say to rest and if you have to rest longer you should not start the next week.  i could be wrong but that is just me. 

I have gotten bigger and more defined and i can now do 150 real form pushups if you give me 5 minutes breaks between sets.  But I can only do about 50 real pushups in a row.

For increasing pushups, you can use stairs or a bench to do elevated pushups or have someone put weight on your back (you can improvise using heavy books or something like that if you're not at the gym).  As far as lifting weights goes, flys and bench pressing will help, but not as much as actually doing pushups. 

I thought I would ask my question here instead of starting a new post.

I just got through with W1D1 - I did them on my toes (as opposed to the "girlie" ones on my knees) but I can't seem to get low...not even half way.  Would I be better off doing the "girlie" ones and work on getting lower or just carry on doing the ones on my toes? 

Hope that makes sense.

"Girlie" push-ups are a useless waste of time.  If you can't do regular push-ups, do ones where your arms are elevated (leaning against a kitchen counter, for example) so that you don't have to push your whole weight.  They're as easy as the "girlie" ones but these actually accomplish something since you have to maintain good form.

I'd say that if you can do real push-ups, keep at them and try to get lower every time.  If you really can't get very low, try doing the against-a-counter style push-ups until you can get the 90 degree angle on them then try real push-ups again.  That's what worked for me.