100 Push-up Challenge at 50 BPM

[decemberhotel]

@lorii In general keeping the back strong has more benefits and less negative effects than a focus the chest and deltoids.You don't need to be able to do the same amount of rows, as the anterior and posterior muscles are aligned differently with different muscle sizes. The notion to balance within the same plane is not a bad thing though. Dysbalance develops over time and not only with training. Being aware of you posture during the day is arguably even more important. Just be conscious to train everything and don't neglect areas just because someones programming does not address them. Bent over rows, t-bar rows and exercises like reverse flys should certainly be part of every programm. Some dangers of imbalance are overstated, some can cause orthopedic issues. Not being stupid with your training helps.

Regarding the challenge, excessive amounts of work in one plane, doing one motion does not seem useful at all and rather boring. Mixing things up with another exercises certainly has more benefits.

 

[submariner]

@lorii How about kettlebell swings instead of rows?

 

[stickynotehero]

@roemknz I made it! [sup][sup][sup]to[/sup][/sup][/sup] [sup][sup][sup]1[/sup][/sup][/sup]

 

[beggar15]

@stickynotehero You'll get there. 3 months ago I wouldn't imagine being able to get here, but I was able to do 100[sup]0[/sup] push ups. #hardwork

 

[dawn16]

@beggar15 Bien joué

 

[soluschristus]

@dawn16 bien hecho

 

[virginia2012]

@beggar15 Fun fact, one hundred to the zero power actually equals one!

Edit: I deserve all the down votes.

 

[beggar15]

@virginia2012 (pssst... that's the joke, guy)

 

[adamkratt]

@virginia2012 To be fair, I thought it was a typo until I saw your comment

 

[okiegirl27]

@roemknz It's harder because this is not just pushups. This includes a 1 second isometric hold at the bottom of the movement, done every other second, leading into the concentric part of the isotonic movement (the upward push). So this is 100 pushups and 100 isometric 1 second holds.

 

[dawn16]

@okiegirl27 I don't think there's a hold at the bottom. If I understood correctly, it's 2 clicks per pushup. One for down, one for up.

 

[azagal]

@dawn16 Yeah but what’re you doing waiting for the up click?

 

[arabun]

@joeywzx I think they were talking about the rules that were described in the goal and one of them was

you should make a dead stop both at the bottom and at the top of your pushup

 

[gregr1189]

@arabun I'm pretty sure the OP meant a momentary stop, not anything that would actually be considered a hold

 

[arabun]

@gregr1189 Interpretation is a tricky thing haha.

 

[dawn16]

@azagal Click, down, pause, click, up, pause, repeat

 

[azagal]

@dawn16 That was my point

 

[nolizon]

@roemknz Well, I certainly applaud anyone wanting to do a hundred pushups, but take it from this old gym rat, I've spent my entire adult life in the gym, and a program like this one can do more harm than good.

If you only train one part of your body (and that's all a single exercise like pushups is going to do for you), you're setting yourself up for injuries down the road. I've seen it a hundred times.

It's like putting a powerful engine in a stock Toyota Tercel. What will you accomplish? You'll blow out the drive train, the clutch, the transmission, etc., because those factory parts aren't designed to handle the power of an engine much more powerful than the factory installed engine.

Push-ups basically only train the chest muscles and to some extent, the triceps. What you really want to do is train your entire body, all the major muscle groups (chest, back, abdomen, legs, shoulders and arms) at the same time, over the course of a workout. And don't forget your cardiovascular work!

I'm proud of you guys wanting to do this. Three cheers! Falling in love with exercise, eating right, etc., is one of the greatest things you can do for yourself. And you WILL fall in love with it if you can just force yourself to stick with it a year or two and experience the amazing progress you'll make.

But do it right, okay?

My advice, find a good gym, with qualified trainers who will design your programs for you (especially in the beginning, until you get the hang of it yourself) and guide you in your quest for physical fitness. Thirty to 45 minutes a day, three days a week, is all you'll ever need to do (I refuse to believe anyone is so busy that he or she cannot make time for that, especially considering how important it is).

And don't worry about being embarrassed or not being in shape the first time you walk into the gym. You have to start somewhere and almost every one of us were there ourselves at one time. So no one will say anything to you and very, very quickly you will progress way beyond that stage anyway.

Now get out there and do it!

Sorry, couldn't help myself...

 

[stlekee]

@nolizon Is this a copypasta

Edit: holy shit 2008. Nice.

 

[ironsheik7]

@stlekee The 'Three cheers!' always gets me lol