40 push-ups = new stress test; discuss
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Oh, hell. I could have stopped at 31? Dang.
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I do pushups regularly to keep climbing elbow tendinitis at bay. Just did 40 in ~1 min to confirm I could. Biggest thing is to keep elbows in towards the side to get full benefit
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Current Army minimum (red) and maximum (green = 100 points - you can go over) standards by age group (two minute time limit).
So I'm not sure I agree with the chart several posts up. That would imply that the Army is composed of excellent physical specimens across the board.
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Current Army minimum (red) and maximum (green = 100 points - you can go over) standards by age group (two minute time limit).
So I'm not sure I agree with the chart several posts up. That would imply that the Army is composed of excellent physical specimens across the board.
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Current Army minimum (red) and maximum (green = 100 points - you can go over) standards by age group (two minute time limit).
So I'm not sure I agree with the chart several posts up. That would imply that the Army is composed of excellent physical specimens across the board.
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Body has to form a straight line from shoulders to ankles. A correct push up is when the entire body lowers as a unit until upper arms are at least parallel to the ground...then return all the way up as a unit.
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Current Army minimum (red) and maximum (green = 100 points - you can go over) standards by age group (two minute time limit).
So I'm not sure I agree with the chart several posts up. That would imply that the Army is composed of excellent physical specimens across the board.
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For anyone who does any kind of resistance training, whether it's with free weights, machines, or even just body weight exercises, doing push ups is not a huge challenge. But for those who don't weight train, like a lot of cyclists and runners, doing even a set of ten is a huge challenge. But as others have noted, it doesn't take too long to train yourself to do a set.
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That would be the 4th time this week.
I think you can train to do 40-50 at almost any age, though most people are gonna need some gradual ramping up. IMO, only someone who's a really true athlete could do something like that without training for it (and there are such people). Either that or they already lift weights regularly.
I think you can train to do 40-50 at almost any age, though most people are gonna need some gradual ramping up. IMO, only someone who's a really true athlete could do something like that without training for it (and there are such people). Either that or they already lift weights regularly.
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As previously mentioned, anyone who has done upper body resistance training, or simple push ups for that matter can do this very easily.
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I cheated on my second attempt of the first workout from the 100 push up plan posted here. I doubled the recovery between sets from one minute to two minutes. Was able to get through the session and grab 6 reps on the last (5+) set.
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This got me back into doing a few pushups a day throughout the day, not part of a "workout," just to get my upper body back into decent shape. I've noticed it's helping on bike rides -- I can support my upper body more easily, less tiring, less neck cramping on chipseal and rough pavement.
Even when I was in top shape I could never do 73 year old Jack Palance one-arm pushups. He was a bad, bad man.
When I was in Navy boot camp we had a guy who could do one-arm pullups -- no assist from the other arm. I've never seen anything like it before or since. I've seen many folks claim they can do one-arm pullups, but then they'll use their free hand to assist by grabbing the other wrist or forearm. Not this guy. He was a stealth badass. Looked like Matthew Modine in Full Metal Jacket, but hard as a rock. About halfway through boot camp he got bored, got a call from an ocean based oil rig company offering to hire him for a lot of money, so he claimed he lied about drugs on this entrance exam, claimed he'd done a buttload of LSD, etc. Frankly I thought he was one of the sanest, best adjusted young guys I'd met. Low key, low drama, the kind of guy you'd want on your side in a fight. Anyway, off he went back to the real world to make money.
Even when I was in top shape I could never do 73 year old Jack Palance one-arm pushups. He was a bad, bad man.
When I was in Navy boot camp we had a guy who could do one-arm pullups -- no assist from the other arm. I've never seen anything like it before or since. I've seen many folks claim they can do one-arm pullups, but then they'll use their free hand to assist by grabbing the other wrist or forearm. Not this guy. He was a stealth badass. Looked like Matthew Modine in Full Metal Jacket, but hard as a rock. About halfway through boot camp he got bored, got a call from an ocean based oil rig company offering to hire him for a lot of money, so he claimed he lied about drugs on this entrance exam, claimed he'd done a buttload of LSD, etc. Frankly I thought he was one of the sanest, best adjusted young guys I'd met. Low key, low drama, the kind of guy you'd want on your side in a fight. Anyway, off he went back to the real world to make money.
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Day 2 not good but I’m pushing too hard I think and not leaving enough in the tank. If I have to kill myself to complete a set i’m Sure that’s not the idea?
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I think the plan is a lot easier to execute when you're 20. Try 2 days between workouts.
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