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How many pushups are needed to bench 1/2 ton?

1_up
1_up Posts: 1,414 Member
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
I would really like to be able to bench press 1/2 a ton one day. It's my long term dream. How many push ups would I need to be able to do to be able to bench press 1/2 a ton if I do push ups everyday? I can do about 20 knee push ups right now... up from 10 last week!

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  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    Depends. American, Metric, or *kitten* ton?
  • angelicdisgrace
    angelicdisgrace Posts: 2,071 Member
    I have no words...:indifferent:
  • angelicdisgrace
    angelicdisgrace Posts: 2,071 Member
    wait I take it back 2!
  • Heather75
    Heather75 Posts: 3,386 Member
    50. That will enable you to bench 1 metric sh1t ton.
  • 1_up
    1_up Posts: 1,414 Member
    50. That will enable you to bench 1 metric sh1t ton.

    50 knee pushups? Wow I'm feeling stronger already!
  • 1_up
    1_up Posts: 1,414 Member
    Depends. American, Metric, or *kitten* ton?

    I said push ups not squat!
  • CSelf1
    CSelf1 Posts: 431 Member
    Is this kinda like the how many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie roll pop question?!?
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    50. That will enable you to bench 1 metric sh1t ton.

    i tried that it didn't work
  • 1_up
    1_up Posts: 1,414 Member
    Is this kinda like the how many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie roll pop question?!?

    No I really want to be able to accomplish this goal. I don't have a weight bench though, so I'm hoping I can accomplish this one day by doing a lot of knee pushups!
  • angelicdisgrace
    angelicdisgrace Posts: 2,071 Member
    5? :huh:
  • hllamaster
    hllamaster Posts: 137 Member
    About 12 1/2 pushups equal a ton...
  • Heather75
    Heather75 Posts: 3,386 Member
    50. That will enable you to bench 1 metric sh1t ton.

    i tried that it didn't work

    Try it again, quitter.
  • angelicdisgrace
    angelicdisgrace Posts: 2,071 Member
    50. That will enable you to bench 1 metric sh1t ton.

    i tried that it didn't work

    Try it again, quitter.


    hahahaahah
  • hllamaster
    hllamaster Posts: 137 Member
    About 12 1/2 pushups equal a ton...
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    5? :huh:

    Hey, I was gonna say 5!
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    FIVE!
  • k2quiere
    k2quiere Posts: 4,151 Member
    I think it would depend on how much your *kitten* weighs, since in knee push-ups your *kitten* tends to be the highest point on your body. 200lb derriere would be approximately 100 push-ups, but since MFP exercise amounts aren't quite accurate I would double it to be on the safe side.
  • yummy♥
    yummy♥ Posts: 612 Member
    i'd do 69 and then head for the shower.
  • Heather75
    Heather75 Posts: 3,386 Member
    i'd do 69 and then head for the shower.

    That's your answer for everything.
  • angelicdisgrace
    angelicdisgrace Posts: 2,071 Member
    FIVE!

    and you just did! lol
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    i'd do 69 and then head for the shower.

    i think shower first. just sayin
  • k2quiere
    k2quiere Posts: 4,151 Member
    i'd do 69 and then head for the shower.

    i think shower first. just sayin

    Shower during works just as well...just saying.
  • 1_up
    1_up Posts: 1,414 Member
    i'd do 69 and then head for the shower.

    i think shower first. just sayin

    ^ very considerate!
  • CSelf1
    CSelf1 Posts: 431 Member
    Is this kinda like the how many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie roll pop question?!?

    No I really want to be able to accomplish this goal. I don't have a weight bench though, so I'm hoping I can accomplish this one day by doing a lot of knee pushups!

    Well then..based on the ASSumption that you weigh about 210 here is the breakdown:

    1/2 ton = 1,000 lbs
    1 real pushup for you = 210 lbs
    1 knee pushup = 50 lbs (going off of the other posts that ASSumed that most of the weight is in your derriere)
    1/2 ton (1,000)/knee pushups (50) = 20

    Therefore you would need to do 20 pushups to equal a half ton

    Oh, and drinks lots and lots of rum but absolutely NO PROTEIN allowed
  • 1_up
    1_up Posts: 1,414 Member
    I have a badonkadonk
    badonkadonk.jpg
  • _David_
    _David_ Posts: 476 Member
    1
  • k2quiere
    k2quiere Posts: 4,151 Member
    I have a badonkadonk
    badonkadonk.jpg

    Haha...that looks like those colored testicles I have seen guys hang from the backs of their cars and trucks. Awkward.
  • Panda_Jack
    Panda_Jack Posts: 829 Member
    i'd do 69 and then head for the shower.

    Best answer of the day.
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