I’ve found that doing push ups on stairs is a great way to start and you will get a full range of motion. You can also isolate one side or the other when you want to build up to one armed push ups or just to get more benefit from the easier motion as well as getting started on your various stabilizers.
I used to do P90X pretty regularly and have since cherry-picked the exercises that work for me. I can do a lot of push-ups for an old dude. Well, less than some, more than most, anyway. And I can still crank out pull-ups which is astounding, even to me.
But to answer the question specifically, last time I did 47 standard push-ups in a row, using push-up bars.
Right now, about 15 and I’m spent. Back in high school (sadly, my physical peak) I remember doing 80+ in a row on one occasion. I was trying to out-do a friend, but he just wouldn’t quit.
I tend to do tri-pushups (or at least that’s what we called them) with my elbows closer to my body. It emphasizes triceps over pecs.
I also remember wrestling practices where the coach made us put our feet up on the bleachers and put our hands together for diamond pushups. The problem was we couldn’t do the diamonds to the center of our chest like normal. We had to bring our nose down into the center of the diamond and touch it to the floor. Diabolically hard. I think I managed two, and they weren’t back to back.
Even when I was working out five days a week, and was the thinnest I’ve ever been, I could never do any. I couldn’t do any pull ups/chin ups either. My arms have never been that strong and now between breaking both wrists and a collar bone, they just never seem to get stronger beyond a certain point.
I wish I would of dressed up as Cammy from Street Fighter when I could of pulled it off. Those days are long gone.
@RiotDemon Had a friend that was the same way it wasn’t until she was older that she got comfortable with herself.
Also yeah I remembered she was in the movie also. In some weird way I kind of enjoyed the movie, wasn’t awesome, but I’ve definitely seen worse movies.
I dunno. Where am I rowing to, and am I using one paddle or two? Is someone chasing me, or are we in a contest? In that case, I’d prefer to concentrate on the rowing and leave the pushups for the shore.
Or am I in a row with someone - as in having a loud argument? I don’t think I’ve ever tried to do pushups while in an argument because one rather distracts from the other. If I’m going to be in a loud row, I’d rather do it swing a baseball bat than trying to do pushups.
@f00l@ACraigL Back in my high-school sports career, the kids who were built like running-backs somehow always got away with doing push-ups that way. While tall, skinnier kids were forced to go all the way down and all the way back up fully extending the arms when doing push-ups. Squats were the same way, I always had to hit 90 degrees with my legs while short, stocky kids barley dipped… I have know idea why this was tolerated by the strength trainer, but it was on a consistent basis. Seems like push-ups would be easier with shorter arms, so why cheat it?
I can still pump out 50, although not nearly as deftly as I could in the past. After boot camp, I could hammer out 150 without breaking a sweat. Although, that was xx years and xx pounds ago.
1…2…3… wooh I’m done
I could probably do four or five before getting brain freeze. We’re talking about those orange sherbet things, right?
@rprebel Bulk packaging has 32…
dare to dream
@rprebel exactly what i thought — guess meh wanted to see if we were push- overs too
/giphy spam
@aiecompany12 Hey there pole smoker! How ya doin’?
@awk Done.
@narfcake Dayum.
@therealjrn Yeah, my powers are NOT useless now.
I’ll find some better pics later, but for now, this one will do.
@narfcake
You can feel your powers now, Padawan?
Good.
Isn’t every pushup I do in a row with the previous one?
@melliott not necessarily you could move so much you are technically in another row/ aisle
I’ve found that doing push ups on stairs is a great way to start and you will get a full range of motion. You can also isolate one side or the other when you want to build up to one armed push ups or just to get more benefit from the easier motion as well as getting started on your various stabilizers.
@atannir
And when you get good at that, flip around so that your feet are higher up the stairs.
@mfladd
/image animated knowing nod
@mfladd
I’m never on top . . .
@Pavlov
@Pavlov
@MrsPavlov
You know your duty.
Just close your eyes and think of England.
I used to do P90X pretty regularly and have since cherry-picked the exercises that work for me. I can do a lot of push-ups for an old dude. Well, less than some, more than most, anyway. And I can still crank out pull-ups which is astounding, even to me.
But to answer the question specifically, last time I did 47 standard push-ups in a row, using push-up bars.
Right now, about 15 and I’m spent. Back in high school (sadly, my physical peak) I remember doing 80+ in a row on one occasion. I was trying to out-do a friend, but he just wouldn’t quit.
I tend to do tri-pushups (or at least that’s what we called them) with my elbows closer to my body. It emphasizes triceps over pecs.
I also remember wrestling practices where the coach made us put our feet up on the bleachers and put our hands together for diamond pushups. The problem was we couldn’t do the diamonds to the center of our chest like normal. We had to bring our nose down into the center of the diamond and touch it to the floor. Diabolically hard. I think I managed two, and they weren’t back to back.
Even when I was working out five days a week, and was the thinnest I’ve ever been, I could never do any. I couldn’t do any pull ups/chin ups either. My arms have never been that strong and now between breaking both wrists and a collar bone, they just never seem to get stronger beyond a certain point.
I wish I would of dressed up as Cammy from Street Fighter when I could of pulled it off. Those days are long gone.
@RiotDemon The game or the movie?
@Targaryen I meant the game. I actually had to look up the movie, totally forgot what she wore. Just a tad more modest.
When I had a body to be proud of, I hid it in oversized clothing. Go figure.
@RiotDemon Had a friend that was the same way it wasn’t until she was older that she got comfortable with herself.
Also yeah I remembered she was in the movie also. In some weird way I kind of enjoyed the movie, wasn’t awesome, but I’ve definitely seen worse movies.
@Targaryen I wouldn’t say the movie was good, though. Neither was Mortal Kombat. Awesome song though.
/youtube mortal Kombat song
I can usually do 20, I don’t check often. I probably should though.
Dear @mediocrebot
FU, Fucker. And STFU.
@f00l It’s ok, you don’t have to say anything. Your name spells it out already :p
@alphapeaches
Am aware.
I dunno. Where am I rowing to, and am I using one paddle or two? Is someone chasing me, or are we in a contest? In that case, I’d prefer to concentrate on the rowing and leave the pushups for the shore.
Or am I in a row with someone - as in having a loud argument? I don’t think I’ve ever tried to do pushups while in an argument because one rather distracts from the other. If I’m going to be in a loud row, I’d rather do it swing a baseball bat than trying to do pushups.
You people at meh ask the oddest questions.
@rockblossom Imagine how many political disputes could be solved by push up contests though?
@Targaryen
Here is US Senator Bill Nelson doing 46 push-ups in his office, with press present, I guess.
Which is impressive.
Reportedly after losing a bet.
The usual would be:
Brain Bleach needed, US Capitol, Senate Chamber, Aisle 6!
@f00l 46? Damn I’m not that old I need to get back to pushing up apparently.
@Targaryen Solving them with baseball bats is just more fun - because baseball is America’s game, right?
@f00l 46 half push-ups, maybe. Fully extend those arms, bruh.
@medz That was my thought too. Barely a push-up.
@ACraigL
Politicians. Whaddya expect?
@f00l @ACraigL Back in my high-school sports career, the kids who were built like running-backs somehow always got away with doing push-ups that way. While tall, skinnier kids were forced to go all the way down and all the way back up fully extending the arms when doing push-ups. Squats were the same way, I always had to hit 90 degrees with my legs while short, stocky kids barley dipped… I have know idea why this was tolerated by the strength trainer, but it was on a consistent basis. Seems like push-ups would be easier with shorter arms, so why cheat it?
@medz It’s one of the reasons I like push-up bars. Very hard to cheat on that, moreso, you get more range of motion, giving you a better workout.
I can still pump out 50, although not nearly as deftly as I could in the past. After boot camp, I could hammer out 150 without breaking a sweat. Although, that was xx years and xx pounds ago.
Lots.
12 before I got tired-ish, not sure how many of the kind I’m supposed to do I could do (4 substandard if that try was accurate just now).