Why do they include the picture of a kid who has never done, and is not doing a pushup?
Why do they include the picture of a kid who has never done, and is not doing a pushup?
J. Lalanne wrote:
Never hurts to have strength and endurance...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2019/02/17/study-men-push-ups-lower-risk-heart-disease/2899802002/
This results of this are not a surprise. Fitter people have lower CVD risk generally. To a point. The fact that there was lower risk for future CVD events over time does not imply cause and effect however specific to doing push ups. It just means that these guys were in better shape, likely also did cardio as well as strength training. And 10 years isn't a long time when one is looking at CVD events, which in many cases takes 40 to 70 years to manifest itself. There are a multitude of factors that determine CVD risk, physical activity is an important one, but is still considered a secondary risk factor. Additionally, the value of the treadmill exercise test is not only can it determine physical capacity, but also whether there is coronary ischemia (an indication of sub clinical CAD) present during that test, and at what HR and BP. And in a high risk population like firefighters, a yearly treadmill test to 85% to 90% of max HR with ECG should be a yearly requirement beginning at age 40.
OCR_under_the_rig wrote:
That's impressive, brah! The real OCR question is: how many 10 second dead hang pull-ups can you do?!
Is there an official record for that? Timed and filmed?
I imagine 10 would be tough as you aren't allowed to monkey swing back and forth but just dead hang- this could take 100 seconds to complete just 10.
I am the official Orangutan record holder so I suppose I'd be decent at this.
Orangutan hang: Longest to hang by one arm form a bar unassisted in anyway, no hooks, special gloves etc.
1:47 is my record, but I want a little be longer than that once in practice once about 1:55.
Most people can't hang past 60 seconds. Pretty tough as the forearm muscles just seem to be geared more for quicker power and fast twitch than endurance.
Matt do you hear this crap from these pencil necks? Disgusting.
Paging Matt wrote:
Matt do you hear this crap from these pencil necks? Disgusting.
LOL.
By the way the Pull up record attempt on the 30th is just for age M50+
Currently it is 36 by David Rusch. Strict and continuous.
I'm really just shooting for maybe 44, which would be decent off 20 pullup-back workouts.
Tristate wrote:
I guarantee , that less than 5% of all males between the ages of 20 and 40 can do 40 push ups. (not the CrossFit type), the real pushups. No knees on the floor. No half up, real fast. full extension. Down to the human fist.
I'm 57 years old and completed my weekly bodyweight & balance workout this afternoon. It included 6 x 20 pushups of various kinds (legs elevated, Spiderman, hands together making a diamond, hands very far apart, etc.). I've been doing this type of workout once/week for years (as well as weekly mostly free weights workouts and medicine ball workouts) and still would struggle somewhat to do 40 pushups with good form in one go. Perhaps it's because I have long arms (I were a 36 sleeve). I'm 6'3 and 170 pounds.