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On September 08 2008 03:32 bdams19 wrote:Show nested quote +On September 07 2008 13:13 Eniram wrote:On September 07 2008 13:08 Ozarugold wrote:On September 07 2008 08:21 Eniram wrote:
Ok but the question remains, why do you guys want to be so good at pushups??? The real question is, why not? Its a waste of time. i bet you dont get any cut and you're just taking it out on those who do
you're right, i dont get any cut like the people that complete this program. Those people get all the cut
On September 08 2008 03:28 tomatriedes wrote:
I made it a challenge to myself to do 100 a few years ago...It took me about a year to get to the point where I could do 100.
Those people who say it won't make you buff are right. When I could do 100 I was a skinny little weed.
edit: I respect tomatriedes though because he was doing it just to challenge himself. He wasn't doing it because some website was tricking him into feeling a sense of accomplishment in order to make money.
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Do them slower and you'll get more bulk. If you're just doing it for number's sake then I don't know 100 doesn't sound impressive, using a bed for incline works best or do hindu or dive bomber pushups then gloat about a 100
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The only positive thing about push-ups are they're accessible. You can do them anywhere. Outside of that they're a gimmick. They're a relic from another generation when the public knew much less about personal fitness. People without access to proper equipment (free weights) and facilities can do them, but other exercises offer more gain for less time spent. I don't know how anyone in the developed world doesn't have access to a gym, so yeah, don't do push-ups. Go read up on what you want to accomplish, sign-up for a membership at the YMCA and stop being ignorant.
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Pushups are good for your chest, if you do them with proper form.
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How do I create new topics here?
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You know what pushup will get you props? Planche pushups. Will try to do 100 of these after I learn to master one.
Lol...no chance no chance~
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eniram's arguments make no sense ;(
apm <?> reaction
marathon <?> endurance
pushups <?> upper body strength & endurance
none of these are true. all of these are true. it just depends on how you look at it. for some arbitrary reason eniram accepts the first 2 but rejects the last.
and about the ever present "it's a waste of time". why is it a waste of time?
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ive been doing this with diamonds, and a friend of mine is doing it with legs elevated, to see if it still applies
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i can do about 55-60 push ups without stopping. last time i did diamonds were when i was done doing a chest workout, and they killed me. 
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I'm still on week 3 after 5 weeks. Had to repeat week 2 once, and I need to repeat week 3 again because for the last set of week 3 day 3 I bottomed out after 19 (target was 22 and over). >_<
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On September 08 2008 08:52 JeeJee wrote:
eniram's arguments make no sense ;(
apm <?> reaction
marathon <?> endurance
pushups <?> upper body strength & endurance
none of these are true. all of these are true. it just depends on how you look at it. for some arbitrary reason eniram accepts the first 2 but rejects the last.
and about the ever present "it's a waste of time". why is it a waste of time?
If I seriously have to explain to you why training for strength by doing pushups is a waste of time I don't even want to talk to you.
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Is there a plan of these but for abs ???
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On September 10 2008 04:24 Eniram wrote:Show nested quote +On September 08 2008 08:52 JeeJee wrote:
eniram's arguments make no sense ;(
apm <?> reaction
marathon <?> endurance
pushups <?> upper body strength & endurance
none of these are true. all of these are true. it just depends on how you look at it. for some arbitrary reason eniram accepts the first 2 but rejects the last.
and about the ever present "it's a waste of time". why is it a waste of time? If I seriously have to explain to you why training for strength by doing pushups is a waste of time I don't even want to talk to you.
of course you train your strenth by doing pushups, theres also something called strength endurance. maybe your trying to tell people that you wont get big and bulky by doing pushups, but being an asshole wont help anyone.
anyway if ones goal is to get bigger pushups might help you at the start to gain some basic strength in your upper body, but at some point your bodyweight wont be enough to give your muscles a reason to grow
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On August 12 2008 03:31 GrandInquisitor wrote:http://hundredpushups.com/index.htmlIs anyone else interested in doing this with me? I'm at Rank 3 right now and I'm starting Week 1 - Day 1 today.
how is everyone doing so far ?
Is there a website with one of these but for ABS ?
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some ppl, their muscles r more defined so some might show and some might not.
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On September 13 2008 13:47 lightman wrote:
how is everyone doing so far ?
Is there a website with one of these but for ABS ?
Currently working on Week 6 column 3.
Actually today was my last day of the program. Week 6 is a !@#$ing bitch.
I've been following column 3 for all the weeks.
1-4 was a breeze
5 was on par, with some challenge
6 was brutal
I'm always about 20 push ups short when I get to level 5 during week 6. The minimum for level 5 is 56 push ups (I aim for 60), but usually I'm already 95% depleted after the first four levels. I just manage to squish in another 40 before my arms could barely lift my body anymore.
I'll just have to keep repeating week 6 until I get comfortable with it.
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On September 11 2008 22:40 Wurzelbrumpft wrote:Show nested quote +On September 10 2008 04:24 Eniram wrote:On September 08 2008 08:52 JeeJee wrote:
eniram's arguments make no sense ;(
apm <?> reaction
marathon <?> endurance
pushups <?> upper body strength & endurance
none of these are true. all of these are true. it just depends on how you look at it. for some arbitrary reason eniram accepts the first 2 but rejects the last.
and about the ever present "it's a waste of time". why is it a waste of time? If I seriously have to explain to you why training for strength by doing pushups is a waste of time I don't even want to talk to you. of course you train your strenth by doing pushups, theres also something called strength endurance. maybe your trying to tell people that you wont get big and bulky by doing pushups, but being an asshole wont help anyone. anyway if ones goal is to get bigger pushups might help you at the start to gain some basic strength in your upper body, but at some point your bodyweight wont be enough to give your muscles a reason to grow
At one point? How about the starting point..
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****Crazy Idea Alert****
All bodies are different. Some people can build muscle by doing standard push-ups! Some people can't build muscle by doing standard push-ups!
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On September 10 2008 04:24 Eniram wrote:Show nested quote +On September 08 2008 08:52 JeeJee wrote:
eniram's arguments make no sense ;(
apm <?> reaction
marathon <?> endurance
pushups <?> upper body strength & endurance
none of these are true. all of these are true. it just depends on how you look at it. for some arbitrary reason eniram accepts the first 2 but rejects the last.
and about the ever present "it's a waste of time". why is it a waste of time? If I seriously have to explain to you why training for strength by doing pushups is a waste of time I don't even want to talk to you.
If I seriously have to explain to you why training reaction time by spamming apm is a waste of time I don't even want to talk to you.
give me a break. completing a marathon doesn't give you great endurance all by itself, ok? doing 100 pushups doesn't give you great upperbody endurance all by itself, ok? having 300 apm doesn't give you great reaction time all by itself, ok? what is so hard to understand
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i can do around 40-50 max. harsh stuff
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