100 Push/Press Ups

Is that shakeweight a joke? The video is grotesquely homo-erotic, all those muscles jiggling about while a weird dumbell is basically wanked off...phwoar!

It's not a joke. Some footballer's wife, I forget which, is the spokeswoman for this product in the UK.

My favourite bit is the infrared camera shot. Nails it.

Is that real or a secret gay porn joke?

Gerrards wife apparently:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1239591/Alex-Gerrard-new-face-Shake-Weight-fitness-product-ridiculed-TV-host-Ellen.html

yeah, i couldn't work out if it was for real or not. then i realised it's just american.

i've fucked it up, I've been doing week 1 day 1 for 4 days. I didnt scroll down.

anybody still doing it?

yea , on week 3. I'm doing the sit-ups one as well. Are you?

I was brought up on coffee, it's my South American roots

via the Dingle?

yea , on week 3. I'm doing the sit-ups one as well. Are you?

I am on week 3 too. I had to repeat 1 week because somehow I forgot the 5th set :-)
In my initial test I only managed 8 now I am at 25.
I dont do the sit-ups but I do the plank, helped my back a lot.

When is the best time to do the exercise? I usually only get to it late at night but feel tired by then.

wow 8 to 25. initially I could do 15 and before week 3 I only managed 22. I stuck to it proper. How tall are you? Just asking.

I've heard before breakfast is the best time to do strength exercises, but I dunno. I do it before lunch as a compromise, or after a ride, as Im already warmed up.

What is the plank?

I am 181cm.

will try it in the morning then although I feel even worse usually :-)

the plank is holding this position:

or right I'm about the same, 6'2". I was under he misconception it's harder for taller people.

how long do you do the plank for?

I started with 2x 30 sec, now 2x 60sec but dont seem to be able to improve beyond that.

I used* to be able to do 5 x 20 pressups no problem. Since then I've got rather into swimming (3k at least 3 times a week) and cycle much more than I used to... generally speaking i think i'm much fitter than I was then. Inspired by this thread title (I haven't actually read the whole thread) I tried to do some pressups last week: Failed on 2.

Fsking embarassing. I literally couldn't raise my straining bulk a second time. Tried again the following day and same result. To be fair I do have a slight shoulder injury at the moment but still... not good.

*maybe 5 years since i tried

you failed on the second pressup or the second set of 20? I though swimming makes you
super strong.

swimming a lot makes you good at swimming. if you do it too much it also knackers your shoulders causing sharp pain and humiliating collapse when doing pressups.

So? Are you lad(ette)s all super strong now?

Nah.. fuck it. Didn't get past the first week. :)

I've made to week 4 on the push ups but I hit another wall I think. Bit mental the rate at which you need to progress. Think I'm gonna have to repeat week 3 again (again).

Doing OK on the sit ups tho. I reck i've got some buff abs under my moderate paunch

So? Are you lad(ette)s all super strong now?

I know this thread was about push ups, but ive been getting on with my own personal physical challenges.

When this thread was new, I managed to do a minute plank with a 20kg plate on my back. But since then I gave up on all the ab work I used to do like L-sits, leg raises and attempting front-levers. So my abdominal strength has probably gone down.

My squat numbers have finally exceeded 100kg which is nice. But still a comparatively tiny.

I know this thread was about push ups, but ive been getting on with my own personal physical challenges.

When this thread was new, I managed to do a minute plank with a 20kg plate on my back. But since then I gave up on all the ab work I used to do like L-sits, leg raises and attempting front-levers. So my abdominal strength has probably gone down.

My squat numbers have finally exceeded 100kg which is nice. But still a comparatively tiny.

Planks kill me! I can barely do a 30 seconds. I really need to work on my abs.

100kg is awesome. How much do you weigh?

I can do 4 push ups, 5 on red wine.

Planks kill me! I can barely do a 30 seconds. I really need to work on my abs.

100kg is awesome. How much do you weigh?

about 75kg @ 5'8" trying hard to get up to 90kg but keep failing.

^beefcake. i weigh the same and I'm 6'2''.

BTW DFP, you never sent me those pics of your legs...