On August 12 2008 03:37 Ozarugold wrote: After you do like 40, it just becomes an endurance test...
Might as well do this too, always wanted to do 100 push ups~
More like after 15. If you want strength, 5-10 reps is good, 15+ is more into the endurance area.. but endurance is good too, and the psychological aspect is also noteworthy - if you can bring yourself to 100 pushups, you can achieve other things too.
edit:: damn, I thought I read all the stuff that has been already posted but now I feel like I didn't contribute that much with all the pros here ^^' oh wait, the sites are pretty good, ha!
Btw I can do 100 PUs with a slightly bad form on a good day aand I'm 1.78m/55kg (~5'10'/120lbs) so no, it won't make you buff :p
I'm bumping this because I have a question when it comes to dealing with push ups, I'd also like to know if anyone else has this weird problem.
I can't do lots of normal push ups in a row, now some may think I'm just weak, MAYBE* that's the case. However, I can actually do push ups easier when my back legs are at a higher incline. Does that just mean a specific muscle is weaker than the other? If so, what muscle is causing it so I can train it. (It's quiet annoying, I've always had that problem)
I'm bumping this because I have a question when it comes to dealing with push ups, I'd also like to know if anyone else has this weird problem.
I can't do lots of normal push ups in a row, now some may think I'm just weak, MAYBE* that's the case. However, I can actually do push ups easier when my back legs are at a higher incline. Does that just mean a specific muscle is weaker than the other? If so, what muscle is causing it so I can train it. (It's quiet annoying, I've always had that problem)
What about your front legs? =p But srsly, nothing wrong with you, just concentrate on proper form and try to improve endurance - this whole 100pushups thing is all about that. The fact that you can't do much but easily can do pushups in a more difficult position (assuming you maintain proper form) probably means that your muscles are more strength based than endurance based - on an unrelated note, try if you can do a weighted pullup - if you can do one with like 30lbs weight (backpack or smth) you're definitely not weak.
About the various muscle groups, I'm not any expert but obviously, if legs higher is easier and you want to train the opposite, do dips.
I have a set of Perfect-Pushups. They make pushups so much freakin' harder. I get to a point where I can't even do 2-3 pushups with those so I set them aside and do another 10-15 regular ones.
Hey guys i need to ask a question, you see i want to follow this program, but cant do a good form push up, i.e the chest almost touching the floor. My chest will always be halfway down and that is the maximum. I can do around 12-14 of it. Should i follow the program with such pushups or train until i can do a full push up ? Thanks !
On August 14 2008 23:00 dragoonkf wrote: Hey guys i need to ask a question, you see i want to follow this program, but cant do a good form push up, i.e the chest almost touching the floor. My chest will always be halfway down and that is the maximum. I can do around 12-14 of it. Should i follow the program with such pushups or train until i can do a full push up ? Thanks !
Max as in thats as far down as you can go before you can't push up or thats as far as you can go because your arms dont bend any farther? solutions: a) get stronger b) stretch -> get more flexible
And to all the haters saying that 100 pushups is nothing- realize that most of us here are nerds who are not necessarily unfit- but would like to improve our health. I frankly don't care how many you can do, this is about self improvement.
I didn't think this would actually work. Really. When I did 19 at first I thought that was the absolute max for me. Now 15 seems ok, and it's only been like a week.
Also, whoever said this doesn't help your abs, they're wrong. I'm not saying that it will form your ab muscles, but they're certainly tense if you do them correctly. I had a bit of delayed soreness after the first day, but it went away rather fast.
On August 14 2008 18:48 Krohm wrote: I'm bumping this because I have a question when it comes to dealing with push ups, I'd also like to know if anyone else has this weird problem.
I can't do lots of normal push ups in a row, now some may think I'm just weak, MAYBE* that's the case. However, I can actually do push ups easier when my back legs are at a higher incline. Does that just mean a specific muscle is weaker than the other? If so, what muscle is causing it so I can train it. (It's quiet annoying, I've always had that problem)
On August 14 2008 18:48 Krohm wrote: I'm bumping this because I have a question when it comes to dealing with push ups, I'd also like to know if anyone else has this weird problem.
I can't do lots of normal push ups in a row, now some may think I'm just weak, MAYBE* that's the case. However, I can actually do push ups easier when my back legs are at a higher incline. Does that just mean a specific muscle is weaker than the other? If so, what muscle is causing it so I can train it. (It's quiet annoying, I've always had that problem)
you have weak abs
Might be, the only exercise I do for my abs are crunches, and not regularly, I do manage to get about 4 sets of 50 crunches when I do though.
Anyway it's irrelevant, the point is that for doing push-ups, you need to have you abdominal muscles tensed. It doesn't matter that it's not a specific exercise for abs, or that it doesn't help shape them or anything. What I said was that whoever said it has no effects on your abs was wrong.
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