How many push ups can you do?

how many can you do?

  • <10

    Votes: 23 11.9%

  • 10-20

    Votes: 27 14.0%

  • 20-50

    Votes: 82 42.5%

  • 50+

    Votes: 61 31.6%
  • Total voters
    193
shelley said:
Not necessarily saying you guys with ridiculously high numbers are lying, but we want good form pushups. Not silly half-ROM stuff like this.
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LOL I think you're right! Can't wait for the videos! I can bench press my body weight for 10 reps (with good form) and can do about 50 push-ups with slow, good form. 60+ with good, fast form. Over 9,000 with the bro's form in that video.

Edit: For push-ups it's generally accepted that good form includes extending arms all the way (not LOCKING elbows, don't do that with any exercise) and bringing chest within a closed-fist of the floor... so about 3-4 inches.
 
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blakedacuber said:
:O how do you do so many o.O? Damn i knew my keyboard would do something like that-_-
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At school we measure how many we can do in 2 minutes, with a partner stacking their fists and pointing their thumb at your chest. The partner counts how many go all the way up, and touch the finger when down. I'm pretty sure >80% of our class would do at least 20.

shelley said:
Not necessarily saying you guys with ridiculously high numbers are lying, but we want good form pushups. Not silly half-ROM stuff like this.
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This is why we have partners. Checking your arms go from completely straight, then down to their thumb.
 
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That70sShowDude said:
Well it's primarily a chest exercise, but that doesn't mean you have to not use much tricep. You're extremely minimizing your chest gains if you only go to 90 degrees. It's not so harsh on your shoulders that you should totally avoid it. If someone posts a video of themselves on the bodybuilding forum while going down to 90 degrees, they'll be eaten alive, let alone not locking out.
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If you're doing push ups for triceps you're wasting your time. May as well focus on chest. By locking your arms you are taking that extra effort out of your chest at the point where it has to hold you at the top, therefore giving yourself less of a chest workout. So you gain a bit of triceps, but lose some chest. May as well stick with maximising chest gains. And I think any reasonable risk of injury should be avoided. There simply is no point risking your shoulders when you can do plenty of other exercises that will work your chest well and not put your shoulders in any reasonable risk. I mean, ask yourself, how many people do you know with injuries from working out? How many people miss competitions because of injuries? This stuff happens all the time, and good form and smart working out can avoid it. I've never had an injury from working out, but I still get plenty of gains.

As for the bodybuilding forums, I've spent some time on them and they're a joke, really.
 
Push ups performed in the proper form work out many muscles such as abs, triceps, shoulders, and chest. They also have a small effect on some other muscles.

I just did 45 without any proper stretching/warm-up beforehand, and my muscles are tired because it's midnight. >__>
 
I find the poll results really funny. Some of you guys are posting incredibly high results so you either have really bad form (like 99% of the people I see doing them) or you can easily beat every single person in my national gymnastics team. I'm guessing bad form. Feel free to make a video and prove me wrong.
 
Around 80 good form pushups without stopping (chest to the floor and back up to straight arms). I can do one arm on either arm for a few reps (I don't do one handed cubing so combining them isn't an option).
 
I always thought you were only supposed to go down until your upper arms were level, but from looking at lots of youtube videos it seems people recommend going to an inch or two above the ground. I'll need to try that... <_< >_> when there's nobody in the office.

@peterbone well done on the one arm's I've never done a single one of those.
 
I used to be able to do 100 in a row when I was a swimmer but since I haven't been training for 3 years i guess i can do like 45-60 anymore
 
TheMachanga said:
Was it the fact that push-ups are great for abs? I didn't know that. That answers the question of why we do 50+ push-ups in practice everyday (big 10)....
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Ya that. Also running doesn't 'require' abs. Doing push ups if you're a runner will not hurt you in any way. It's not like you're going to build all of this unwanted muscle. You need a calorie surplus to actually get bigger or gain weight. If you're just doing ab exercises and nothing else, you may develop lordosis. You were also intending that push ups are just an arm exercise.

Dene said:
If you're doing push ups for triceps you're wasting your time. May as well focus on chest. By locking your arms you are taking that extra effort out of your chest at the point where it has to hold you at the top, therefore giving yourself less of a chest workout. So you gain a bit of triceps, but lose some chest. May as well stick with maximising chest gains. And I think any reasonable risk of injury should be avoided. There simply is no point risking your shoulders when you can do plenty of other exercises that will work your chest well and not put your shoulders in any reasonable risk. I mean, ask yourself, how many people do you know with injuries from working out? How many people miss competitions because of injuries? This stuff happens all the time, and good form and smart working out can avoid it. I've never had an injury from working out, but I still get plenty of gains.

As for the bodybuilding forums, I've spent some time on them and they're a joke, really.
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Seeing who can do most/tests/whatever = Touch chest to ground and lock out on every rep
Lifting for gains = Do w/e the fuk you want. You don't have to lockout, but you should come pretty close. Going down to chest (bench or push up) is basically a must or you're just hurting yourself (w/ lack of gains).
CG bench and diamond push ups = tricep exercises that are benching and push up. Doesn't have to be an all chest exercise all the time, even though it typically is. What if you don't isolate arms and want to burn your triceps out at the end of a full body workout or w/e. Just trying to say that there are other options.
I don't really think you're 'risking' your shoulders that much by going to the ground on a push up or chest on a benching exercise. It's not a big enough issue that you should totally avoid it.
I've been doing bodyweight exercises w/ full range of motion since Dec. 07 and been in the gym since June 09, while going heavy pretty much every time I'm in there, and I've never had an injury. Those people that lack decent ROM are always the people that look the worst.
This is a pointless argument.
Good luck with your muscle building goals in 2012.
 
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At my gymnastics team we always have to do 25 push-ups when we say 'yes, but...' it surprised me how many times we say that.

besides from that I train my strength 4 times a week, so 150+ is absolutely possible for me

my record in one minute is 84
 
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