Pushups finally!

jenmarrs429
jenmarrs429 Posts: 45 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I have been gradually working my way up to being able to do "real" pushups. At last I am there! I haven't been able to do these since I was in my 20's back in the Stone Age. Feels good.

Persist!

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  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,260 Member
    Good work! That's a nice milestone.
  • StartingAgainAt48
    StartingAgainAt48 Posts: 374 Member
    Rock and roll! Push-ups were my nemesis, too. Feels awesome to conquer them!
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,510 Member
    jenmarrs429 wrote: »
    I have been gradually working my way up to being able to do "real" pushups. At last I am there! I haven't been able to do these since I was in my 20's back in the Stone Age. Feels good.

    Persist!

    Re5pext
  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,198 Member
    nice. it's terrific when all those little nickels and dimes of effort add up to a milestone like this.
  • Momepro
    Momepro Posts: 1,509 Member
    I'm still doing mine in the swimming pool :/
  • smal48
    smal48 Posts: 102 Member
    Well done! I still can't do them. How have you got there?
  • jenmarrs429
    jenmarrs429 Posts: 45 Member
    How? Well I work out at home using dumbbells and bodyweight. I started with dumbbell bench presses, and when I ran out of weights at 80 lbs I switched to doing bodyweight pushups in a stairwell. Feet on the floor, hands on the fourth step. Then I worked my way down to the floor a step at a time.
    I also did a ton of planks. Core strength has as much to do with pushup success as chest/arms.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,726 Member
    jenmarrs429 wrote: »
    How? Well I work out at home using dumbbells and bodyweight. I started with dumbbell bench presses, and when I ran out of weights at 80 lbs I switched to doing bodyweight pushups in a stairwell. Feet on the floor, hands on the fourth step. Then I worked my way down to the floor a step at a time.
    I also did a ton of planks. Core strength has as much to do with pushup success as chest/arms.


    Indeed... A good pushup starts from the toes, just like a good plank
  • STEVE142142
    STEVE142142 Posts: 867 Member
    I totally agree with you congratulations on your persistence it's just a matter of taking one step at a time 2 years ago I couldn't do one pushup period started with wall push-ups then progressed to couch push ups then knee push ups now I could crank out a shitload of push ups. My next goal is one-handed push-ups I did those when I was 17 or 18 years old and I'm looking forward to doing them again. Once again congratulations on your persistence and success
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