If i were to do 100 push ups every day for 2 years what would be the result? would i get pretty buff after a little while and then since my muscles are used to this type of repitition they become thinner and i turn into a twig again? I suppose I am looking for confirmation on my theory. thanks.
Minimalist advocate wrote:
If i were to do 100 push ups every day for 2 years what would be the result? would i get pretty buff after a little while and then since my muscles are used to this type of repitition they become thinner and i turn into a twig again? I suppose I am looking for confirmation on my theory. thanks.
I did something similar. I started out doing 3 sets of 40 everyday and gradually moved up to 3-4 sets of 75-100. I did this consistently for about 2-3 years. My upper arms and chest definetely got more defined & muscular. I didnt really bulk-up because it was more of endurance training for my arms(as opposed to doing 10 reps of a really heavy weight)
I definetely looked more skinny when I did not do these. Give it a shot and work up to it. It really doesnt take long at all. The total time it takes to do 50 reps is about 1 minute. I do it while I am getting ready in the morning. (1 set before shave, another before brush teeth, another before shower, ect).
Good luck
shave before you shower?
much easier on your skin either in or after the shower.
I shave before my shower as well. Easy to rinse all the crap off in the shower. In the shower is okay if you've got a fog-free mirror.
I used to always shave right before a shower (because it's easy to just hop in the shower and rinse off any residual shaving gel), but I was always angry that I'd get ingrown hairs or razor burn or other unsightly red bumps. Then just recently I began shaving during (or sometimes after) showering (and have switched to conditioner instead of shaving gel) and have noticed a huge improvement.
Look everyone, pushups...let's go over there...oh wait, there's someone shaving, let's go see how he's doing? what? you like candy bars? well how much does a candy bar .... i like to juggle squirrels too.
I do 100-150 push ups a day, I\'m 5\'11 and 140 pounds.
I don\'t think it\'ll hurt you too much.
...that's what the Fab Five guys say.
BIZZO wrote:
(1 set before shave, another before brush teeth, another before shower, ect).
Same here except I wack-off first.
pearlstreetlo wrote:
Easy to rinse all the crap off in the shower.
That logic works for both.
Minimalist advocate wrote:
...then since my muscles are used to this type of repitition they become thinner and i turn into a twig again?
I don't think anyone actually answered your question. And I don't really know the answer either, though I've sometimes wondered.
If you compare to running, just because your body gets used to running, say, 10 miles a day, it doesn't mean that after five years you'd have to be running 20 miles a day to get the same benefits you used to get from 10 miles.
I think what it comes down to is, if you're starting an activity that you're not used to, there will be a period -- which could last a few years -- where you're still adapting to the new activity. But after a while, you reach a steady state, where the constant but reasonably hard stimulus will keep you at certain level of strength or fitness, but not make any significant gains.
So if you set your goal at too light a stimulus (10 pushups a day), you'll eventually go back to being a twig. But if it's a reasonably hard goal that takes a while to achieve, you should hold onto your gains without having to constantly escalate your workload.
And I shave after showering. Definitely.
hold the phone wrote:
Minimalist advocate wrote:...then since my muscles are used to this type of repitition they become thinner and i turn into a twig again?
I don't think anyone actually answered your question. And I don't really know the answer either, though I've sometimes wondered.
If you compare to running, just because your body gets used to running, say, 10 miles a day, it doesn't mean that after five years you'd have to be running 20 miles a day to get the same benefits you used to get from 10 miles.
I think what it comes down to is, if you're starting an activity that you're not used to, there will be a period -- which could last a few years -- where you're still adapting to the new activity. But after a while, you reach a steady state, where the constant but reasonably hard stimulus will keep you at certain level of strength or fitness, but not make any significant gains.
So if you set your goal at too light a stimulus (10 pushups a day), you'll eventually go back to being a twig. But if it's a reasonably hard goal that takes a while to achieve, you should hold onto your gains without having to constantly escalate your workload.
And I shave after showering. Definitely.
Perhaps i wasn't clear. I WANT to stay a twig but increase my strengh for rockclimbing and whatever and just have a pretty light extremely ripped beach bod
Surprise! wrote:
Look everyone, pushups...let's go over there...oh wait, there's someone shaving, let's go see how he's doing? what? you like candy bars? well how much does a candy bar .... i like to juggle squirrels too.
This could be one of the funniest posts ever...
I also shave after I shower...but brush my teeth in the shower...
Definition and overall tightness of the chest and arms. Little if any size gain.
I did once try plucking my nose hair after showering and it stung like nothing else, I don't think the shower had anything do with it, but has anyone tried plucking nose hair before showering and had better results?
i shave then shower. but brush my teeth and listerine in the shower. has anyone had good experiences with those anti-fog mirrors. i want to find one, so i could add shaving in the shower to my routine.