Exercise program/How many pushups

[Kalian]

Hey folks, I turned 40 in sept. and am about 50 lbs overweight. Until the last 5 years or so I have always been in good shape. I lifted weights, and used to do over 100 pushups and over 200 situps back in my 20's. <br /> Last week, I decided to buy an eliptical exercise machine for my wife and I, (no room for a weght-set) and have decided to do low-calorie burning(a setting on the machine)on one day, and Aerobic exercise(likewise, a setting on the machine) along with push-ups and situps on the day following the low-calorie burning exercise. I had planned on "just" doing 20 pushups and situps until I got back in shape a little, and would then increase them progresivly. Well, I had a lot of trouble pushing out the 10th pushup, and won't even tell you how few situps I could do! (Man, old age sneaks up fast doesn't it ?) <br /><br /> So... how many pushups and situps can you do? I'm mostly interested in hearing from the 40 and older crowd, but all replies are welcome.

 

[Reel Poor]

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I ant getting ready to hurt myself tryin to do "one" just to make you feel better. <br /><br />Congrats on the ten.

 

[heycods]

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Are you CRAZY. man you can hurt yourself. You have to start slow at your advanced years.You start at the bar with a budwiser once with the right hand once with the left hand. Keep this up till you have built your strength up. then take 2 budwisers.........

 

[Reel Poor]

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What heycods said...and start with the 12 ounce and work your way up to the 16 ounce....Youll have a shape in no time.

 

[heycods]

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You get to where you got a coors lite tapper in both hands. your there

 

[Kalian]

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Lol, thats the shape I'm trying to get rid of, RP.

 

[heycods]

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You get to them tappers. your arms will be in shape youll be able to do 100 pushups. Trust me itll work

 

[waterone1@aol.com]

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Just turned 41, haven't worked out in 5 years. Just did 22 pushups.....damn near killed me. There is no way I can even think about sit-ups.....at least until my heart either slows back down....or explodes....not sure which will happen.

 

[Pony]

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I dont know how many push-ups I can do, but I can dead lift 375-400lbs.

 

[heycods]

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water1 see above you got to go slow.

 

[Kalian]

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Remind me not to say anything smarta$$ to .pony.<br />

 

[Kalian]

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Thats pretty good waterone. I'll get there one day.

 

[heycods]

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I wont to make a vidio of my suggestions with you boys, diabetis keeps me from participating, but ill set at the bar and give encouragement. we can call it killians barroom workout program.

 

[Kalian]

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Which one is the deadlift pony? Is that the one you just need to bring to your waist? It's still impressive though! Man, I think there'd be a mess beneath me if I tried to lift that much.

 

[Pony]

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Originally posted by Kalian:<br /> Which one is the deadlift pony? Is that the one you just need to bring to your waist? It's still impressive though! Man, I think there'd be a mess beneath me if I tried to lift that much.

Pretty much. You stand inside of a hexagon with handles....weights are attached, and you squat down and lift until you knees are straight (pretty much the waist)<br /><br />I really prolly could've lifted more than the 400, but I really didnt see a point in doing so........I would rather do 10 repetitions of lets say 250lbs.

 

[heycods]

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Originally posted by .Pony.:<br /> I dont know how many push-ups I can do, but I can dead lift 375-400lbs.

I once did 545# with a barrel of triethlene-glycol<br />see pjc s post on numb arm . we pay for the mistakes we make in our youth. NO SMILEY FACE

 

[Kalian]

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Lol at heycods. It would be the first time I ever passed out from exerciseing too much!

 

[Pony]

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Originally posted by heycods:<br />]I once did 545# with a barrel of triethlene-glycol<br />see pjc s post on numb arm . we pay for the mistakes we make in our youth. NO SMILEY FACE

I am still a youth......I'll have to keep that in mind. Thats why I didnt attempt more weight, no sense in injury. I can see how 545# can do some damage.

 

[AK_Chappy]

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Well,<br />I am not quite in the 40 and above range. I am only 37.<br /><br />But,<br />For the PT test we take, I pump out 51 pushups in 45 seconds. ( I max out and don't get extra points for going over max # in under a minute). We waited 3 minutes, then I did 35 situps in one minute (crunches really, did not come close to max ). We waited 15 minutes and then I ran 1.5 mile in 12:30<br /><br />I was happy, I passed. <br /><br />AK Chappy

 

[heycods]

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Didnt know whar it weighed till I bear huged it and lifted it out of the pickup and set it on the ground then I saw the weight stenciled on the top. I was surprised myself. We used to get in lifting contest on the drilling rigs, see who could lift the most, stupid stuff like that.