My body building brother just showed me to this:
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So, can you do 40 consecutive push ups, ERA?
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So, can you do 40 consecutive push ups, ERA?
Men who can do 40 push-ups are less 96% less at risk of cardiovascular (compared to 10).
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Hmmm, I can definitely do more than 10 in one go, but 40 might be pushing it. I feel like I'd quake at around 25. Almost all of my exercise comes from spin class haha, so gimme a leg thing and I'll be fine
I can do 30, but I've been actively working on it recently.
For all of you who can't do any, start with standing at an angle and pushing off the wall instead of doing them on the ground. I went from 0 -> 10 wall pushups -> 10 ground pushups -> 20 ground -> ...
Transitioning from 0 to 10 ground only took maybe 5 sessions of wall pushups.
For all of you who can't do any, start with standing at an angle and pushing off the wall instead of doing them on the ground. I went from 0 -> 10 wall pushups -> 10 ground pushups -> 20 ground -> ...
Transitioning from 0 to 10 ground only took maybe 5 sessions of wall pushups.
Most I've ever done in a row isn't 25 I think. I need to do some serious work on my strength though. I'm great about running and cardio health, but strength training is always something I've struggled with doing consistently.
40 is ridiculously easy. Anyone who is incapable of even doing that really needs to look into getting into some kind of shape.
Honestly if you did 25 pushups every other day for about two weeks you'd be able to easily up your count to 100 by the end of the month.
Just did quick test and could do 33. Damn 7 off. Actually bit disappointed as visit gym frequently (4 times week) but maybe it's because I concentrate more on maximum weights than than towards long sets with smaller weights. Don't do push ups that often either.
Whoa there, macho. I can maybe do 1 push-up every week for 40 consecutive weeks.
Nah, it just means bullets can bounce off your chest like Superman.
I just finished using one of those "100 pushup" apps. it took 2 weeks longer than the app said but i can finally do all 100. I guess that means i'll live forever?
if you weigh like 300 lbs those become quite a lot more difficult than say 150 lbs
I don't have good upper body strength and I can't lift/strain weights because of my aortic dilation, so no.
Pushups like pullups are dependent on not only strength but bodyweight. This must be using that fact as an overall gauge. If you can bust out a crazy amount of pullups it must mean you're not only strong but have a good BMI. A lot of people are overweight.
I struggled to hit 40 even when in my best shape while in the military. I could always bust out well-over the amount of crunches needed for max points on a fitness test but push-ups were just something I couldn't do, even during periods where I was really into lifting and doing a lot of upper body, back, shoulder, and arm stuff.
