Pushups

Master Jhoon Rhee has motivated me to get out of my easy chair and start doing pushups. Okay, today I did two sets of fifty pushups. I pledge to do 100 per day for the following days in December, and beginning the New Year 2009, to do four sets of fifty pushups, 200 per day for the month of January. Thanks for the great website, Master Rhee!

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Permalink Reply by Ron Knueppel on December 16, 2008 at 10:32pm

Way to go Bob! I too am working toward the goal of 1000 pushups per day. So far I am doing 125 per day this month and I am going to increase that to 200 in January. I have notified my students I am in this club and now they ask me everyday if I have made my goal for the day. Quite the motivation!!

Permalink Reply by Bob on December 16, 2008 at 10:59pm

Ron Knueppel said:

Way to go Bob! I too am working toward the goal of 1000 pushups per day. So far I am doing 125 per day this month and I am going to increase that to 200 in January. I have notified my students I am in this club and now they ask me everyday if I have made my goal for the day. Quite the motivation!!

Permalink Reply by Bob on December 16, 2008 at 11:01pm

Thanks, Ron. As Charles Atlas said, "Step by step, and the job is done." This is a great motivational site, and I think it will keep me going toward my goal. Best regards, Bob

Permalink Reply by TOM PELLEGRINO on December 17, 2008 at 4:09am

They are getting easier to do. I thought to need a day to recover, not so. The first set of 50 at a 10am break lead me to do two sets of 100, one before lunch and one set after, somedays I'll wait till I get home. These are quick 3/4 to 1/2 pushups pressuring the abs to remain stiff. I don't believe in isometric PUs, they train the body to be slow. My heart rate jumps to 120 after one set of 100 and a walk around the parking lot is needed to slow it down, but I have found it only takes 6 minutes to do this.

Does anyone know who invented the pushup?

Permalink Reply by Bob on December 17, 2008 at 9:05pm

Well, I have upped the ante a little bit. I am doing six sets of 50 reps per day now.

Permalink Reply by tiim on February 25, 2009 at 12:50pm