One hundred push ups
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Being dubious by nature I doubt I can get up to those numbers in a few weeks but I will report any and all progress.<br />
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Initial test - 59. Form on them really good, I put a small cup on the ground and made sure my chest hit it every time. Arms like jelly but this result means I start in week three, far column. I literally haven't done push ups in ages but benching obviously helps, the reason I am doing this is cos of an article I read in mens health in the supermarket while waiting for the wife and ripping out a ton of push ups should impress most folk !<br />
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60-70 for me without a break has been a part of my workout for years. I got hooked on them thirty years ago when Herschel Walker, who is a farkin' beast, used to use the push-up as his main workout.<br />
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(Fast-fwd to 2:32.....he says he's down from the 5,000 push-ups a day as a college/NFL player, to 750-1,500 push-ups per day now (he's 50 years old and training for MMA).)<br />
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But, nowadays... I hate 'em. The past five years I've been doing them on my fists rather than fingers, and I sometimes do them on dumbbells. Right now, I'm looking for new chest exercises with far fewer reps. -
I got 59 just now...probably could have pushed out maybe a dozen more, but form woulda been poor, and poorer with each one <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />
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I got 59 just now...probably could have pushed out maybe a dozen more, but form woulda been poor, and poorer with each one <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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SNAP !!!!!!<br />
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Gonna beat you to the ton though pal !<br />
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I have a feeling that when I get used to this rather than benching I should see an improvement ( as we all should ) -
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Ha yeah, true... I think at the moment, I could probably do about 25 before epic failure would occur.... and then I'd be sore for days...<br />
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See there is an iphone app too, going to download this and see what it's like. Much easier to follow these programs when the iphone is telling you what to do.<br />
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I was one out. Did 24. Long old haul up to 100 from here. I was fully honest with myself though and did them properly. So tonights program is 12 17 13 13 17..with 60 secs in between. I dunno if I can do that..... -
Been doing 3 sets of push ups after bench press on Thursdays for a couple of months now. Tonights first set was 65, which is about equal with the most ive ever done. Surprisingly this routine has been the fastest gain of push up ive ever had. At this rate i should see 100 in a couple of months......we'll see.
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Think I may have been doing a bit of overtraining judging from a ( not good ) pain in my right shoulder. Frustrating but maybe you get that doing this 4 days a week ?<br />
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Will sit out a week and see what happens. I'm also doing the 200 squat routine, smashing the shit out of that so far. -
stink bro, sucks when you are getting into the groove and an injury messes things up. Bit of rest and you'll be back into it.... unless you start a one arm push up programme!!<br />
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Squats are where it's at! None of that shallow squat business mate, you gotta drop it like it's hot! -
[sub]Yep, I think cos my carpark is on the terrace ( Paeks you'll know how hilly Welly is, plimmer steps everyday ! ) I have to walk up the hill and as a result I have a natural affinity for squats, I am absolutely blitzing that so far but after the first two sessions I still ached like farkin anything, the legs trembled walking down stairs the next couple of days. [/sub]<br />
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[sub]You're right, these programmes seem to suit some but it is definitely a "bad" pain in the shoulders, not a worked the muscles hard out kind of pain ! I just have to have the discipline to not do em for a few days which can be tough as it is easy to drop and do xxx amount anytime, anywhere..... [/sub]<br />
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[sub]Apparently Charles Bronson did these kind of workouts and never really touched weights but anyone who's seen his flicks will confirm he was pretty cut up well into his sixties ! that's pretty admirable.... [/sub]<br />
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[sub]Jack Palance from the same era was similar, one armed push ups at 70 is a hell of an effort. [/sub] -
How is your shoulder now? Feeling any better? Reading this thread Hooroo is definitely making fantastic progress, and it'd be good to have updates from Major Rage, JK, mimic, taniwharugby, Voltron <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/good2.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':good:' /><br />
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[quote name='red terror' timestamp='1340074347' post='293188']Herschel Walker, who is a farkin' beast, used to use the push-up as his main workout........(Fast-fwd to 2:32.....he says he's down from the 5,000 push-ups a day as a college/NFL player, to 750-1,500 push-ups per day now (he's 50 years old and training for MMA).)<br />
[/quote]Thanks for this, I like the concept of doing many, many reps and will keep trying to push myself harder.....maybe in 10 years I can be 1/10th as good as him, in my dreams..... -
Last all out set, 82 of the mutha fuckas, funny, I felt well on the way to getting past 90 but hit the wall really quickly and felt like a weak little girl on numbers 80-82 ! Don't think I'm on track to get to the ton in the time advertised but I'll get there eventually, perhaps by the end of august.<br />
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As discussed still smashing the squats, walking to the car is a farkin breeze now ( not that it was amazingly hard but still, much much easier ) -
82!! that is mean bro. I'm impressed if someone can get beyond 40 let alone 80+<br />
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But you know you won't be able to sleep properly until you make 100! he he he -
Paeks I've seen your benching stats, you'd smash past 40 EASY brudda ! I don't go nose to ground but I put a little paperweight ( about fist sized ) and make sure my chest touches every time, this is better for the shoulders supposedly........<br />
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I hope to see an improvement in my benching, I'm doing the pushups heaps more explosively than even a few weeks back so surely there will be some kind of spillover effect.<br />
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Aw and yeah, the ton is definitely a party trick I want to bust out, helps being a bit lighter than I was, not much but every bit counts. -
At boot camp this morning we had to do 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 press ups, so 110 in total and I was thinking about this thread while crying during them....<br />
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I did ten and then stayed in pressup position while training partner did ten and the 9 etc etc.<br />
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When I got to about 5 on the way back up, the form was completely gone and I wouldn't class any from then on in a real press ups. But even so, it was an awesome workout. My flatmate who is a petite but sporty chick managed all 110 full "male" press -ups!
