Are we talking bras? If so I have undone 3 and then the real workout began.

Gone in 60 seconds.

And I'm talking neither sex nor the movie. I'd like to do more but I'm an old man.

What's your opinion on the new ACRT?

All depends on why type of pushup I have to do. If you really want to see what kind of shape you're in, try pull ups. A few years ago I did the Recon Ron pull up program and was getting pretty good at it until my shoulder started hurting and I stopped.

The great thing about push-ups is that you dont need

A gym membership
Expensive machines
Lycra
Nikes
Supplements
Carbon Fibre
DVDs
Gurus
Celebrities
The Internet

You just need a floor.

Kind of a captain obvious post there, no offense. Then entire point was not pushups it was overall fitness. The point made in the article was the pushup observation was more accurate regarding who would have heart problems vs. the treadmill.

Also important to note, the test was performed on guys in their 40's or right at 40 years old. If someone in their 50's or 60's could drop and do 40 that is good.

My Grandfather did 100 pushups and situps every morning his entire life, could still fit in his army uniform from WW2 when he was 80 years old. A lot to be said for a little bit every day.

20+ years ago I was just starting my own business, I went around to some competitors and offered my services as a sub contractor if they found themselves needing help. I was thrown out of most every office except one. I did jobs to help him, and eventually I would rent a room in his office. Imagine competitors sharing an office. He was a really great guy.

We moved to an office in a downtown area, once a week we would walk over to a British Pub after work, I would have a pint he would have a glass of chardonnay.

Richard was 52 years old at the time, I was 33 years old. One afternoon I asked him if he could give some advice to a younger guy starting out on his own, anything he learned that I could benefit from.

Richard told me to take care of myself, exercise, stay fit, do not drink or eat in excess and be sure to manage the stress well. He then went on to tell me his story. In his early 40's he started killing a 12 pack of beer every evening after work. He was 60 lbs over weight, depressed, stressed out and either working or drinking.

When he was 43 he had a heart attack, a pace maker was installed, doc put him on blood thinners and told him if he wanted to die, keep it up. He went on a diet, joined a gym and when I met him almost 10 years later he was fit and trim.

One afternoon I was in the office doing some drafting, Richard was supposed to meet a client at the office to go over a project. The client showed up a tad early, I told him Rich was probably on his way. Richard never showed up.

Seems he was standing in line at a grocery store, had a massive aneurysm and dropped dead in the middle of a Winn-Dixie. He was put on life support for 2 weeks, family said goodby, and he was unplugged. 53 years old.

I ended up purchasing his company from his widow and have owned it since July 2000. I honestly did not want it, I told his widow that too, it killed him and I did not want to be next. Once I purchased it I had to immediately hire on 2 people then 2 more a few months later to manage the workload.

Because of Richard I always keep an eye on myself, I try to always have some sort of exercise regiment and maintain my weight. I never let myself gain more than 10 lbs before I get into a diet mode.

Men in my family tend to have large beer bellies, my father does and my brother has battled weight all his life with it causing him problems like high blood pressure and migraines all the time.

At 53 I am on no meds, have no health issues and am grateful to Richard for that advice. That article was interesting to me and I was pleased I could bang out 40 push ups, seems the last 20 years of being conscious about my health is paying off.


EDit - My chest and triceps are in pain this morning 1 day later. Time to step up the gym game.

60... in boot camp, now 0...but I only have one fully functioning arm. Cycling is my savior.

I too am grateful for Keef's advice on fitness ;)

I'm in the best shape I've been in years....25lbs lost from corporate daze ten years ago....down to my playing weight when I trashed a knee a few times. Mother Nature, Stihls, walking a LOT...6 years ahead of you. How much do ya get per pushup....I just ain't motivated ;)

Get yer fat azzes movin' boyz....good thread!

I can do only 4. But they are beautiful.

Looking forward to the follow-up thread: Best Injury Sustained by Old Out-of-Shape Guy Attempting an Internet Forum Push-Up Challenge ;)


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I can easily do 100 to 120 ........ a year ! Maybe more if I train .

I'm good for at least 0....if style counts :)

Besides pushups, who can do pull ups/chin ups?

I can do nine then that's it. Three lots of three.

When I joined the Navy, I was a seventeen years old smart ass who did not know when to shut up... so 300 to 500 a day was the norm.

2020 - The year of the pushup

No mas :)

....as in ONE!

True...Long arms will make it more difficult simply due to physics, however the main thing that helps is a lower body weight and healthy shoulder mobility. Unfortunately these are both attributed in a large part to youth. I used to do 100 in 60 sec as a bet just for fun, (before I suffered an AC separation) but I really don't see the benefit of excessive reps. If your over 40 you need to lift heavy weights a few times per week to maintain muscle mass and keep testosterone levels from dropping. (at least slow the rate at which the levels drop) Excessive muscle or super ripped abbs as a primary goal really wont yield much benefit, other than looking cool.

This thread has motivated me to do push ups. I may report back on my progress.
Today's performance was less than I would have hoped.

About 5 and then I go into a sugar coma

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You might enjoy reading "Younger Next Year".
At your local book store for about $15.
Well worth the read.