Originally Posted by
CheGiantForLife
Wow, 30 for a 76 year old. Hell yes!
Do you do pushups regularly?
Also, were they cheating in form?
Try the squat count when you're recovered.
Very curious of your data.
No, I don't cheat on form with any exercise. That's how one gets injured. I do pushups regularly if I'm not going to the gym regularly, like during the Covid time. I mostly ride outside on our tandem, which takes quite a bit more upper body endurance than riding my single. I need the pushups to be able to ride long distances on the tandem. Hand strength also gets to be an issue because the cable runs are long. BTW, pullups for cycling are useless IME. Lat pulls make more sense. That said, I do dumbbell curls in the gym just for balance. Dumbbell work is good for hand strength, too.
Recovery is going to take a while. I'll try to do a recovery ride on my rollers today, but I expect very painful quads. Speed of recovery becomes the issue.