How many press ups can you do?

DEFTLEFTHAND

I reached 83 in a row last night. Without going in to the rest position.

I was dared to do 100 without stopping or rest positioning. The guy who dared me could only make 48.


I love the pressup. I've heard that they're better than lifting for core and upper body strength.

erica74

3 and even they're not great. If someone else saw me doing them, they'd probably say they don't actually count.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Start off pressing against a stairs if your form isn't good. You have to build it up. They'll click then after that. It's all about getting into a rythm and getting your breathing right.

racso1975

Andriy Kostash holds a push-up record in Ukraine after doing 4,000 in a row. He set the new record doing 4,000 push-ups in 2 hours and 29 minutes.

Oh and he's only 7.....now fuk off and come back when ya have something you can actually brag about

Ush1

83 reps wouldn't be much use for strength.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Ush1 wrote: »

83 reps wouldn't be much use for strength.

I'm not a gym guy, don't lift nothing .


Just do reps of push ups and situps as well as running.


I find it keeps me in good shape. Upper body and core are strong.

pickarooney

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I reached 83 in a row last night. Without going in to the rest position.

I was dared to do 100 without stopping or rest positioning. The guy who dared me could only make 48.


I love the pressup. I've heard that they're better than lifting for core and upper body strength.

They're mostly for abs, no?

DEFTLEFTHAND

pickarooney wrote: »

They're mostly for abs, no?

Core strenght yeah, you're pressing your body weight.

I'm 6'1 and 14st so it takes good upperbody strength more than anything to press me up and down.


The arms and shoulders take most of the burden..

erica74

racso1975 wrote: »

Andriy Kostash holds a push-up record in Ukraine after doing 4,000 in a row. He set the new record doing 4,000 push-ups in 2 hours and 29 minutes.

Oh and he's only 7.....now fuk off and come back when ya have something you can actually brag about

I thought you were going to say it took him 4 days or something reasonable. It takes me 2 hours and 29 minutes to do 3 bad press ups.

pickarooney

pickarooney wrote: »

They're mostly for abs, no?

Chest and triceps also. Maybe shoulders

DEFTLEFTHAND

Planks and side plants are good exercises for improving core strength.

Give yourself a wide wingspan then press down and up. Get into a rythm and crank them pressups out.

Signore Fancy Pants

58 in 60 seconds.


Touch me.

andekwarhola

A million.

D3V!L

andekwarhola wrote: »

A million.

I can do all the push ups !!

racso1975

Gym instructor told me "There are no more press ups...."

begbysback

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I'm not a gym guy, don't lift nothing .


Just do reps of push ups and situps as well as running.


I find it keeps me in good shape. Upper body and core are strong.

You don't even lift?

vandriver

If I want press ups done,I'll employ someone to do them.

Mint Sauce

erica74 wrote: »

3 and even they're not great. If someone else saw me doing them, they'd probably say they don't actually count.

Show off!

biko

I do press-downs instead.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Girls can do pressups from their knees.

Both the Irish miltary and Gardai accept these modified versions for females.

valoren

Chewbacca wrote: »

58 in 60 seconds.


Touch me.

No homo brah

Signore Fancy Pants

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Girls can do pressups from their knees.

Both the Irish miltary and Gardai accept these modified versions for females.

This is true. Also in the military female get an extra 2 minutes for the run test.

Pherekydes

Chewbacca wrote: »

This is true. Also in the military female get an extra 2 minutes for the run test.

Makes perfect sense. Because what you need going into battle is a soldier who's 2 minutes behind you.

mordeith

Pherekydes wrote: »

Makes perfect sense. Because what you need going into battle is a soldier who's 2 minutes behind you.

Yeah, especially in those field battles where you have to run half a mile towards the enemy carrying your musket.

the purple tin

biko wrote: »

I do press-downs instead.

You and me both. I say nay-nay to push ups

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWFJxvato6Y

Outlaw Pete

Used to find them hard to do but now can do 250 each morning no problem.

The trick is to not do them on the floor but use a wall instead.

Capt'n Midnight

andekwarhola wrote: »

A million.

Story checks out



https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-fitness/2012/10/04/marine-sgt-enrique-trevino-nears-800000-pushups-in-one-year-million-pushup-challenge/

Canis Lupus

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I reached 83 in a row last night. Without going in to the rest position.

I was dared to do 100 without stopping or rest positioning. The guy who dared me could only make 48.


I love the pressup. I've heard that they're better than lifting for core and upper body strength.

Strict form?? I see some people claiming to do loads of push ups and they just barely bend their arms.

Giraffe Box

Three 'Hail Mary's' and an 'Our Father' but that was many years ago.

Agricola

I'm 14 and a bit stone and barrel chested. I have slender little girly man arms. Quite a combo. Pressups feel like I'm trying to raise the Titanic on my back.

Sprinter Sacre

I could do 100 with something left in the tank if I had to down tools now. They are pretty pointless though once you reach 50+. You should just start using some proper weights to add resistance and for progressive overload or at the very least do alternative push ups to make things harder like one arm, diamond, wide grip.

D3V!L

I can do cock pushups

You only actually need to do one though

Fiery mutant

Browse through YouTube and you come across many videos of guys doing record breaking sets of push ups. Thing is, form is generally ****, and as such, said press ups don't count.

Some of the fittest strongest guys around can barely manage 50 with proper form. I seem to remember ray Darcy doing something like 80 during his radio show one day. But if you actually watch the video, you would have to add all 80 together to amount up to 5 proper, his form was terrible. So I'll take some of the claims on this thread with a gallon of salt.

steves2

I've started doing 100 press ups every day now regardless of where I am or what's going on, do as many sets as I need. Some days I get 100 done by the morning, some I've only got them finished near bed time. I only do full one's mind, I used to be able to do 60 years ago but looking back they weren't full reps. They are a great exercise anyone can do in some way.