anyone up for a pushup contest?
i got in one a few summers ago. as many as you can in 20 minutes.
say september 19th is the day to post results.this gives you 2 months to relly prep for it.
standard pushup. down as far as you can, then up to lock out elbows.
thanks
what? 20 minutes? Why not as many as you can do in 2 minutes?
20 minutes? thats like a pushup marathon.
well, thats what the time limit was on the one i did. i just happened to see the contest on a workout website, so i entered.
maybe do a 20 minute challenge and post results sept 19th.
then have a 5 minute test posting results december 19th.
hell, its just a friendly compitition. you in?
Sure.
september and december? Thats so far away. Why not a two minute competition tomorrow? lol
lets do a 2 minute one…videos are required for verification
yeah two minutes with vid sounds pretty legit. We should do them where your chest touches on the bottom, you lift your hands up, then go to lock out. Its the best way to get full reps out of everyone with no questionable reps. What do you guys say?
Sounds complicated. What about military standard, upper arms to parallel?
There will undoubtably be a lot of questionable reps. Unless you touch your chest to the ground and go up to lockout it’d be hard to get the same ROM from everyone
Can girls play? If yes, I’m in!
[quote]gregron wrote:
yeah two minutes with vid sounds pretty legit. We should do them where your chest touches on the bottom, you lift your hands up, then go to lock out. Its the best way to get full reps out of everyone with no questionable reps. What do you guys say?[/quote]
This is the best and easiest way to judge and insure full reps.
[quote]Kalle wrote:
[quote]gregron wrote:
yeah two minutes with vid sounds pretty legit. We should do them where your chest touches on the bottom, you lift your hands up, then go to lock out. Its the best way to get full reps out of everyone with no questionable reps. What do you guys say?[/quote]
This is the best and easiest way to judge and insure full reps.[/quote]
exactly. Its a little weird the first time you do it but it ensures full reps… Yes and girls can play too! Lets do this! 2 minutes, ready go!
Hey OP if you go with 2-5 minutes most people could post vids and negate false reporting. I think the mods would freak if everyone started posting 20 minute videos on the site. I’m in, I love pushups. Watch me get smoked by the ladies. 
Isn’t it one of the physical requirements for Secret Service members to be able to do 80 pushups in two minutes?
That might be a goal point.
^^I’m not sure but there is a screening process. Thats not far off from some military standards. I screened for a special program when I was in and the MINIMUM was 80 in 2 minutes. You had a partner lay in front of you with a clinched fist on the ground. You had to touch your chest on the fist and then go back to lockout… It was good.
Lets get this 2 minute push up thing rolling! Two minutes. Chest to ground, lift hands (ever so lightly) then back up to lock out.
^ Are we waiting till September or just ASAP?
We could follow this with a bodyweight squats contest, or a pullup contest.
just tried it out in my living room… only got 52… kinda weak but those lift your hands off the ground pushups are really hard. I haven’t done max pushups in a loooooooong time
[quote]gregron wrote:
just tried it out in my living room… only got 52… kinda weak but those lift your hands off the ground pushups are really hard. I haven’t done max pushups in a loooooooong time[/quote]
Yeah me neither. Just tried it myself and the results are abysmal. Better get to training.