Men who can do 40 push-ups are less 96% less at risk of cardiovascular (compared to 10).

[Anthony Hopkins]

Strength tanking when you don't workout is nothing compared to cardio tanking when you stop running. It would take me about 1.5 years of running on a consistent basis to even sniff my personal record for three miles.

I need to start running again.

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Yes cardio is the first to go.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Despite being out of shape, I just did it but it wasn't a walk in the park.

 

[foxuzamaki]

It's been probably years since I did push ups but i could probably do 40

 

[Netherscourge]

I do bench presses. Does that count?

 

[Eidan]

I just tried. Got to 60 before I needed a break. I've been lifting for years though.

 

[DMT illuminous]

I just tried. Got to 60 before I needed a break. I've been lifting for years though.

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This is a really helpful post and I thank you for it.

 

[CrankyJay]

I can do 30 in one go. Am I still gonna die? I guess I could do 40 if I didn't get so damn bored.

 

[Aztechnology]

Probably more like 30 in a row now. But I'm heavy. So I doubt that's the case for me.

 

[TK-421]

I'm rather skinny and have pencil arms, I'd be shocked if I can do 15 :(

What's a good way to fix this?

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https://hundredpushups.com/test.html

 

[Software Update]

I was able to go to 65 before muscle failure. I've been lifting for 10 years though. Maybe I could've done more if shoulder day wasn't yesterday.

 

[Celcius]

I was once doing 70-75 every night. I bet I can still do 40.

 

[Agent_J]

I was only able to do 26. But to be fair, both of my arms are extremely sore from lifting old glass tube TVs from work.

 

[MrToughPants]

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Haven't trained chest in almost two years and they kill my shoulders.

 

[Eidan]

This is a really helpful post and I thank you for it.

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Would you like help? If so I'd gladly share my diet and workout routine with you.

 

[Wulfric]

I cannot possibly be fit enough to get into the military. Stop this madness.

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It's not the only requirement, but the standards aren't super high if a medical condition doesn't block you from enlisting.

I saw some real string bean Urkel-types make it through basic training just fine.

 

[ExInferus]

with push-ups it's always my triceps that give in first and it's annoying. I've tried several different forms with elbows flaring out or close to the body, wide hand positions, shoulder wide etc. but it's still the triceps that gets sore the hardest by far.
I've managed to hit 40 with good form and 10 more half-reps because my triceps was just blocking out. It's disappointing because my bench has actually improved

 

[H.Protagonist]

I wonder what the threshold for women would be. Or maybe our health is measured in squats?

 

[Syntrophos]

Some of y'all lying your ass off lol

40 straight is not EZ cmonbruh

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honestly if you do regular exercise it's pretty easy to knock it out. Obviously if you don't do any exercise at all you'll find 40 near impossible.

 

[Interested Observer]

I can't do anything close to 40 but because of this thread I'm going to within a few months.

 

[Mook1e]

82 true form in 60 seconds.
Still got it.

 

[Martinski]

What if you can do about 0?

 

[Vincent Grayson]

Seems like a given that healthy, in-shape men live longer, and push-ups are just one of many ways you could measure that.

 

[gcwy]

I imagine at least 96% of people saying they can easily do it aren't using proper form.

 

[New Donker]

I never do push-ups (but I do lift weights 4x a week). Just tried and hit 40. Woooooooo!

 

[xzoowy]

40 pushups with proper form and pace(that accumulate meaningful time under tension and not just rely on momentum) is definitely not 'easy', unless you train pushups on a regular basis.
If you never train your upper body, just reaching 20 is already challenging as seen in this video that showcases well trained cyclist with low body weight.

 

[gcwy]

This is it, the best video on how to do the proper push up I've seen.

I do 6-8 sets 25 reps throughout the day. I've never tried to do 40, but I think I can do it since I train regularly.

For noobs, follow this video, form is very important. Start out with a small amount and work you way up to doing a lot. Just keep doing em! You will get better and be able to do a lot with time!

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Yep. This really is the best video for doing push-ups. Came across it a while ago and it's helped me a bunch. Hint: if you're not doing it like this guy, you're doing it wrong. Also, don't force yourself to do shitty push-ups, you'd only be risking a rotator cuff injury (I speak from experience).

 

[mm04]

Used to be a P90X junkie, now I mostly ride bikes for exercise. But yeah, I can crank out 40 in like 45 seconds or so thanks to Tony Horton. I'm 47 FYI. Damn, I'm old.