How many press/push ups can you do?

[faust.dtc]

I went to a seminar once and saw a guy do one fingered push ups on a coconut.

I was impressed but fuck knows what the coconut was for.

Needs more coconut though...

[ehbes]

seeing how many pushups/pullups we could do was basically the only thing we played as kids

i can do 33 in a row right now

I started a new program about 6/7 weeks ago (trying to add a bit of weight/just get stronger for american football trials around october) and I'm seeing really good gains. When I started I literally couldn't do a single wide grip pull up, now I do 3 sets of max reps (usually about 4 or 5). It's when you consider things like that, it gives you the motivation to continue.

you have american football over there? what position you going for?

Yeah. To give you an idea of how seriously it's taken, this team is in the top division of the country (it's only amateur), and they're asking if I know anybody else that would be interested in coming along

I'm gonna go for wide receiver. Played as a winger at Rugby for 5/6 years when I was younger, I'm pretty fast, think I'm pretty good at catching, got a decent jump and I'm not ridiculously hench enough to play anywhere else.

nice used to play d line until i blew out my knee

[garethom]

it's a good measure though, if you're pushing yourself to the limit. From zero to 3 sets of 5 is pretty good progress in a short amount of time.

Also, are we talking overhand grip or underhand? I always go for overhand - when I can do those I'll be happy. I can do underhand narrow grip ones OK but not loads... it's the overs that are hard and I'm having no joy with.

Overhand for wide grip, underhand for standard.

Yeah that's what I thought. And thinking about it, overhand narrow would be tricky as fuck with the way the body is built.... as would underhand wide.

Yeah I never really thought about it, that just seemed natural to me.

[wobbles]

Around 60 without stoppin

[Ferryman]

I went to a seminar once and saw a guy do one fingered push ups on a coconut.

I was impressed but fuck knows what the coconut was for.

Needs more coconut though...

That shit is ridiculous.

[hugh]

Super slow motion pull ups are awesome at shredding your biceps. Try and put all your weight onto your bicep and as slowly as you possibly can lift your chin up over the bar, then as slowly as you can, come back down again. Go up again then hold your chin above the bar using only you biceps for as long as possible. Keep your chin up there until you literally cannot possibly do it anymore, and even then resist the drop as much as possible.
It used to destroy my arms.

[hugh]

I don't get one armed push ups, I always just fell over to one side when I tried them lol

[hugh]

I don't get one armed push ups, I always just fell over to one side when I tried them lol

[Ferryman]

I don't get one armed push ups, I always just fell over to one side when I tried them lol

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[faust.dtc]

I don't get one armed push ups, I always just fell over to one side when I tried them lol

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In theory 2 identical posts about a 1 armed push up is the equivalent of a normal 2 armed push up.

[joeki]

MAYBE IM JUST HAVING DIFFICULTY GRASPING IT ALL YOU KNOW AND IM CONFUSED


I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE THOUGH OF SHARING WITH SOMEONE HOW MANY PUSH UPS I CAN DO. IT IS A CONCEPT ALIEN TO ME

OBV THE FIGHTING BIT WASNT TO BE TAKEN TOO SERIOUSLY=,? ?

Is turning off caps lock also an alien concept to you?

My thought process goes like this:

Finds push up handles in my loft.
Try to do some push ups.
FInd it tough.
Want to improve.
Go to PC and look up push ups.
Find the push up challenge.
Decide ill give it a go to better my technique and increase strength.
While on PC I see DSF is open.
Remembers the site is becoming stagnant.
Decide to create thread to create discussion.
People happily contribute.
Dickhead who has difficulty grasping thread spoils it.

your process is flawed. Also, caps: why do they bother you? I NEVER TURN OF CAPS UNLESS I WANT TO. ITS SOMETHING I PICKED UP FROM HANGING WITH MICK HARRIS WHO'M I DOUBT YOU KNOW. IF YOU EVER SEE ME TYPING IN CAPS, ITS INTENTIONAL

here's what you should have done :

Find push up handles in your 'loft': forget the word loft
Try to do some push ups: how can you try to do push ups? You either do them or don't. You're in dire need of more intellectually challenging hobbies, that's my personal advice for you. Sarcasm detector has been proven to be low for starters, trademark of people who need their brains trained.
Find it tough: Obviously it is going to be tough, other wise it would be like jacking off
Want to improve? LOL ( CAPS ARE DELIBERATE HERE). => here I skip for a bit to this part

Decide to create thread to create discussion.
People happily contribute.
Dickhead who has difficulty grasping thread spoils it.

=> Replace dickhead by superior being. I contributed very happily, there were lol's all around. Difficulty grasping thread => again your sarcasm detector didn't flash.

YOU DON'T NEED PUSH UPS, YOU NEED A GOOD OLD BOOK AND SOME TIME AWAY FROM YOUR LOFT

[hugh]

MAYBE IM JUST HAVING DIFFICULTY GRASPING IT ALL YOU KNOW AND IM CONFUSED


I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE THOUGH OF SHARING WITH SOMEONE HOW MANY PUSH UPS I CAN DO. IT IS A CONCEPT ALIEN TO ME

OBV THE FIGHTING BIT WASNT TO BE TAKEN TOO SERIOUSLY=,? ?

Is turning off caps lock also an alien concept to you?

My thought process goes like this:

Finds push up handles in my loft.
Try to do some push ups.
FInd it tough.
Want to improve.
Go to PC and look up push ups.
Find the push up challenge.
Decide ill give it a go to better my technique and increase strength.
While on PC I see DSF is open.
Remembers the site is becoming stagnant.
Decide to create thread to create discussion.
People happily contribute.
Dickhead who has difficulty grasping thread spoils it.

your process is flawed. Also, caps: why do they bother you? I NEVER TURN OF CAPS UNLESS I WANT TO. ITS SOMETHING I PICKED UP FROM HANGING WITH MICK HARRIS WHO'M I DOUBT YOU KNOW. IF YOU EVER SEE ME TYPING IN CAPS, ITS INTENTIONAL

here's what you should have done :

Find push up handles in your 'loft': forget the word loft
Try to do some push ups: how can you try to do push ups? You either do them or don't. You're in dire need of more intellectually challenging hobbies, that's my personal advice for you. Sarcasm detector has been proven to be low for starters, trademark of people who need their brains trained.
Find it tough: Obviously it is going to be tough, other wise it would be like jacking off
Want to improve? LOL ( CAPS ARE DELIBERATE HERE). => here I skip for a bit to this part

Decide to create thread to create discussion.
People happily contribute.
Dickhead who has difficulty grasping thread spoils it.

=> Replace dickhead by superior being. I contributed very happily, there were lol's all around. Difficulty grasping thread => again your sarcasm detector didn't flash.

YOU DON'T NEED PUSH UPS, YOU NEED A GOOD OLD BOOK AND SOME TIME AWAY FROM YOUR LOFT

...and I think you need some time away from this forum m8.

[joeki]

This forum needs some time away from me!

[hugh]

but you're trying too hard

this shit gotta come natural

[faust.dtc]

Great post joeki, it is so good and informative! Thanks for your good sharing!

[ezza]

I started trying this a couple of months ago and it's mad how fast you get good. I went from 10 to 20 in a week & the from 20 to now about 70 at a push in just over a month your body seems to adapt to lifting it's own body weight very well. Same with pull ups.

[joeki]

Great post joeki, it is so good and informative! Thanks for your good sharing!

there, finally some acknowledgement. I'm satisfied now => gonna do some pushdowns now because they ain't paying me enough at work: it's where I push the gravity of the universe away with my body.
Enjoy your thread. I'm sorry for any inconvenience, we all have those days

[Ferryman]

Ahhhhh just as I was about to reach for the popcorn...

[faust.dtc]

Seems i was doing slow marine style push ups on handles. Not the way to go for a first try, no wonder I struggled.

Just tried 'normal' ones again without the handles, did 30 quite easily. Phew, I can feel manly once again.

[pete_bubonic]

joeki - I'm not sure if you want to come across as some fighting meathead or some anti fitness fanatic. Either way, probably best to step away for a bit.


Anyway, 50 is about my max currently, the weakling that I am I only upped my benching to 55kg recently (I weigh 73/74 kg), so I'm slowly getting better, but finding it real hard to get motivated to workout regularly. I could definitely do with some goals, pushup challenge might be good. trying to reach 12 stone (76 kg) by the end of the year (ideally 79kg 12.5 stone) and be lifting my own bodyweight comfortably.