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5,001 press ups in 2021

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McGoohan Jan 2021 9:07am, 12 Jan 2021 48,081 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan By Christmas we'll all be doing the version where you clap in mid air in between each pressup
Mouseytongue Jan 2021 9:08am, 12 Jan 2021 6,873 posts	Quote Pin Mouseytongue Behind the back!
Mouseytongue Jan 2021 9:12am, 12 Jan 2021 6,874 posts	Quote Pin Mouseytongue m.youtube.com
Velociraptor Jan 2021 9:13am, 12 Jan 2021 50,999 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor Similar to progression with other resistance exercises. Once you can do a target number of reps and sets with what you're using, make it a bit harder and build back up to the target number of reps and sets. If you can do 20 press-ups on the third step, 5 press-ups on the second step is more useful than 50 reps on the third step and as you become accustomed to that level of effort you'll be able to do more reps. Is anyone who can do lots of strict press-ups using variations to make them more difficult?
Nellers Jan 2021 9:17am, 12 Jan 2021 37,985 posts	Quote Pin Nellers I’m not yet V’Rap, although there is a vague intention to start doing some press ups with elevated feet soon. It will very much be a mix and match situation then though. I’m certainly not planning to do them all like that. (I see a lot of CrossFit competitions doing handstand push-ups and want to get to that at some stage but I’m not sure that’s really a realistic ambition at my age, given that I’ve n ver even done a handstand.)
Nellers Jan 2021 9:18am, 12 Jan 2021 37,986 posts	Quote Pin Nellers Also “lots” is a relative term.
GimmeMedals Jan 2021 9:18am, 12 Jan 2021 19,408 posts	Quote Pin GimmeMedals I moved from worktop to stair #4 at the weekend. It was harder as it changed the angle of my body. We have steep stairs and I don’t feel like I’m any lower, but definitely a progression due to angle of body.
TBR (TheBeardRunner) Jan 2021 9:25am, 12 Jan 2021 3,111 posts	Quote Pin TBR (TheBeardRunner) I'm doing lots of strict pressups and keeping to the standard ones. It's the first time ever I'm seeing pleasing muscle tone and development with the increasing numbers. I'm an ectomorph so have always struggled to put on muscle.
McGoohan Jan 2021 9:25am, 12 Jan 2021 48,082 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan Just realised, if we do them on the stairs, it puts our feet in the downstairs loo!
GimmeMedals Jan 2021 9:28am, 12 Jan 2021 19,412 posts	Quote Pin GimmeMedals I will end up with feet out of the front door if I get to the bottom stair 🤔