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How many push-ups can you do?

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  • 23-01-2020 9:54am
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    Winning_Stroke
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    Be honest. I'm not overweight by much, I get my 10,000 in every day and like hiking but rarely ever work out outside of that. This morning I thought I'd challenge myself to see how many push-ups I could do for the craic. I got to 50 and thought "Balls to this".

    If you aren't sure, please make your way away from your desk and try to do as many as you can. I recommend in the fire escape.


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    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    I don’t do push ups, I push the world down.


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    Woke Hogan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,630 ✭✭✭Woke Hogan


    The fire escape is for escaping fires, not exercise.


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    Winning_Stroke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 224 ✭✭Winning_Stroke


    Omackeral wrote: »
    I don’t do push ups, I push the world down.

    Yeah but how many times can you do it?
    Woke Hogan wrote: »
    The fire escape is for escaping fires, not exercise.

    Don't be daft, there's never a fire. But if you want, go out to the carpark. Mind you're not run down though.


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    Deebles McBeebles
    Registered Users Posts: 5,748 ✭✭✭Deebles McBeebles


    10,000? Pffft!

    b6771e9ae237479801b41cebf076f7a1e2b2feee2bec98634393c96bed71474d.jpg


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    Winning_Stroke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 224 ✭✭Winning_Stroke


    Deebles McBeebles wrote: »
    10,000? Pffft!

    10,000 steps is hardly a lot considering my commute, large office building and pointless meetings, and lunch time walk. It's just over 5 miles in total.


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    careless sherpa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 373 ✭✭careless sherpa


    Winning_Stroke wrote: »
    Be honest. I'm not overweight by much, I get my 10,000 in every day and like hiking but rarely ever work out outside of that. This morning I thought I'd challenge myself to see how many push-ups I could do for the craic. I got to 50 and thought "Balls to this".

    If you aren't sure, please make your way away from your desk and try to do as many as you can. I recommend in the fire escape.

    Do 50 press ups without building up to it. I can imagine the sloppy state of form in accomplishing that


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    MarinersBlues
    Registered Users Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭MarinersBlues


    Cock push-ups??











    One


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    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,202 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    Cock push ups?

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    Your Face
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,277 ✭✭✭Your Face


    101 with good form.


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    CrankyHaus
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    Counting steps is for middle-aged women in those runners with the weird soles that clench their arse-cheeks up (MTBs?).


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    elefant
    Registered Users Posts: 4,647 ✭✭✭elefant


    50 push-ups without doing any working out is pretty phenomenal.


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    Winning_Stroke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 224 ✭✭Winning_Stroke


    careless sherpa wrote: »
    Do 50 press ups without building up to it. I can imagine the sloppy state of form in accomplishing that
    elefant wrote: »
    50 push-ups without doing any working out is pretty phenomenal.

    Maybe the last few might have went to a video ref, and I did not look like my usual Adonis self after the endevour.


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    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    4 on a good day...2 any other day.


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    Mortelaro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Mortelaro


    I do 100 sit ups 3 days lately
    6 sets of 15 and 1 ten with a minute break inbetween reps
    120 knee ups in 3 sets of 40 reps on the other days
    Both take only about 15 minutes


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    MarinersBlues
    Registered Users Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭MarinersBlues


    GLaDOS wrote: »
    Cock push ups?


    https://youtu.be/MSxJoPJFxOg


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    Hector Savage
    Registered Users Posts: 8,810 ✭✭✭Hector Savage


    10k pushups?

    my arse!!!


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    s7ryf3925pivug
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,007 ✭✭✭s7ryf3925pivug


    Hundreds I reckon. Not all on the same day though.


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    Winning_Stroke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 224 ✭✭Winning_Stroke


    Hector Savage wrote: »
    10k pushups?

    No.


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    TommyKnocker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,829 ✭✭✭TommyKnocker


    Winning_Stroke wrote: »
    Be honest. I'm not overweight by much, I get my 10,000 in every day and like hiking but rarely ever work out outside of that. This morning I thought I'd challenge myself to see how many push-ups I could do for the craic. I got to 50 and thought "Balls to this".

    If you aren't sure, please make your way away from your desk and try to do as many as you can. I recommend in the fire escape.
    This is proper push up form if, you are not going all the way down and locking out at the top you are not doing pushups. If you can do 50 strict form pushups with out any training then fair play.


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    TommyKnocker wrote: »
    This is proper push up form if, you are not going all the way down and locking out at the top you are not doing pushups. If you can do 50 strict form pushups with out any training then fair play.

    Exactly, there are push ups and there are "push-ups".

    The correct answer is, while counting aloud...

    1
    2
    3

    pretty girl comes in the room.

    124
    125
    126


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    Winning_Stroke
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    TommyKnocker wrote: »
    This is proper push up form if, you are not going all the way down and locking out at the top you are not doing pushups. If you can do 50 strict form pushups with out any training then fair play.

    I know what a proper one is, when I was a teenager I was properly fit and well, then I discovered pints.


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    AllGunsBlazing
    Registered Users Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭AllGunsBlazing


    10 proper ones followed by maybe 20 or so fake, not really push ups before collapsing in a heap.


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    Bobblehats
    Registered Users Posts: 4,707 ✭✭✭Bobblehats


    Ah yeah the pushup. Aka the toe-crunch, no thanks


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    RMAOK
    Registered Users Posts: 11,198 ✭✭✭✭RMAOK


    Omackeral wrote: »
    I don’t do push ups, I push the world down.

    Hi Chuck Norris


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    Mister Vain
    Registered Users Posts: 6,039 ✭✭✭Mister Vain


    Its a while since Ive actually counted but I used to be able to do about 70-80. Now I just mix it up with dips and bench press.


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    sbsquarepants
    Registered Users Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭sbsquarepants


    I can easily do 100 - 150 .........if you give me enough time.... couple of weeks maybe:D


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    Arghus
    Registered Users Posts: 14,339 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    elefant wrote: »
    50 push-ups without doing any working out is pretty phenomenal.

    The whole thread is a humblebrag.


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    RobertKK
    Registered Users Posts: 33,727 ✭✭✭✭RobertKK


    Depends, usually it is 3 sets of 10 normal and then sometimes along with that it is 3 sets of wide push ups. So that would be 60, but I need that break in between...no way would it be 60 in one go.


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    iamstop
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,810 Mod ✭✭✭✭iamstop


    I used to be fond of the decline pushup meself. Start about level with your arms locked and your feet up on a chair, bench or stool. Bend at the elbows and lower your body until you almost touch the ground with your face. Then lift your body back up and lock the arms again to complete.
    I used to ask randos to think of a number between 20 and 40 and I'd do what ever number they said. I'd all but stopped working out from about last summer until the start of this year so I'd be really struggling to get 20. For now. Won't be long before I can get close to 40 again. Check back with me in March eh.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/69JKwCcZGdLqX4Upj3DwP7



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    forzacalcio
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    10


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