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Can you do 100 Push ups?
Posted by gmoney • 12/02/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: gylon jackson, hundredpushups
Today on twitter I ran across a tweet for a challenge to do 100 push ups without stopping. I thought that I was billy badass and I was only able to 7 at the gym. So I have taken the challenge and have 6 weeks to meet and exceed my goal!
How many push ups can you do?
Stop right now, drop to the floor and see how many you can do.
gylonjackson.com/success/Gylon/one-hundred-pushups-in-6-weeks.html
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zero. -
definitely not.. maybe 4-5 push ups -
i can do girly pushups. does that count?
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There are all kinds of push ups, from the site all types of push ups count, but some that are harder than others. Like doing push ups on your knuckles.. know that is hard.
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I can't do any...I have hypermobility syndrome and the last time I tried to do push-ups I dislocated both shoulders! ...fortunately my dislocations don't hurt that much! -
I have laziness syndrome. That's why I can't do any. At least you have a decent excuse:P
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Doesn't everyone? -
Hey cheese! where you been?
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Home. Hiding. Where else?
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i hate push ups! -
Nope. I can't do more than 15 at a time, and it's been a long while since I last worked out.
(try the Hundred Push-Ups Program: hundredpushups.com)-
that is what the blog post is about hundredpushups.com.
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Oh! I had not read the post yet and that Hundred Push-Ups site is what immediately came to my mind when I read the thread title (had it bookmarked for future use).
Sorry about that
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so when is this future use happening
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I don't know, really.
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No, nor do I want to. I choose yoga. -
I used to be a push-up king. I got a medal in the Marines for being able to do so many push-ups in 2 minutes. Now, I usually do about 20 every 30-40 seconds. I also have these push-up things that turn as you go up and down. -
I can do maximum 30 at one go. But I'm going to hit the gym as soon as my exams get over (that's in Feb). So, hopefully I'll be able to do 100 at a time.
I feel sick when I'm not fit. -
one hundred?
no problemo.
of course, i'll be doing them in increments of ten and the whole thing will be stretched out over a day.
or two.
whatever, it's still one hundred push-ups.-
yes it is still one hundred but the goal is 100 at a time
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I think I'd run out of gas at about 50 or 60.
Although I can still sprint like the devil and do 30 hanging upside down by my legs sit-ups. -
I could probably sew 100 push-ups on one go, but as for the exercise, nah, not a chance in hell. -
Simple
I can do 25 push ups per second :P-
you are strong!
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You can only do seven? Don't you have any arms?-
how many can you do?
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Prob 300 or 400 I don't know I never tried but I could do 100 easily.
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Cheating donkeh. You have to use your ears.
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I used to could do 100 push ups. Back when I was doing martial arts, before children.
www.totalbullgrit.com/2008/06/10/when-i-was-a-superhero/
Now, a few years out of practice, I can only do 20-30 (depending on various factors). I just did 22 as a test before answering this. (I had a big lunch.)
Bullgrit
www.totalbullgrit.com -
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really?
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my floor is really dirty. By the time I haul the heavy vaccum cleaner up here, my arms would be tired out. That really wouldn't be fair to the contest, so I think I'll skip it. -
I used to do the standard push up before, but now I find it difficult to even make 20. I regularly do incline push ups and bent knee push ups. -
no :-) -
Not if I want use of my arms any time soon after that
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I can do 100 push-ups, but only with mechanical assistance. A forklift is the sort of thing I'm thinking of here.-
nice idea!
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Noooo, can't even imagine. I can successfully complete 20 push ups with side planks using Wii Fit (strength section). These side planks are very difficult - at least for me. If you haven't tried Wii Fit, it's worth the money. Showing some great results. -
75 darn I will train and do 100 by the end of the week!!!! (ok only 75 might be because I had some wine and a heavy dinner) -
I can do 20 proper ones, from the plank position or about 40 "girly" ones.-
lol "girly" ones, you know how many males out there can not even do "girly" ones?
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yes. in 4 days -
exercise is highly over rated -
i have joined "one hundred push ups" 4 days ago. i have just finished "week 2 day 1". i am not taking any day off. i hope it doesnt cause me any trouble. today i did 68 push ups....
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i have joined "one hundred push ups" 4 days ago. i have just finished "week 2 day 1". i am not taking any day off. i hope it doesnt cause me any trouble. today i did 68 push ups....
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Of course (mentally) here I go I'm closing my eyes now.....ready count....-
99...100! Ha! I mentally beat you, CrankyChick.
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Yes I can. Then I can run five miles afterwards wearing boots. Then again I am a Marine. That's an unfair advantage. -
I haven't tried in a while - but I used to be able to do a lot more than that!
Lat I tired (a few months ago) I think I knocked out about 20 give or take. -
Do the yogurt kind count?-
OK I have to know, what is a yogurt kind of pushup?
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It was a frozen yogurt treat in a paper tube. Is my age showing?
BTW I did a search to see if they are still out there or not. Lots of people describing them, and actually this thread is already indexed for the term "yogurt pushups"
I bet emphasizing the phrase yogurt pushups will help us rank a little higher too.
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I tore my rotator cuff a while back and my left shoulder still isn't back to full strength. I can probably do 50. -
No. Haha. Maybe around 5... or 2.-
Edit: Sorry! Just pushed the wrong button. I was trying to post the reply below.
"Eagle-Eyed" Jerry, that's two words, but hyphens and spaces are not allowed so I had to make it one word. To be complete it would have to be Eagle-Eyed push-up Jerry.
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I can do lots... lots of them! "pushup" is my middle name.
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I thought that was "Eyed".
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"Eagle-Eyed" Jerry, that's two words, but hyphens and spaces are not allowed so I had to make it one word. To be complete it would have to be Eagle-Eyed push-up Jerry.
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I can, but for some reason my face gets really red when I do push ups, so I usually stop at 40. -
Nope, I'm fit but I can't do any. I have a shoulder that dislocates repeatedly. It looks disgusting. Almost zombie-ish. -
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Love the artwork of your cat!
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Of course!! i did 136 about a month agao! -
I attempted 40 yesterday and today i am in AGONY!
Im not built for movement -
Over the course of about a month, sure. -
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hmmm no i don't think i could
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100's a lot..definitely gotta work up to that. When I was young I had a coach who had us do sets starting with 1 pushup, then 2, then 3, and on and on all the way up to 20, with maybe 10 seconds rest in between "sets." That's over 200 - and to be honest I never made it all the way through without cheating quite a bit (or some friendly "fast counts" by the coach). I think it was more about just breaking you down and being insurmountable.
I'm sure 100 can be done, just be careful on the wrists. I don't think either one of us is a spring chiken anymore.
Another good test is being able to bench your body weight 10 times.-
Oh, did you also do the pyramid lifting? It's a great way to work up your strength without killing yourself.
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probably - tried just about everything. Just got back into lifting actually(sort of, in an out-of-shape recently middle aged guy "just got back into lifting" kind of way...I'm sure you can picture the scene without in depth description...just put some less embarrassing shorts on me when you do so!).
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I'm supposed to imagine your with shorts on?
Heh - be careful of your back though...try this - you start out at little to no weight (just the bar) and do ten reps. rest five seconds, add ten pounds, do 8 reps, rest, add ten pounds, do 6 reps, rest, add ten pounds, do 4 reps, rest, add ten pounds, do 2 reps, rest add ten pounds do your final rep.
If you could easily do your final rep then you started your weights too low, or didn't add enough weight for each set. If you couldn't do all the reps, you started with too much weight, and/or added too much weight for each set.
it's a good way to get a feel for where you are physically, and you'll build up some endurance. -
Soo guy with sweats, and drenched sweat marks. Cotton headband. Short shorts doing leg streches infront of the aerobics mirror with long socks up to the calfs. Doing 5 reps, and afterwards shouting like you just hit a home run? Kind of like a SNL skit.
lol sorry that just came across my mind first thing.
Don't worry I'm the fat one in the computer chair at home doing pull ups with my water bottle from the desk to my mouth. -
But wouldn't that classify as a curl?
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My only problem with that while benching is that you tend to exhaust the arms before the chest. I'd pre-exhaust the chest with some butterflies before doing that.
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Ahhh, then you are not lifting right!!! That, or you need (better) wrist support.
Heh, 12 oz curler. Pffft I was champion 16oz curler in my neighborhood bar - I mean division! -
huh? wrist support? My pre-exhaustion comment was that if you rep out benching at low weight, the first muscles to go are the arms, as they are usually weaker than the larger chest muscle you develop through benching, so to get a complete burn out of that muscle group, it's good to focus a bit on it specifically beforehand.
For curls, I usually do sets of 25 curls with a 30lb dumbell in between other activities (military press, shoulder rows, etc.) as part of "super set."
Benching, nothing with just the bar would work on me. I'm back up to sets of 215 and (with a little luck) might get back up to 225 in a few months. That's some good serious weight there. -
Why are your arms getting tired (first) though? You should be using your chest - the only reason I can think that your arms are tiring is because they are over compensating for your wrists (which should theoretically go n your first, since it's the weakest part) better wrist support (Tape those bitches!) will take away the stress your arms are feeling, so you can concentrate on your chest muscles.
Its what we used to do for cheer stunts (those crazy ones) and gymnastics. -
dude - you also use your triceps when you bench. It's not "just" the chest that is used. Your tricep is a much smaller muscle than your pecs. When you're benching serious weight (say 4 sets of 12 reps on 200+ pounds) - you will exhaust your triceps as well.
Typically (and I learned this from guys who went D-1 in football), you'd want to compensate by doing exhaustive sets of high repitition butterflies to either pre or post exhaust the pecs to ensure a total workout.
Edited to add: Also, dude - remember, I've got as barrel a chest as they come. It takes a little extra than normal to exhaust this sucker all the way.
Note the green area in the image below:
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oh yeah,I guess the triceps could get fatigued when you're resisting on the way down. I was thinking of the forearm muscles....
Barrel chested - I've seen your arms too you know, they match!! -
I'm working on 'em. That's Amy's favorite part to.
I go after the arms hardcore last - once I reach that point I know the end is near.
And resistance - by god yes. Make it count. No sense banging the bar off your chest and getting cheap ones. Of course, you can also focus more on the chest with a wider grip, but I don't want to cheat the tri's. They start burning, itching for more work if you leave them out of the action.
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If I had arms I couldn't
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No I can't to it without stopping..
But i can do it 35 times without stop. : )
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