'Push Ups'

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

ok just started doing push ups, its my new daily thing... and i done 25 before i could do no more... thats pritty poor for me, as i used to be able to go to 40 odd...

how many can u guys do? seriously... and any tips? p-)

[NcDeuce]

ok just started doing push ups, its my new daily thing... and i done 25 before i could do no more... thats pritty poor for me, as i used to be able to go to 40 odd...

how many can u guys do? seriously... and any tips? p-)

The only way to do more push-ups...is to do more push-ups.

I could max the push-up portion of the APFT but that was in the spring. I used to do 4 sets of 30-35 after my workout on the weights and all that good stuff. Working other muscle groups definitely helps. Strengthen your biceps and triceps with curls and bench presses. Strengthen your lower back and abs. You will see an incredible amount of improvement if you work all the muscle groups to go along with that extra emphasis on what you want to improve, in this case push-ups.

Good luck, pain is weakness leaving the body. ;)

[ShadowNeo]

I have to work up to 50 pressups if I'm to get a pass at the TA fitness assesment...


I'll just say i've got a while to go ;)

[Seoulstriker]

Do what Jack does: every moment you're bored, do some pushups. When you do enough of em every day, you'll notice improvements.

[moughoun]

125 flat out

[Jack Mehoff]

25 push ups? I do 25 push ups with one arm and one finger :lol:

Push ups is my main excercise for years. What I do is I like to do a variation of push ups such as diamond push ups, wide arm push ups, incline push ups, decline push ups, weight assisted push ups, Rocky push ups (it's when you push yourself off the ground and clap your hand once) and so on so on.

Doing push ups when you watch TV is great too. I do that every single day.

p.s my max push ups i've ever done was 148 push-ups with good form in an APFT.

[NcDeuce]

125 flat out

Did you have a battle-hardened, cold-blooded E-8 breathing down your neck and deciding what was a decent push-up? ;)

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

ooook ooooook im only just starting you see.... you guys are army guys and weight liftin jocks, im only just starting ok, and ok ill start doing them all the time now... ill report back every month for improvments p-)

[Uncle Sam]

Not to brag or anything, but, I always aced the APFT in the military with a 300 score and got to wear a neat little badge on my PT's.

I usually did the 2 mile runs under 13 minutes. Did well over 100 push-ups in 2 minutes, and did well over 100 sit-ups in 2 minutes.

Just keep at the push-ups and you will start getting stronger in them.

[moughoun]

125 flat out

Did you have a battle-hardened, cold-blooded E-8 breathing down your neck and deciding what was a decent push-up? ;)

if you mean a woman corporeal, yes!!, scary bitch :oops:

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

2 years ago i was an ace, i used to run for my school marathons, 100m sprints, i could do easiley over 150 sit ups.... now im dead im out of shape i need to start a fitness regime

[Howie Kaluha]

I laugh at all of you guys who have done over 100......the world record in Guinness was some 1800 or so :lol:

[Jack Mehoff]

I laugh at all of you guys who have done over 100......the world record in Guinness was some 1800 or so :lol:

But this is in 2 minutes.

[moughoun]

I laugh at all of you guys who have done over 100......the world record in Guinness was some 1800 or so :lol:

with 15kg's of gear :roll: try it, you might be able to do ten ;)

[flickme]

Ive been doin push-ups daily now for some time. I usually do around 40. Maybe, maybe 50 if i really pushed myself.

[Vance]

I used to be able to do around 60, but I've slacked off and now my max is about 40.

[moughoun]

I used to be able to do around 60, but I've slacked off and now my max is about 40.

Wuss p-)

[Dennis G]

Anyone do Hindu Push ups (Dive bombers), they kick ass I do them all the time. But I find the Hindus really tough, you should try them.

[Dennis G]

Your avatar moughoun ::gasp::

[chauncy republicans]

Anyone do Hindu Push ups (Dive bombers), they kick ass I do them all the time. But I find the Hindus really tough, you should try them.
I do those every day before I shower. ;) Not very many people seem to be familiar with them though.

[Cesar]

My max is 60 at the moment, i start working out the moment i wake up. It's to get used to the military routine (want to become a marine), i start the day with;
- 50 push-ups
- 60 sit-ups
- 5 pull-ups
- some exercises for my under-arms

The way i made it to sixty was simple, just keep doin' em till ur arms cant carry u anymore. Watch the controll of your breath; breathe out when pushing up, breathe in when going down.

PT!! Make it hurt!!

Good luck with the workout!!

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

My max is 60 at the moment, i start working out the moment i wake up. It's to get used to the military routine (want to become a marine), i start the day with;
- 50 push-ups
- 60 sit-ups
- 5 pull-ups
- some exercises for my under-arms

The way i made it to sixty was simple, just keep doin' em till ur arms cant carry u anymore. Watch the controll of your breath; breathe out when pushing up, breathe in when going down.

PT!! Make it hurt!!

Good luck with the workout!!

pull ups im ok with i can do 20, but my arms dont hurt, and i can fell it on the chest afterwards so im guessing its because of my nice six pack ;)

[basket of soft kittens]

how man pullups can everybody else do i do ~ 21 -22 20 is the full pft score

[Cesar]

Max pull ups? I guess bout 13, never tested my max. In the morning i do only 5 as some kind of wake up. By the way; i do my pull-ups on shoulder width with my hand palms pointing away from the face. It makes lot of difference in the way how u do 'em.

[Romulus]

Anyone do Hindu Push ups (Dive bombers), they kick ass I do them all the time. But I find the Hindus really tough, you should try them.

Heh, I do these as punishment for my wrestlers. God do they ever hate when I blow the whistle and say "Alright don't want to drill? then its dive bombers!".

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

hmmm so i guess im good at the push ups then... must get good a press ups though *gets in press up position!

[Dennis G]

Matt Furey has some good stuff on the hindu.

http://www.mattfurey.com/hindu_push_ups.html

[Jack Mehoff]

My max is 60 at the moment, i start working out the moment i wake up. It's to get used to the military routine (want to become a marine), i start the day with;
- 50 push-ups
- 60 sit-ups
- 5 pull-ups
- some exercises for my under-arms

The way i made it to sixty was simple, just keep doin' em till ur arms cant carry u anymore. Watch the controll of your breath; breathe out when pushing up, breathe in when going down.

PT!! Make it hurt!!

Good luck with the workout!!

pull ups im ok with i can do 20, but my arms dont hurt, and i can fell it on the chest afterwards so im guessing its because of my nice six pack ;)


Is that with palms facing out or palms facing toward you? Big difference

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

My max is 60 at the moment, i start working out the moment i wake up. It's to get used to the military routine (want to become a marine), i start the day with;
- 50 push-ups
- 60 sit-ups
- 5 pull-ups
- some exercises for my under-arms

The way i made it to sixty was simple, just keep doin' em till ur arms cant carry u anymore. Watch the controll of your breath; breathe out when pushing up, breathe in when going down.

PT!! Make it hurt!!

Good luck with the workout!!

pull ups im ok with i can do 20, but my arms dont hurt, and i can fell it on the chest afterwards so im guessing its because of my nice six pack ;)


Is that with palms facing out or palms facing toward you? Big difference

palms facing towards me 20 palms facing out 10

[Scrim]

A method we used in bootcamp, to improve push ups and pull ups my DI liked to call the pyramid method. It worked for me.
Basically figure out your max pull ups. Then start the exersise with half of this.
So say your max is 20 pull ups, begin with 10 pull ups then do double the push ups, and go down to 1.
So 10 pull ups, 20 push ups followed by,
9 pull ups 18 push ups followed by,
8 pull ups 16 push ups.
7 pull ups 14 push ups etc etc and go all the way down to 1 pull up, 2 push ups. Finish the exersise by doing as many of each as you can(usually not many after all this!)

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

A method we used in bootcamp, to improve push ups and pull ups my DI liked to call the pyramid method. It worked for me.
Basically figure out your max pull ups. Then start the exersise with half of this.
So say your max is 20 pull ups, begin with 10 pull ups then do double the push ups, and go down to 1.
So 10 pull ups, 20 push ups followed by,
9 pull ups 18 push ups followed by,
8 pull ups 16 push ups.
7 pull ups 14 push ups etc etc and go all the way down to 1 pull up, 2 push ups. Finish the exersise by doing as many of each as you can(usually not many after all this!)

they day i can get to 1 pull up, 2 push ups, is the day im ready lol p-)

[Scrim]

I hear you LOL,
But dont forget you start out with half of your max, so its not as bad as it seems.

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

Update: 38 now... ;)

[memphiz]

I can do aboot 25 flat out (30 if I try real hard) I do aboot 100 within a day

[Brozozo]

I heard some crazy numbers here from some of the American folk....are you counting them the way I've seen some Marines do it? Down is 1 and up is 2, down again is 3 and up again is 4?

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

I can do aboot 25 flat out (30 if I try real hard) I do aboot 100 within a day

I do press ups when i get up, and before i go to bed... so about 80 a day

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

I heard some crazy numbers here from some of the American folk....are you counting them the way I've seen some Marines do it? Down is 1 and up is 2, down again is 3 and up again is 4?

haha no... down is 1, up again down is 2 and so on.

[memphiz]

I can do aboot 25 flat out (30 if I try real hard) I do aboot 100 within a day

I do press ups when i get up, and before i go to bed... so about 80 a day
ill do 50 when i wake up
and 50 before i go to bed

[Brozozo]

I heard some crazy numbers here from some of the American folk....are you counting them the way I've seen some Marines do it? Down is 1 and up is 2, down again is 3 and up again is 4?

haha no... down is 1, up again down is 2 and so on.

Hmmm, I've heard numbers well over 100, the most I've ever pulled off was 97 back when I was 17 when I was a monster. Nobody was able to come close then...

[Howie Kaluha]

I heard some crazy numbers here from some of the American folk....are you counting them the way I've seen some Marines do it? Down is 1 and up is 2, down again is 3 and up again is 4?

haha no... down is 1, up again down is 2 and so on.

Hmmm, I've heard numbers well over 100, the most I've ever pulled off was 97 back when I was 17 when I was a monster. Nobody was able to come close then...

http://www.recordholders.org/en/list/pushups.html

These records take a piss on all of you.....

[ibstolidude]

I heard some crazy numbers here from some of the American folk....are you counting them the way I've seen some Marines do it? Down is 1 and up is 2, down again is 3 and up again is 4?
yea, okay

that is called a 4 count pushup and equates to 2 pushups performed to everyone counted - nice try.

as in "the next excercise is the pushup. the push up is a 4 count excercise, I will count the cadence you will count the repitition. Start position, move. Ready, begin."

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

I heard some crazy numbers here from some of the American folk....are you counting them the way I've seen some Marines do it? Down is 1 and up is 2, down again is 3 and up again is 4?

haha no... down is 1, up again down is 2 and so on.

Hmmm, I've heard numbers well over 100, the most I've ever pulled off was 97 back when I was 17 when I was a monster. Nobody was able to come close then...

Just to let yall know, the record is like some 1500 pushups. In other words, we all have a ways to go before we can boast about our progress......

u want the record?

* non-stop: 10,507; Minoru Yoshida (JAP), Oct 1980 DETAILS
* one year: 1,500,230; Paddy Doyle (GBR), Oct 1988 - Oct 1989
* 24 hours: 46,001; Charles Servizio (USA), 24/25 April 1993 at Hesperia
(new record claim, not yet verified: Jeffrey Warrick (USA), 46300)
* 1 hour: 3,877; Bijender Singh (IND), 20 Sept 1988
[note: This record was not published in the Guinness Book records]
* 30 minutes: 2,354; Rolf Heck (GER), 13 Nov 2000
* 10 minutes (women): 426; Renata Hamplová (TCH), Rekord-Klub SAXONIA Record Festival in Schwedt, 2 Sept 1995
* 5 minutes: 441; Giuseppe Cusano (GBR), Loftus Road Soccer Stadium at the Fulham v. Portsmouth game on 24 Nov 2003
* 3 minutes (women): 190; Renata Hamplová (TCH), Record Festival Pelhrimov 1995
* one minute: 138, William T. Mello (USA) 30....

We aint bosting, im asking personal scores thats all...

[2Sheds_Jackson]

I can do 1 pushup, but it's a Tenacious-D pushup...it's all you need.

[HooyahCQB]

Anyone do Hindu Push ups (Dive bombers), they kick ass I do them all the time. But I find the Hindus really tough, you should try them.
I do those every day before I shower. ;) Not very many people seem to be familiar with them though.


Hey Dennis. I don't know if you have "Kick Ass, Take Names" but in it, Matt explains that Hindu pushups aren't Dive Bombers. The first part is basically the same but in Dive bombers you go back through the arc motion, whereas in the Hindu, you go through the first part, and then straigh back into the starting pushups. The reason for this is that it gives you a stretch. I do both ;). It's a little bit easier than a Dive bomber...but it just adds a stretch in there. I love those exercises because it's like a handstand pushup to a reg pushup to a dip. It's great!


I did a lot of pushups over winter break. I did 20 for every time I got killed in Call of Duty :lol: . I can do handstand pushups now (About 5), but I never seem to bulk up :lol:. I think it's from the wrestling. :lol:

[Howie Kaluha]

I heard some crazy numbers here from some of the American folk....are you counting them the way I've seen some Marines do it? Down is 1 and up is 2, down again is 3 and up again is 4?

haha no... down is 1, up again down is 2 and so on.

Hmmm, I've heard numbers well over 100, the most I've ever pulled off was 97 back when I was 17 when I was a monster. Nobody was able to come close then...

Just to let yall know, the record is like some 1500 pushups. In other words, we all have a ways to go before we can boast about our progress......

u want the record?

* non-stop: 10,507; Minoru Yoshida (JAP), Oct 1980 DETAILS
* one year: 1,500,230; Paddy Doyle (GBR), Oct 1988 - Oct 1989
* 24 hours: 46,001; Charles Servizio (USA), 24/25 April 1993 at Hesperia
(new record claim, not yet verified: Jeffrey Warrick (USA), 46300)
* 1 hour: 3,877; Bijender Singh (IND), 20 Sept 1988
[note: This record was not published in the Guinness Book records]
* 30 minutes: 2,354; Rolf Heck (GER), 13 Nov 2000
* 10 minutes (women): 426; Renata Hamplová (TCH), Rekord-Klub SAXONIA Record Festival in Schwedt, 2 Sept 1995
* 5 minutes: 441; Giuseppe Cusano (GBR), Loftus Road Soccer Stadium at the Fulham v. Portsmouth game on 24 Nov 2003
* 3 minutes (women): 190; Renata Hamplová (TCH), Record Festival Pelhrimov 1995
* one minute: 138, William T. Mello (USA) 30....

We aint bosting, im asking personal scores thats all...

Duh, I know 1500 wasn't the record. I was just warmin' all up for these records :lol:

[Brozozo]

I heard some crazy numbers here from some of the American folk....are you counting them the way I've seen some Marines do it? Down is 1 and up is 2, down again is 3 and up again is 4?
yea, okay

that is called a 4 count pushup and equates to 2 pushups performed to everyone counted - nice try.

Wouldn't it be a 2 count push-up? Every count of 2 actually equals 1? So divide the number by 2 to get the real value? I've always counted the normal way where an up and down motion is 1 push up. The first time and only time I've seen up and down being counted seperately was by some Marine MP's in Quantico.

Anyways, my one day total is 1001.

[US MAN]

The way I count them is you go down, and then come back up... that's 1. I've gone up to 75 recently. It seems I can do a different amount every day, just depends on how my body feels.

[ibstolidude]

I heard some crazy numbers here from some of the American folk....are you counting them the way I've seen some Marines do it? Down is 1 and up is 2, down again is 3 and up again is 4?
yea, okay

that is called a 4 count pushup and equates to 2 pushups performed to everyone counted - nice try.

Wouldn't it be a 2 count push-up? Every count of 2 actually equals 1? So divide the number by 2 to get the real value? I've always counted the normal way where an up and down motion is 1 push up. The first time and only time I've seen up and down being counted seperately was by some Marine MP's in Quantico.

Anyways, my one day total is 1001.

no, it is the 4 count pushup as in:
1 = down
2 = up
3 = down
4 = up and the current repitition (called when conducted in cadence, therefore counted as 1, 2, 3, 1 - 1, 2, 3, 2 - 1, 2, 3, 3 - 1, 2, 3, 4) - it is an excercise conducted in formation as opposed to the traditional pushup as conducted during a PT test.
There for for every 2x down and return to the start position you count a single pushup.


as opposed to a fitness test in which:
the pushup event measures the endurance of the chest, tricep, blah blah muscles.. on eth command det set assume the front leaning rest position. your feet may be together or up to 12 inches apart. when viewed from the side your body should form a generall straight line from your shoulders to ankles. one the commande go begin by lowering your body as a single unit until your upper arms are ATLEAST parrallel to the ground and return to the start position by raising your enitre body as a single unit until; your arms are fully extended. your body should remain in a generally straight line and move as a unit while perfomring each pushup. if you fail to keep your body as a generally straight line, to lower your body as a whole unit until your upper arms are at least parallel to the ground or fail to extend your arms completely that repitition will not count. blah blah blah - the scorer will repeat the number of the last correctly performed pushup blah blah... if you fail to correctly perform the first 10 pushup, the scorer will tell you to go to your knees and will explain your mistakes nad you will be sent to the end of the line. once you have completed more than 10 it is on like donkey kong. The ony authorized rest position is the front leaning rest position, that is you can bow your back or sag int he middle. when flexing your back you may not do so that your legs support the bulk of your weight blah blah.. if it occurs the test is terminated.. if you rest on the ground, raise either a hand or foot from the ground or your feet exceed 12 inches apart, your test is terminated. blah blah blah I don't remember any more except.. you have two minutes to do as many pushup as you can. Watch the demonstrator (whoalways makes jokes) and what are your questions at this time?

ie straight line - hands feet on ground to never leave - only allowed to rest in a pushup position - all the way down until the large bone of the upper arms is atleast parallel with the ground and return to the start position with arms fully extended. As the start position is pushup position with arms fully extended - each reptition is counted when you return to the position.

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

How many can you do ibstolidude?

[Initiative]

I do 150 a day. (The most I've done at once is 136.)

Most I've done once was 86, but my max right now is 70-75.

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

Thats good guys... hopefully 1 day, ill be there too ;)

[Jack Mehoff]

I do push-ups every single day when the TV commercials are on. I don't know how many a day but has to be at least 500 push-ups.

Work smart not hard.

[HooyahCQB]

Yes, it's better to have correct form and do a smaller amount than sh*tty form and do more.

[Jack Mehoff]

Yes, it's better to have correct form and do a smaller amount than sh*tty form and do more.
Only if you do push-ups for some kind of military physical fitness test. As for every day training, all you really care is muscle failure.

[[AFSOC]]

the key is to....keep doing them, once you a got a routine going dont break it.

then you'll be on the right path...

[farmgirl]

ohhhh you mean that kind of push up.... I thought this was a thread about bras.... my bad... ;)


*backs out of thread*

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

ohhhh you mean that kind of push up.... I thought this was a thread about bras.... my bad... ;)


*backs out of thread*

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd stay out! p-)

[farmgirl]

ohhhh you mean that kind of push up.... I thought this was a thread about bras.... my bad... ;)


*backs out of thread*

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd stay out! p-)


I'm pretty sure I didn't read that right.... must be typo.... :slap:

[Flagg]

How many can you do ibstolidude?

The question should be how many HAS he done, break out a calculator ;)

One thing to keep in mind when doing press ups:

Maintain the appropriate form, when it counts the PTIs only count the GOOD ones, not the half-ass bragging rights ones.

I just did my first RFL of the year last night...not bad for an old guy ;)

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

How many can you do ibstolidude?

The question should be how many HAS he done, break out a calculator ;)

One thing to keep in mind when doing press ups:

Maintain the appropriate form, when it counts the PTIs only count the GOOD ones, not the half-ass bragging rights ones.

I just did my first RFL of the year last night...not bad for an old guy ;)

What is the RFL exactly? is there a certain number you have to do? or is it just testing what you can do?

[Apogee]

ohhhh you mean that kind of push up.... I thought this was a thread about bras.... my bad... ;)


*backs out of thread*

While I do too many of the first kind of push ups, i do in fact prefer the kind of push ups that Farm Girl refers too.

[farmgirl]

ohhhh you mean that kind of push up.... I thought this was a thread about bras.... my bad... ;)


*backs out of thread*

While I do too many of the first kind of push ups, i do in fact prefer the kind of push ups that Farm Girl refers too.

That's my boy.... ;)

[2Sheds_Jackson]

ohhhh you mean that kind of push up.... I thought this was a thread about bras.... my bad... ;)


*backs out of thread*

heh heh ,well...if you can do more than 2 of those kinds of push-ups...you may need a special bra (and maybe a job with the circus)

[Flagg]

How many can you do ibstolidude?

The question should be how many HAS he done, break out a calculator ;)

One thing to keep in mind when doing press ups:

Maintain the appropriate form, when it counts the PTIs only count the GOOD ones, not the half-ass bragging rights ones.

I just did my first RFL of the year last night...not bad for an old guy ;)

What is the RFL exactly? is there a certain number you have to do? or is it just testing what you can do?

The RFL is the Required Fitness Level for the NZ Army.

It tests for time over a 2.4km distance, # of press-ups, # of sit-ups. Combined scores can result in 3 categories for those tested: G1,G2,G3.

Requirements are slightly adjusted for both gender and age.

Acceptable times for men are:

under 10 minutes in the run
40-50 press-ups(absolute minimum 28)
130 situps(absolute minimum about 70)

Although no matter what you do the PTIs are NEVER happy :lol:

[CQB_Operator]

a good book full of tips to train
here (http://store.yahoo.com/getfitnow/comguidtonav.html)