Science and Push-ups

[this_dot]

@godspell Push-ups I can't say, but nose size is correlated with height, so pull-ups should be harder for people with large noses!

 

[dreamshippieslove]

@this_dot Nose with height? Guess I'm some cruel joke.

 

[this_dot]

@dreamshippieslove Small nose?

 

[dreamshippieslove]

@this_dot Short and ugly.

 

[this_dot]

@dreamshippieslove We're probably related!

 

[seemypdf]

@godspell I know you're joking but seriously

at 2:00 of this video changed my pushups form forever. Turning your head to the side for deeper ROM.

 

[notwhoiusedtobe]

@this_dot

Keah et al, 2009 reported a rhabdomyolisis case on a 33 year old, sedentary woman, that during a company motivation course was instructed by the speaker to do 90 push-ups as a penalty for losing in one of the events.

I swear this is an episode of The Office

 

[savedbygrace71]

@notwhoiusedtobe "Karen wasnt motivated and that's why she only has one kidney now"

 

[dawn16]

@notwhoiusedtobe Lol, Dwight ordering Phyllis

 

[nasubzna]

@this_dot I'm very bad at doing push-ups :/ I'm getting there though!

 

[pippa88]

@nasubzna You'll get better, just keep at it!

 

[brainny]

@nasubzna I'm getting there too, am working with inclined pushups currently just to get my reps, but I'm improving and so will you!

 

[nasubzna]

@brainny I believe in you fam!!!

 

[jamesm1978]

@this_dot TL;DR?

 

[danzou]

@jamesm1978 I'm not 100% sure but I'm reading it as pushups are basically like doing 40% of your 1RM bench press but they use your core muscles more than just flat benching.

 

[this_dot]

@jamesm1978 I edited one in. Sorry for not doing in the first place.

 

[fakemail]

@this_dot I enjoyed this as I've started bodyweight exercises again. I'll have to look more in depth about the rep ranges.

 

[dawn16]

@this_dot So if I do a mix of rasied leg pushups (on knuckles/bars), diamond pushups and clap push ups will I have a solid push up workout?

 

[this_dot]

@dawn16 I guess so! Don't forget vertical pushing (like dips) and pulling exercises

 

[latestnews]

@dawn16 You can do diamond raised push ups