100,000 Pushups in 2018

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  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 8,971 Member
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    Mar 19 - 500
    YTD - 20,500
  • nossmf
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    Mar 20 - 500
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  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 8,971 Member
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    jlklem wrote: »
    I thought push ups work whole upper body some...back less I know

    Any thoughts would be great

    John

    They do work the entire upper body, true, but the back less than the front. If they are a complimentary exercise to a comprehensive regime, there's no problem. The trouble comes when they are essentially the ONLY exercise being performed, as is regretfully the case with me. Without balance, one side of the body eventually becomes stronger than the other, causing alignment issues as the stronger muscles, even at rest, exert more force on joints and spine than weaker muscles, over time pulling everything in the direction of the stronger. This could mean shoulders pulled forward, hunched back, poor posture, shoulder injuries due to disparate strengths on either side of the joint, pain, the list goes on. Rather not deal with that, thank you very much.

    In your case you are adding pushups to a comprehensive exercise routine (riding), so likely will not be an issue for you. I might recommend some superman exercises to counter the constant bending-over of riding, but I am less experienced in riding so take my meager advice for what it's worth.
  • jlklem
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    Thanks that’s helpful. I have a full CrossFit rig my wife uses so maybe I will do a few pull ups to balance it out. Keep at the 100k...that’s an impressive goal.
  • nossmf
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    Mar 21 - 500
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  • nossmf
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    Mar 23 - 500
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  • nossmf
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    Mar 27 - 500
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  • nossmf
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    Mar 28 - 500
    YTD - 23,000
  • nossmf
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    Mar 29 - 35
    YTD - 23,035
  • nossmf
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    Apr 2 - 440
    YTD - 23,475
  • raindawg
    raindawg Posts: 348 Member
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    Nice job. I just came across this thread. I have my own pushup goal this year but no where near as ambitious as yours. I'm 51 and go to the gym three days a week and decided to throw some exercise into my non-gym days. I do pushups, knee bends, and planks now on non-gym days.

    My pushup goal is to work up to 100 per day. But the thing is, I'm in no hurry to get there all at once. So I set a slow and steady increment goal this year. In Frebruary I did 50 per day. In March I upped it to 55 per day. Now in April I'm up to 60. I'll increase it by 5 each month at will be at 100 for January 2019. I could do more now but just feel like going slow and steady. I had to get push up handles though because my wrists were hurting too much after I started.
  • jlklem
    jlklem Posts: 259 Member
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    I think it’s a cool goal. I bike a ton...like 2-3 hours a day so I’m happy with 150-200 push ups before bed. Keep pounding them out!
  • nossmf
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    Apr 3 - 35
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  • nossmf
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    Apr 4 - 80
    YTD - 23,590
  • nossmf
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    Apr 5 - 365
    YTD - 23,955
  • nossmf
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    Apr 6 - 40
    YTD - 23,995
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 8,971 Member
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    Apr 7 - 600
    YTD - 24,595
  • nossmf
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    Apr 8- 600
    YTD - 25,195
  • nossmf
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    Apr 10 - 400
    YTD - 25,595
  • nossmf
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    Apr 11 - 400
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