Pump you Up (Pushups)

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125. Back when I was in shape and not losing at life, I could do 150 no problem. But now I can do 70 fingertip pushups, which I couldn't do when I wasn't a loser.

Edit - 170 lbs.

[Stuey]

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125. Back when I was in shape and not losing at life, I could do 150 no problem. But now I can do 70 fingertip pushups, which I couldn't do when I wasn't a loser.

Edit - 170 lbs.

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Ok I thought once you reached 100 it would be a mind over matter thing. Looks like you have to fight for every rep, cool, that's the way I want it.

I hope you start winning at life again, and soon. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
In the mean time kick the ass out of this challenge. It is clear you could if you wanted to. Hope to hear from you in a week.

[Blarg]

What's also amazing is the guys who do a handstand against the wall and do push ups like that. Huge stress on the shoulders.

[Reef]

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What's also amazing is the guys who do a handstand against the wall and do push ups like that. Huge stress on the shoulders.

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nah, those are actually a lot easier than it seems.

[Reef]

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Two-finger(index finger and thumb), thumb, and one finger push-ups are what wows me.

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did you see Bruce Lee's exhibition video of him doing a 1 thumb pushup?

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Not for me, the blood rushes to my head real quick and hurts. They also hurt my back. I find normal pushups MUCH easier.

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He weighed like 100 lbs.

[Reef]

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He weighed like 100 lbs.

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Unbelievable Strength
Lee's feats of strength are the stuff of legend; from performing push-ups - on one hand! - or thumbs only pushups, to supporting a 125-pound barbell at arms length in front of him (with elbows locked) for several seconds, or sending individuals (who outweighed him by as much as 100 pounds in some instances) flying through the air and landing some 15 feet away as a result of a punch that Lee delivered from only one-inch away, the power that Bruce Lee could generate -- at a mere bodyweight of 135 pounds -- is absolutely frightening. Not to mention some of his other nifty little habits like thrusting his fingers through full cans of Coca-Cola and sending 300 pound heavy bags slapping against the ceiling with a simple side kick.

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[bholdr]

brssnuts:
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I just did 54. And, I weight 245 pounds. RAAWR.


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glenn:
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That's just because you only have to move 3 inches before your boobs touch the ground.

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PWN!!

but serioulsy: I'm in! I used to be able do do an ungodly number of pushups (I credit my mother with that ability- as a kid, instead of grounding me or taking away TV privalages, she assigned me pushups) but i just tried and could get only 35. pathetic, for me, probably my worst ever. I only got nine pullups- jesus- poker has made me soft.

I will follow whatever the best advice in this thread seems to be in terms of training regimins, provided it takes less than a half-hour or so per day. i fully expect to get to 100 pushups and 20 pullups within a month if i can find the motivation to keep it up.

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Hate to disagree with my man Blarg, but but actually handstand pushups are pretty easy. The below is truly amazing stress on the shoulders:



If you want to learn how to do this, visit here.