Push up record?

[holy king]

i dont do push ups, i push the earth down.

 

[Onionsoilder]

50 in a row, never kept track of the amount done in an entire day though.

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

i dont do push ups, i push the earth down.

Read the annotation for today's Irregular Webcomic. It's funny, but yeah, you are (half) right.

 

[Steph]

Most young men would rather be doing something else with their, ah, physical ability. Because doing push ups all day is about as fun as being hit in the head with a hammer...repeatedly.

It depends on what is bellow you when you do the pushup

 

[Brighteye]

I've never counted a whole day. About 10 years ago I suddenly decided that I wanted to be stronger, and I did press-ups until I was exhausted every evening. My best was about 110, but I stopped after six months. I can't remember why.

Nowadays I can only manage about 50, despite being much stronger.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

I can do thousands but I tend to stop when the cursor reaches the top line of the document.

 

[DMOC]

What do you mean by that?

 

[ParadigmShifter]

I can push (not hold, that's cheating) the up button on the keyboard thousands of times per day. But it loses it's appeal when you are on the top line. Makes it look like I am doing work

 

[theskald]

I usually do them like this every other morning:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X72LtRcXR6g&feature=channel

Basically, keep going until my form starts breaking.

So I guess I don't know? Don't count usually, and I am counting it's usually not with body resistance exercise.

 

[DMOC]

I can push (not hold, that's cheating) the up button on the keyboard thousands of times per day. But it loses it's appeal when you are on the top line. Makes it look like I am doing work

So what about real push-ups?

 

[ParadigmShifter]

I once did 10 I think. I prefer beer and cigs these days. Mental strength > physical strength anyway.

 

[theskald]

I once did 10 I think. I prefer beer and cigs these days. Mental strength > physical strength anyway.

It's about health, you silly person. Healthy body, healthy mind!

EDIT: Sorry, in retrospect that sounded preachy...

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Stephen Hawking must be a total idiot then...

 

[theskald]

Stephen Hawking must be a total idiot then...

Argh, that's not what I meant!

 

[DMOC]

Beer and cigs? I prefer soda.

I am, once again, veering off-topic. Let's get back on-topic (despite that this is the off-topic forum).

 

[Brighteye]

It's about health, you silly person. Healthy body, healthy mind!

EDIT: Sorry, in retrospect that sounded preachy...

mens sana in corpore sano and all that (or something similar)

 

[Synobun]

Around 40, which is good considering how I only started being able to do a push up this year.

 

[theskald]

mens sana in corpore sano and all that (or something similar)

I'm not up on my Latin conjugations. Something like "A healthy mind in a healthy body?"

Anyway, 's'true!

 

[ParadigmShifter]

I've outlived Sid Vicious, Curt Cobain, River Phoenix, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Princess Diana and Jesus so I don't care about the push ups

 

[theskald]

See that's why I immediately regretted posting that, I was worried you'd misread it as a judgment instead of a simple platitude. All I'm saying is that I feel better and more productive when I'm healthy, and thus able to use my brain more effectively. Exercise and a good diet have made improved me in more ways than simply greater strength.