Comments on: Real Pushups vs Girly Pushups

By: Lori Glidden

Lori Glidden — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:41:20 +0000

Hello All!

Try the website at 100 pushups! That has helped me out a ton. My goal is 100 in the next 3 weeks. Right now, I can do 28 pushups in a row, or 3 sets of 25 in a row with a 60 second break in between. Just follow the plan and maybe you can reach whatever goal you have in mind.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:51:13 +0000

Another great article for your collection.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/04/LVC9VTE6H.DTL

By: Arthur

Arthur — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:08:26 +0000

The Ice Chamber link was awesome. Those guys look like they know what they’re doing.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:22:08 +0000

Traditional push-ups are a requirement of the military fitness tests. Specifically, how many one can do over a two minute period. Rest assured that there were more than few ladies at OIS who could do more traditional push-ups in two minutes than I, and one that broke the 130 mark. But every journey starts with a single step and I’m sure they, like myself, started out with just one back in the day too…

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:41:07 +0000

Congratulations on the one! I’m sure there will be many more to follow that one.

By: kathryn

kathryn — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:40:54 +0000

i just did ten.

By: lfar

lfar — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:22:54 +0000

Zan, as almost always, I’m inspired by this post. I can only do about 4 real pushups at a time. What if I make it my goal to do 50 in a week? That’ll force me to keep practicing. Then later I’ll make my goal 100 in a week. Then 1001 in a month, like you mentioned! Sweet!

(Also can we think of a better term than “girl” pushups? I mean, let’s at LEAAAST call them “women” pushups. But come on. Girl Push up vs Real Push up? Labels are so sexist. Girls aren’t real athletes? I know it’s not your term… it’s all of our term. Let’s think of a replacement. “Knee length vs Full/traditional”?)

By: jeanne

jeanne — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:17:10 +0000

great post! I, like you, could never cross the monkey bars either. I’ve never been able to do one SINGLE pushup. (WHY must we call them girl pushups? They’re just bended-knee pushups. Sheesh).

SO I can do the bended knee ones, but not a full one.

But now you’ve given me a new goal! Thanks!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:49:54 +0000

I can do at least 50. Now before you say anything… you know I’m pretty old (46)… but I worked up to it like anyone. I can do angles and feet on that big ball and with weights in my hands….you can too!

If you want to go with me one day to Cyrus (my guru) I promise you will leave doing 10 or more. I promise.

And then, I’ll take you out for coffee.

By: Mandi

Mandi — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:20:56 +0000

A good question! I put myself to the test was able to crank out 12 before collapsing, so I’ll set my first goal at 25 in a row.