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A brag: 38 pushups in 1:00 plus 1 pullup
03-17-2011, 08:57 AM
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A brag: 38 pushups in 1:00 plus 1 pullup
I have to brag! 
Yesterday I met my year long goal of doing 1 pull up unassisted! I may have been able to do another, but I started squealing with glee in the middle of it and released. LOL!
A few days ago I found an army chart for what they expect. It led me to pulling out my stop watch. In one minute's time I did 38 push ups, with the last 8 being super slow. LOL! According to the chart, for my age, I only need to 13. So I am really pumped.
The chart I found said enlisted army folk need to score 60 points on each test for push ups, sit ups, and a 2 mile run. I scored 91 points for push ups and I routinely run 2 miles at 6.0 and could go higher. But the score for that was 91 too, which surprised me. I assume I can do at least 40 sit ups in 1:00 so I would score 90 there too. I could join the army! 
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03-17-2011, 11:11 AM
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Wow! That's awesome! Were your arms like cooked noodles afterwards??? Lol!
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03-17-2011, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by flippychick
Wow! That's awesome! Were your arms like cooked noodles afterwards??? Lol!
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For a minute, maybe! LOL! I did a full shoulder workout following it. I've built up to the pushups. I was pretty proud of 20 a few weeks ago and bragged to a friend just this Wednesday that I was able to do 25. So the fact that a few days later I could do 38 in one minute surprised me. I think knowing it was only for 1:00 spurred me on.
My goal is to do 100 consecutive push ups, but not in a minute. 
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Long term goal: To still be calorie counting 11/9/2010
mini goals: ~211-10% lost;12/24/09 ~203 class I obesity 1/28/10; ~199 Onederland/15% 2/19/10; ~188-20%; ~185 half way 5/14/10; 179-bye 180's 6/12/10; ~174 overweight 7/3/2010;169-bye 170's 8/13/10;~164-30% 10/23/2010159-bye 160's~11/1/10; 153-35%~12/23/10; 149-bye 150's~2/11/11; 145 normal~2/14/2011; ~141-40%; 139-bye 140's ~135 GOAL! (129-45%; 117.5-50%)
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03-17-2011, 12:19 PM
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Absolutely brag! How fun. Pushups build upper body strength and endurance not to mention beautiful arms.  Good luck with your 100!
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03-17-2011, 03:06 PM
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Wow, I am so impressed! We need a bowing down smilie. 
Most women struggle with real pushups and end up having to modify (on their knees) or do incline pushups because a lot of lack upper body strength (but we tend to have strong legs!) For you to do 38 pushups in a minute is just awesome!! 
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03-17-2011, 03:19 PM
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Thanks Meg!
This is why I posted a thread the other day about having reached a maximum weight with dumbbells. I just don't care to go higher than 25 pounds. I feel like I am strong enough. I am lifting more than any woman I know at the gym. I love to lift strong, but I have no ambitions to be superwoman.
I asked a PT at the gym, also my spin instructor. She said she's not even doing what I'm doing and you should see her! I want her arms! LOL!
So I guess I have some pretty good upper body strength now. I'm thrilled...but it's enough. I don't know if I should just start maintaining that muscle now? I don't know.
Then again...I'm awful proud of my pull ups and push ups. I'm considering ditching the dumbbells for a while and focusing on pull ups, push ups, bench press and similar moves.
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Long term goal: To still be calorie counting 11/9/2010
mini goals: ~211-10% lost;12/24/09 ~203 class I obesity 1/28/10; ~199 Onederland/15% 2/19/10; ~188-20%; ~185 half way 5/14/10; 179-bye 180's 6/12/10; ~174 overweight 7/3/2010;169-bye 170's 8/13/10;~164-30% 10/23/2010159-bye 160's~11/1/10; 153-35%~12/23/10; 149-bye 150's~2/11/11; 145 normal~2/14/2011; ~141-40%; 139-bye 140's ~135 GOAL! (129-45%; 117.5-50%)
My "goal" story: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/goal...goal-post.html
Last edited by Eliana : 03-17-2011 at 03:19 PM.
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03-17-2011, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Lydia227
Absolutely brag! How fun. Pushups build upper body strength and endurance not to mention beautiful arms. Good luck with your 100! |
Lydia, you must do a lot of pushups, given your arms. Lovely!
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Long term goal: To still be calorie counting 11/9/2010
mini goals: ~211-10% lost;12/24/09 ~203 class I obesity 1/28/10; ~199 Onederland/15% 2/19/10; ~188-20%; ~185 half way 5/14/10; 179-bye 180's 6/12/10; ~174 overweight 7/3/2010;169-bye 170's 8/13/10;~164-30% 10/23/2010159-bye 160's~11/1/10; 153-35%~12/23/10; 149-bye 150's~2/11/11; 145 normal~2/14/2011; ~141-40%; 139-bye 140's ~135 GOAL! (129-45%; 117.5-50%)
My "goal" story: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/goal...goal-post.html
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03-17-2011, 05:09 PM
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Congrats on your first pull-up...woot! 
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03-18-2011, 06:28 PM
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Let me add my congratulations, too 
and a slight note of caution- I was doing the " do one hundred push ups" program about 2 years ago and started having tingling and numbness in one of my arms. Turns out it was Thorasic outlet syndrome (TOS) which is caused by a caused by a constriction of the nerves and lack of blood supply to the arms(s). It was cause by overdeveloping my pectoral muscles, It took months of physiotherapy and laying off the push ups and heavy bench presses to relieve it. It's not really an injury, but a condition that can be created over the years by creating muscle imbalances.
So if you are going to set a goal of 100 push ups, I think the answer to NOT developing TOS is concurrently work on those pull up goals as well!
And the first time I did a real, unassisted pull up, I ran around the gym telling everyone I knew! It is exciting  Congratulations!
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03-19-2011, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Mel
And the first time I did a real, unassisted pull up, I ran around the gym telling everyone I knew! It is exciting Congratulations! |
 Mel! That's because your short like me. At the top of the pullup you were able to see the world the way the rest of the people do. Or at least that was my thought when I got up there. Oh...hey...look at that...so this is what I've been missing!
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03-19-2011, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Eliana
Lydia, you must do a lot of pushups, given your arms. Lovely! |
 Thanks.
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03-19-2011, 11:25 AM
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Lydia, unfortunately, that is probably true. Also why I'm such a good dead lifter- not very far to pull the bar!
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03-19-2011, 01:30 PM
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Oh Totally! Shorter levers! It's a bonus. The only downside is needing a step stool in almost every room of the house.
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03-19-2011, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Lydia227
Oh Totally! Shorter levers! It's a bonus. The only downside is needing a step stool in almost every room of the house.
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I need a step (I use an aerobic step) to get to one of the pull up bars! And then I still have to jump.
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Long term goal: To still be calorie counting 11/9/2010
mini goals: ~211-10% lost;12/24/09 ~203 class I obesity 1/28/10; ~199 Onederland/15% 2/19/10; ~188-20%; ~185 half way 5/14/10; 179-bye 180's 6/12/10; ~174 overweight 7/3/2010;169-bye 170's 8/13/10;~164-30% 10/23/2010159-bye 160's~11/1/10; 153-35%~12/23/10; 149-bye 150's~2/11/11; 145 normal~2/14/2011; ~141-40%; 139-bye 140's ~135 GOAL! (129-45%; 117.5-50%)
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03-20-2011, 03:06 AM
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Wow, Congrats on all of your achievements! I'm inspired-gonna incorporate push-ups in my weight/resistance training routine.
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