I don’t know exactly when it started, but I have arm-envy. This means that while I appreciate the fact that my arms are a lot stronger than they used to be, they still aren’t as “cut” as certain other ladies’ arms. (I think I’ve been noticing them more lately since I’ve been putting more emphasis on building my strength and trying to do “real” pushups.)
On Monday, MizFit posted a video demonstrating some moves you can do at home to work your triceps. In the comments, I wasn’t the only one to ooh and aah over her arms.
Ever since last Friday when I got my brother to demonstrate his ability to do pushups, I’ve asked a few other people if they’re able to do “real” pushups. And just last night, when I was walking through Old Town with my roommate and our friend K.T., I was telling them the same thing. When I told K.T. about forcing my brother to do pushups at 11:30pm, he immediately said, “There is no way I’m getting down on this cobblestone sidewalk and doing pushups for you.”
So then, of course, he had to. And K.T. is just the kind of person who can be coerced into doing something like that. I made him wait until we got to the next intersection (one of the busiest in Old Town Alexandria – King and Washington, if you’re familiar with the area). When we got there, he dropped down to the ground and did a single pushup. I was content with that. He did it so quickly that I didn’t think anyone else had seen him, until I turned around and saw a parking-enforcement officer standing a few feet away, cracking up. “That’s wrong,” he said, shaking his head. “That’s just wrong, man.”
(I like the fact that I have arm-envy. If given the choice between that or my previous stick-arms? I’ll choose the former any day.)
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Pushups! Grrr. It’s been a while for me too. I used to do them all the time and I had great arm muscles to prove it. Now my muscles are no longer and my arms are still big as if they should be muscular. Maybe it’s push-up time for all of us….
I can do FOUR real pushups… I used to not be able to even do half of one!
thanks for the kind shout out.
this morning?
filmed a push up video—where was your brother when I needed him?!
M.
I can do real push-ups! And pull-ups, too!
But here’s my issue with having (relatively) strong arms – the sleeves of button-down shirts are too tight! My arms look like sausages, and it is very distressing.
My goals:
https://www.fbijobs.gov/11131.asp
Currently….no where near. But I will be in about 6 months.
Turns out pushups are also a great indicator of health (and good for building health). I’ve definitely been working on mine, but it’s slow going. And I totally have arm envy too
how many “girl” push ups can you do? i’m sure you can do at least one real push up when fresh. have you tried recently? just go ahead and do one right now, i’m sure you can.
by the way, standard push ups are not primarily an arm exercise, they are primarily a chest exercise. just to be precise about these things.