ryah ([info]four) wrote,
@ 2008-07-23 09:03:00
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push ups
[info]suomifrikki is attempting to do 100 push ups. I think it's a good challenge. I will try too and post my progress. Today I did 25. It was rather difficult. My arms are thin and weak like flex-straws.

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[info]rosiedee
2008-07-23 07:51 am UTC (link)
I've been thinking about joining her in the 100 push-up challenge. Especially since, like her, I can't do a single push-up.

When I was in in high school, I used to get truly excruciating back pain. I have a damn high pain tolerance, and I was still reduced to tears. I saw several doctors and physical therapists who could do nothing for me, and then finally it turned out that my upper body strength was so lacking that I couldn't support my own UPPER BODY.

Yeah.

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[info]suomifrikki
2008-07-23 01:57 pm UTC (link)
there are a lot of ways to modify the push ups to make them doable. this seems like an awesome program because it is so adjustable to your current ability.

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[info]xian
2008-07-23 11:29 am UTC (link)
Jess and I have been doing them for the last couple weeks (I guess Jess is on hold for the moment, she's been struck down by flu pretty bad).

I just did week 3, day 1 - my exhaustion test just pushed me into the hardest category, and for the first time I failed to reach the "at least" on level 5.

But, I was up 8 pushups on my second exhaustion test! (26 total) which is sweet progress for me.

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[info]evan
2008-07-23 02:31 pm UTC (link)
I also began this this week. With the breaks I could do about 30. The weird thing is that my elbows are the most sore part now. I wonder if I broke something.

Edited at 2008-07-23 03:36 pm UTC

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[info]anathelen
2008-07-23 06:05 pm UTC (link)
Sounds a lot what I do in the mornings using my bureau to support myself - I strained some tendons in my elbow while weight lifting and can currently do only do wussy pushups.

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[info]evan
2008-07-23 08:44 pm UTC (link)
That must be what I did to my elbows! (see above comment)

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[info]util
2008-07-24 02:50 am UTC (link)
Gute Idee! I'll try this too.

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[info]youngoat
2008-07-24 05:20 am UTC (link)
Nifty! I started too.

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[info]grey_ghost
2008-07-24 08:51 pm UTC (link)
interesting.

i like measuring push-ups to compare strength than, say, bench press weight. everyone is of different size and build, but pushups are a relative measure. on the other hand, bench press is at an absolute scale.

as for myself, 58 pushups.

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