How many Push-Up can you manage?

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Koing

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55 at any given point.

75reps if I do work on endurance for the push ups.

I'm going to call BS on a lot of the numbers...well, depends on 'what ou call a push up/ press up'. A RIDICULOUS amount of people half ass so many exercises...oh well it is their choice.

I ran 60
 

Kadarin

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Standard military pushups, I can currently do about 50. When I was in basic, I could do 100. My guess is that these people who say they can do 250 are not doing standard regulation pushups, but are cheating (not going down all the way, not coming all the way back up, etc).
 

Canai

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10-12.

Hey my right arm is still gimped from spending 3+ months in a full cast :D
 

wheresmybacon

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Originally posted by: Koing
55 at any given point.

75reps if I do work on endurance for the push ups.

I'm going to call BS on a lot of the numbers...
qft

These are the same folks that labor under the delusion they have 2% body fat.

 

Kwaipie

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When I was in boot camp, I was the pushup king. Being a smart ass and being in boot camp pretty much means non-stop pushups. Back then, 150 was my best. Now? 30?
 

Malig

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oh damn I did 0.. the floor was so comfy I fell asleep before I did a single push-up
 

Hyperlite

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i think about 60... i don't have sh!t for endurance. ...but i just got back from lifting for an hour so i'm not about to find out.
 

Special K

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I have no idea, as I only focus on variations of the bench (flat, decline, incline, barbell, DB) and dips for chest, as pushups aren't very effective at building mass (unless you are pretty weak to begin with).
 

TallBill

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Around 60 in 2 minutes, by Army standards.
And 101 situps in 2 minutes by Army standards.
And 13 minutes on the two mile run.

:p
 

slimrhcp

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75 easy. I make sure to do body weight exercises at least once a week, in addition to my regular routine in the iron dungeon.
 
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30-ish

Edit: Okay, I just tested. The moment I did the 26th, my arms felt weak and I could only manage two more. Prob has to do with my smoking.
 

pyonir

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Originally posted by: Ktulu
Originally posted by: slikmunks
Originally posted by: gamepad
ATOTers must be in good shape; I could only do about 80 in basic training.

wow, so you actually believe everyone?

Seriously, these threads always get out of hand. I remember when someone brought up running the mile. Some idiots actually claimed to run it in less than 4 mins. I love ATOT.

I can run a 3 minute 45 second mile, then do 325 push ups immediately after. No sweat.
 

amicold

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Originally posted by: gamepad
ATOTers must be in good shape; I could only do about 80 in basic training.

QFT, these guys are either twigs or full of it.
 

b0mbrman

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Originally posted by: SleepWalkerX
Originally posted by: Atheus
Probably not many, but I used to be able to do 100 on knuckles, more on palms.

those are tough, but that's how I do them. at least, that's how I started doing them recently.

A friend of mine does them with one knuckle, one palm....the weirdo...