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Do you do push-ups?

YorkieonmyPillow — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:18:16 GMT

I am working on my fitness and increasing the number of push-ups I can do. I can do ten and then I wait and do ten again.

Do you all do push-ups? How many can you do?

I want to increase the amount I can do.

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terrier3 — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:20:42 GMT

Yes. But I don't like doing them.

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brii — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:22:46 GMT

Yes. My husband and I have a push up competition. He always beats me. I beat him doing sit ups.

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gazelle77 — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:25:14 GMT

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YorkieonmyPillow — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:31:40 GMT

On 10/26/2014 brii said:
Yes. My husband and I have a push up competition. He always beats me. I beat him doing sit ups.

Wow, that's impressive!

I would ultimately like to be able to do pull-ups (or chin-ups, whatever you call them), but I've never been able to do a pull-up.....

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brii — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:33:33 GMT

Pull ups are really hard. I don't do those.

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YorkieonmyPillow — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:35:44 GMT

I can't imagine having enough strength to do a pull-up! You would probably have to have an "athletic build," and I don't.

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lolakimono — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:59:01 GMT

I do push ups through yoga, as we do in sun salutations. Recently we have been holding the plank pose for two minutes (he times us), and that's also good for you. Side plank also works.

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scatcat — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 17:03:04 GMT

For me, the hardest part of an Insanity workout (similar to P90X) is the upper body stuff. The push ups include leg and arm lifts and are killers.

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hckynut — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 17:32:17 GMT

Do you do push-ups?

I do decline pushups and change the height of my feet from time to time. For me I just drag out some piece of furniture we have in our home, or sometimes just use the steps leading to our basement.

These types of pushups work every single upper body muscle group, including the one many like to see results, the core/abdominal muscle group. Doing them this way will increase strength a bit and also can be use to tone these muscles, all at the same time. Not for those that have any serious shoulder or elbow joint issues because they do put more strain on this part of the anatomy.

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sidsmom — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 17:33:52 GMT

There are many types of push-ups that can make the transition to a full body push-up. The key is to progress VERY slowly. All those minor muscles & tendons need to be built up over time so injury does not occur. The key is consistency & patience!

There have been studies calculating how hard those crazy things are! Here's an excerpt of the results....push-ups giving the % of body weight for each (breakingmuscle.com):

From the measurements, researchers were able to determine load as percentage of bodyweight for each type of push-up:

-) Feet elevated on 60.96 cm box – 74%

-) Feet elevated on 30.48 cm box – 70%

-) Regular push-ups – 64%

-) Hands elevated on 30.48 cm box – 55%

-) Flexed knee push-ups – 49%

-) Hands elevated on 60.96 cm box – 41%

Planks are a good alternative...static strength is important to build the little muscles/tendons.

I showed my trainer a new move (crazy, huh?!). I'm in push-up position...and he cues me...'up...down...halfway...up...halfway...down...up..etc, etc'. I am telling you...holding it halfway then down then pushing up to a full 'up' just burns...but without momentum of the 2-count up/down, it really challenges you!! This up/halfway/down sequence can be used for all push-up protocol....on your knees, on the box, even against the wall for beginners. Try it!!

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Alter Ego — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 17:40:58 GMT

My coworker just told me about something she's doing with her husband - it's a program to build up to doing 100 pushups. I just did a search and there's a website about it - http://hundredpushups.com/

Not sure if this is the program she's doing or not, but looks like they also have programs to increase situps, lunges, etc.

As for me, I don't know if I could do a full on push up (bad shoulder).

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YorkieonmyPillow — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 17:52:53 GMT

Thanks for that site, I bookmarked it!

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crillon — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 18:07:33 GMT

Yes, I do them, but not as regularly as I should!

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151949 — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 18:21:27 GMT

push ups are the absolute best for preventing that ugly under arm waddle women get as they get older.

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Violet Fields — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 18:28:53 GMT

I do bent knee push-ups and even those are difficult if you do enough. I can only do a few of the regular ones.

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CalminHeart — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 18:45:19 GMT

I've had a knee replacement so can't do them the usual ways. I lie face down on an exercise ball and slide so the ball is just at my knees. Then I do push ups. You have to use your core this way too which is the big reason I even do them at all.

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nikkimom — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 19:05:26 GMT

Yes I can do 15 -12 great form last few not so much . I would like to do 25 so I am going to keep doing the 15 3-4 x a week until they all are good and then increase -1-2 each week and see if that works. I also plank ,do some yoga moves and use weights and medicine balls within the week -they also help with that upper body . My lower body is pretty strong.

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sidsmom — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 19:49:48 GMT

Just saw this on Twitter & thought of this push up thread...funny!

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YorkieonmyPillow — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 22:07:43 GMT

Cute