How many press ups can you do?

[drunkenmaster]

i can barely do one right now, heavy + screwed shoulder = no chance.

But if you're going to boast about how many push ups you can do, post your body weight, maybe bf% too. A 250lbs fatty doing 10 pushups is vastly more impressive than a 125lbs weed with 7% bf doing 50.

 

[Gilly]

6'2, 14 stone, 28 before getting the hump with them (just tried).

 

[Killa_ken]

6'3.5 220lbs or 15.7 stone @ 8% bf 60 pushups.

 

[Ed]

6'3.5 220lbs or 15.7 stone @ 8% bf 60 pushups.

Very nearly same size. I'm 6ft 3", 16st (224lb or 102kg) and stopped at 100 due to cba.

 

[atpbx]

I can do 75 in a minute.

I used to be able to do 90 in a minute, but now, i am bald and fat.

 

[SpeedFreak]

95 in a minute and I've never just kept going, I just do it for explosive power tbh.

 

[Freefaller]

Non stop? No idea... probably well over 50-60 but then again I can bench 140kg... With a 30s break in between? I could easily get over 200. It's harder the heavier you are though and at 15st 3lbs it does require some effort.

 

[SpeedFreak]

Non stop? No idea... probably well over 50-60 but then again I can bench 140kg... With a 30s break in between? I could easily get over 200. It's harder the heavier you are though and at 15st 3lbs it does require some effort.

true, I'm 5'7 and 11 1/2 stone, pretty stocky, which is why I can also do chin ups pretty easily.

 

[schumi84]

I have just re-started doin them and curling 25lbs as need to get into some sort of shape as i have been very lazy for the last 6months since getting my new job.

Have continued where i left off with 50 in just under a minute (i think), will gradually start increasing the amount, reckon 60 shouldnt be far off. 5' 10" and about 12stone.

 

[^TANK^]

Between 35 -45 press ups depending on how energetic i feel.

 

[Killa_ken]

I have just re-started doin them and curling 25lbs as need to get into some sort of shape as i have been very lazy for the

Tell me if that works for you, Im thinking of starting a push up and curls regimen next month.

 

[Fraggr]

A year ago at rugby training I had to do 60 in 1 minute. Managed it with ease, and I've lost almost 3 stone since then, also I was 15% BF and now I'm about 9% BF at 9.5 stone.

 

[Freefaller]

Tell me if that works for you, Im thinking of starting a push up and curls regimen next month.

 

[daz]

Rather than doing them fast I've been trying an exercise where you take 5 seconds (count to 5) to go all the way down in almost slow motion, hold it for a second, and then push up quickly. Not sure if it's doing anything but my arms still hurt the next day after doing 3 x 12 of those.

 

[schumi84]

Tell me if that works for you, Im thinking of starting a push up and curls regimen next month.

When i was doin them more regularly a couple of years ago i found that they complimented each other quite well and the curl weight went up quite quickly. Also the number of pressups i could do increased dramatically in a shortish period of time, started at around 25-30 but quickly got up to 55-60.

As this was a while ago i set myself back to 50 and 25lb so hopefully over the summer there will be a notable increase again

 

[Ultra_Extreme]

When i was doin them more regularly a couple of years ago i found that they complimented each other quite well and the curl weight went up quite quickly. Also the number of pressups i could do increased dramatically in a shortish period of time, started at around 25-30 but quickly got up to 55-60.

As this was a while ago i set myself back to 50 and 25lb so hopefully over the summer there will be a notable increase again

Although i know ken was taking the chronic pee outta your beach bunny routine. The concept of training bicep superset with triceps is a well known one in bodybuilding. As you fatigue one agonist, in this case the tricep, there is less resistance from it for the antagonist (bicep) in the following exercise. Doesnt work so well with compounds though, i tried bench press SS chins and i just got weak at the shoulders. Bench or dips and then curls or rows is a treat though.

 

[ken1307]

about 30 on a good day dunno about my bf% but im 68kg

 

[Uriel]

22 press ups, 6'1", 17st 10lbs.

Edit: BF 32% on bioelectrical impedance scales.

 

[schumi84]

Although i know ken was taking the chronic pee outta your beach bunny routine. The concept of training bicep superset with triceps is a well known one in bodybuilding. As you fatigue one agonist, in this case the tricep, there is less resistance from it for the antagonist (bicep) in the following exercise. Doesnt work so well with compounds though, i tried bench press SS chins and i just got weak at the shoulders. Bench or dips and then curls or rows is a treat though.

After thinking about it yesterday i did think that it may have been a slightly tongue in cheek comment , but dont mind tbh as i was just sharing a little of what i do in reply to the topic.

I dont have all the facilities of doin loads of different excercises at home, and dont really want to sign up for the gym, so do the odd thing here and there at home

 

[Killa_ken]

After thinking about it yesterday i did think that it may have been a slightly tongue in cheek comment , but dont mind tbh as i was just sharing a little of what i do in reply to the topic.

I dont have all the facilities of doin loads of different excercises at home, and dont really want to sign up for the gym, so do the odd thing here and there at home

No excuse my friend.

Where there is a will there is a way. If I have no access to a gym I will usually find ways to do stuff:

Push ups with feet on a chair
Dips between two objects
Pull ups on stair banistar/ door frame
stair sprints
lunges
inverted rows under the table calf raises on a raised object
box jumps

the list is endless.