Fitness Kick: Pushups (Press ups for you Brits.)
Time to get into shape via pushups: “The pushup is a tough and unforgiving exercise and, like any great classic, never really goes out of style.”
Pushups are a superb upper body exercise that use the body’s own weight to build a sound fitness foundation. They promote strength, balance and stability by developing several key muscles, including the pectoralis major in the chest, the deltoids or shoulder muscles, the scapular muscles and rotator cuff, the triceps located on the back of the upper arm and the upper back muscles.
My current pushup regime is 120 pushups every other day. Depending on how I feel, I may do an extra day. You should join me.
Duuuuuuu it. Duuuuuuuu it.
How many pushups can you do? Are you above or below average? Blokes, look at this chart. Lasses, this chart is for you. Don’t know how to do a pushup? Read this. Need pushup variants check this out.
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I’ll join in. Thanks for the inspiration. And to think, I was just going to veg tonight and watch Tivo’ed W-Cup and play Oblivion. (I’ll still do that, but only after walking 4 miles and doing 40 or so pushups)
120! Wow. No way in hell I’ll join you for that. I have started playing basketball though.
Don’t be a wimp, Curt. All the cool kids are doing it.