3 minute push up challenge

Discussion in 'Health and Fitness' started by Clubber Lang, Feb 3, 2017.

  1. That's where I fade out hard.
    I can do 50 push-ups in 50 seconds and 58-60 in 60 seconds, but then in the final two minutes I'm in the 30-40 range.
    My muscle endurance is definitely not where it was even just a few years ago when I was still in my 30's.
    Father Time is undefeated
     
    #71     May 5, 2017
  2. Maverick74

    Maverick74

    Wait a minute, let me make sure I have this correct. You are saying you can do pushups basically for 15 minutes straight? I'm not buying that. As others have stated, just holding the damn plank position for a few minutes is brutal and that is without even doing a pushup. I have a hard time believing you can hold that position for 15 minutes straight. I'll try it but i find this very hard to believe.
     
    #72     May 5, 2017
  3. Baron

    Baron ET Founder

    Mav, don't bother. I banned that big mac guy earlier. He was trolling the hell out of us on another health and fitness thread.
     
    #73     May 5, 2017
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  4. Maverick74

    Maverick74

    Thanks. I would have ended up in the hospital trying that pushup scheme. :)
     
    #74     May 5, 2017
  5. Definitely.
    Sounds like a recipe for wicked elbow and/or shoulder tendonitis to me
     
    #75     May 5, 2017
  6. Maverick74

    Maverick74

    Latest print....126. These are actually starting to get easier. If you guys work at these I think you can really improve your numbers.
     
    #76     May 7, 2017
  7. 126!
    That's easily the most I've seen/heard from all my gym friends who try this. Well done.
    Can I ask, how old are you and how much do you weigh? Thanks.
     
    #77     May 8, 2017
  8. eurusdzn

    eurusdzn

    I read somewhere that a push-up is generally about 55% of body weight . Any truth to this?
     
    #78     May 8, 2017
  9. I've heard similar numbers as well, but when I think of the number of pushups I can do then think about doing that many reps on bench press with 55% of my bodyweight, that seems even more challenging. But I've never actually tried it so might be completely wrong.
     
    #79     May 8, 2017
  10. Maverick74

    Maverick74

    You just made me weigh myself. Ugh.....

    I'm clocking in at 175 which I need to drop. I'm about 5'10. Early 40's.

    I swim about 50 laps a day. I'll probably have to amp that up some. :)
     
    #80     May 8, 2017
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