Post: #1

Hey guys

Is it ok to do push ups daily or is it better to do them with a rest day in between?
My idea was to do 3 sets of pushups daily, but after 5 days i started to feel a little pain in one of my arms.. so maybe is better to rest between pushup days?

Post: #2

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Post: #3

I used to work out in the bush without weights, and I'd do about 500 a day everyday. I noticed I was getting a lot bigger eventhough it was a daily thing. I'd say go for it.

Post: #4

(02-01-2013 04:59 PM)Frontenac Wrote:  I'd do about 500 a day everyday.

Dare to explain?
Is it an imaginary number or the thruth? Tell us about you training and conditioning.
I'm trying to work towards 100 push-ups and I still find it hard.

Post: #5

Just do a shitload of pushups, pullups, and bodyweight squats with some sprints thrown in there if you feel like it.

It's better than nothing and you'll make some gains, but you'll make the most gains with free weights.

There's nothing wrong with doing pushups daily. Your body will adapt to it as long as you're not going to failure every day.

Build up the volume somewhat slowly though.

(02-01-2013 05:06 PM)Way Cool Jr Wrote:  

(02-01-2013 04:59 PM)Frontenac Wrote:  I'd do about 500 a day everyday.

Dare to explain?
Is it an imaginary number or the thruth? Tell us about you training and conditioning.
I'm trying to work towards 100 push-ups and I still find it hard.

Given enough time between sets and/or reps, I'm pretty sure just about anyone could do at least 100 pushups a day. Doing all of them in a row is something that takes years to get to for most people (like convicts).

Post: #6

I'm not too well versed on the endurance vs heavy weight lifting topic. Do these body weight endurance exercises help with extended sex sessions? My guess would probably be yes. Is your physique "better" (more desirable to women) if you focus on this as opposed to weight training? Is it a heath thing? does endurance training make you healthier than just weight lifting?

If my goal is to be as healthy, have the best looking body, and have the longest hardest sex as possible, what sort of weight lifting program should be followed? (Neither great strength nor endurance are goals, just consequences of the 3 things above)

Post: #7

i love pushups. but i usually do them once every three days as part of my workout(body weight squats,bicep curls, back rows). dont workout everyday, people forget your muscles need time to grow and if they are being overworked that interferes with that process. i use the perfect pushup (it helps your form and gives your wrists a break) i do 10 sets with as many reps as i can do and 2 min between sets so it takes me 30min or so. pushups are easily one of the most effective and intense workouts out there.

Post: #8

(02-01-2013 05:11 PM)christpuncher Wrote:  If my goal is to be as healthy, have the best looking body, and have the longest hardest sex as possible, what sort of weight lifting program should be followed? (Neither great strength nor endurance are goals, just consequences of the 3 things above)

Kettlebell swings man. They're basically weighted pelvic thrusts.

Post: #9

(02-01-2013 05:07 PM)Hannibal Wrote:  Given enough time between sets and/or reps, I'm pretty sure just about anyone could do at least 100 pushups a day. Doing all of them in a row is something that takes years to get to for most people (like convicts).

That's completely true it doesn't take that much to do 100 if you do 30 in the morning, 40 all around the afternoon and the 30 after dinner but that's not precisely my point.
What I'm questioning to myself, and I'm at the point of doing 100 of them in one session of different sets(around 15 minutes, including rest), is if it really is going to take me months and months of work to be able to do around 80 or 100 in a row.

I'm not that muscular or fit yet and I'm just starting, since one month, to run, perform push-ups and other bodyweight exercises.

Post: #10

I guess that depends on the person. I personally have never done that, so I wouldn't know.

Strength endurance isn't really my thing, never had the patience for high rep stuff.

If you can already do 100 in a 15 minute session, you're probably a lot closer to 100 in a row than you think.

Post: #11

I'm doing the 100 push ups thing now. Hard as hell when you are out travelling.

Post: #12

get some push-up handles. It will take the stress off your wrist and forearm and give you a more natural movement. Or get a couple of light dumbbells and use them as push-up handles and do a row with one arm at the top of the push-up. This will work your back.

Post: #13

I've done a routine that included 100 pushups a day on offdays. This was in sets of between 25 and 50, depending on what I felt like. (I'm hardly a fitness badass.) This was in addition to weights. It's not so strenuous you can't do it on a rest day, though if you're recovering from a minor injury it's best to take a day off.


I don't know your level of fitness, but 100 daily pushups is a wonderful way to get started if you're a beginner. The ideal thing to do is do a set, rest about 45 seconds to a minute, and then do another set, but if you can't pull that off the most important thing is steady progression. If you're just starting and you can only do like, 3 sets of 10, do that, take a break, and come back and do it again later. You'll be up to it soon enough.

Post: #14

took my Pt test a couple days ago. did 72 push ups in less than 2 minutes. I could have done more...but fuck it...I passed

Post: #15

My dad had me doing push-ups since I was 12 or 13. It's just practice, like being able to run longer and longer distances. I used to be able to do only 40-50, but if you stay at them, you can get to 100+ at one time. It may take a month. A good test is seeing how many you can do in a minute. 50 or 60 is good, 80-100 means you're a machine. I work in an office, and I would do a set every hour of the work day. They add up by the end of the day.

Push-ups are a really versatile exercise. You can do them flat, or if you want to target your shoulders and upper chest more, you can put your feet up on a table and do push-ups from there. They are more difficult but it will give you something different. You can also put your hands close together and you will work your triceps more.
Also, I've read a lot about people damaging their wrists by doing them flat on your hands. My fix for that us doing them on your fists. There's no flexing of your wrists, and it toughens up your hands big time. My dad was an enforcer player who played some pro hockey, and he told me he did them like that because if you clocked someone "it's like being punched in the face with a cinder block".