100 push ups a day

[somebozo]

pump the iron..thats the best exercise..tho i am been out of touch from gym..and as a result out of shape as well.

 

[Awesome]

You need to work out everything. You can't lose belly fat by doing only ab crunches, you can't bulk up (properly) without working out every muscle.

Do everything, calves hamstrings, quads, back, chest, arms, forearms, heck even your glutes (butt).

Oh and just because you are skinny don't totally skip out the cardio. It increases endurance in the long run, however considering your 8 weeks goal, you may want to keep that limited.

10 pounds of muscle in 8 weeks? Sounds difficult, maybe 6 would be more realistic if you're just starting off.

 

[T-Faz]

Just grab two light dumbbells and start running with them.

Run everyday and as much as you can.

Just be active, that will increase your fitness levels and improve your physique.

 

[VCheng]

@ sports people

will 10 sets of 10 push ups and little over 1 hour of exercise help you get in better shape? My goal is to gain 10 pounds in 8 weeks... will this exercise help?

The first thing to determine what needs to be done is by calculating the Body Mass Index:

Calculate Your BMI - Standard BMI Calculator

Then, one should plan to remain in the normal range (about 19 to 24). If already within this range, then exercise is appropriate as well as a balanced diet.

If the BMI is less than 19, then additional calories should be taken with more unsaturated fats and complex carbohydrates, and protein supplements to help muscle mass. Exercise remains important, with more emphasis on weight training.

If the BMI is above 25, then cutting down calories along with exercise would be indicated, with more emphasis on endurance and heart-lung exercise.

I will assume that by gaining weight, you want to increase muscle mass, and not fat, and guess that you do not like going to the gym.

The blunt truth is that muscle mass is best increased though exercise, but the good thing thing is that there are ways to adequately provide this stimulus to muscles without going to the gym.

The first requirements are good oral intake and sleep.

Good oral intake requires a combination of roughly one third of calories from carbohydrates, protein and fats, each, stressing carb intake shortly before exercise and protein intake shortly after exercise, with fat calories spread evenly throughout the day.

Carbs should be complex, not refined, for example whole grains, in as many forms as you can get (unrefined flour, unshelled rice, fruits and vegetables).

Protein should be lean, with an equal mix of red (beef, mutton, veal) and white (chicken, fish, turkey), with egg whites added wherever your taste buds allow, and the emphasis being on lean-grilling the meats, not cooked in gravy and never fried.

Fats should be unsaturated fats (walnuts, almonds, pistachios) and omega-3 rich sources (sardines, cod, anchovies, fish liver oil).

The total calories per day should be about 2500 for basal metabolism, plus 1,000 for normal daily activites, plus an additional 1,000 to 2,000 calories depending on the level of physical activity.

For sleep, getting out of and into bed should be approximately at the same time each day, with no caffeine intake after noontime. Sticking to a rhythm promotes diurnal secretion of growth and other anabolic hormones naturally.

Now we come to the hard part: exercise.

Try to build in physical activity wherever your daily routines allow. For example, pick up your own things, carry around stuff yourself, clean your areas and belongings yourself, walk wherever possible etc. etc. Please note these are only examples and you can better judge where such activities can be built in according to your circumstances.

Then of course add a balanced exercise regiment with both isotonic and isometric exercise for all major muscle groups, followed by heart-lung endurance exercise.

10 sets of 10 push-ups per day will exercise your triceps and pectorals adequately, but will fall short of the other goals I have described above.

However, it is still better than nothing, so start doing whatever you can!

Good Luck!

 

[forcetrip]

No equipment use the 20 push up a day. Get from palm to knuckles to fingers. 10 years and i out bench daily drivers. find something to do your crunches while watching tv. I would not spend more than 10 mins a day.

 

[BlackenTheSky]

I do 50 pushups a day all at once.but later finds my elbow starts little paining,is that ok..???or i shall do some other way..

 

[DesiGuy]

i did 60 push-up a day about an year ago.

 

[DesiGuy]

I do 50 pushups a day all at once.but later finds my elbow starts little paining,is that ok..???or i shall do some other way..

i heard it's not good that u suddenly start doing that many. u should only # of push-ups day by day and slowly.

 

[EagleEyes]

I used to do 50 in one rep, now can't pass the 15 mark.

 

[EagleEyes]

I do 50 pushups a day all at once.but later finds my elbow starts little paining,is that ok..???or i shall do some other way..

Your technique is probably wrong. Stop immediately, and focus on fixing it.

 

[blain2]

@ sports people

will 10 sets of 10 push ups and little over 1 hour of exercise help you get in better shape? My goal is to gain 10 pounds in 8 weeks... will this exercise help?

My humble advice - To gain 8lbs of muscle mass, you should focus on lower body. It will be much easier to put on muscle mass doing leg presses/squats with intake of proteins and lean foods in the time period. Putting on mass on the upper body usually takes longer and there is more muscle (dense) that helps put on weight in the lower body.

In my younger days, for wrestling, I did have a pretty good upper body regimen aside from free weights. The push-up routine was to do 30-50 reps. One thing that helped was doing the push-ups and syncing them with prayer times (5x30/40 = 150-200 pushups a day will take care of business quite well). You can stay on it regularly and after a while won't even perspire doing them.

 

[CardSharp]

i do about 1.5 hours of full body exercise including stretching as well. I needed to know if 100 pushups a day really help with ur strength.

There are just much better ways of putting on useful muscle.

The best way in my opinion is Olympic weight lifting.

 

[BlackenTheSky]

i heard it's not good that u suddenly start doing that many. u should only # of push-ups day by day and slowly.

Your technique is probably wrong. Stop immediately, and focus on fixing it.

I started doing pushups back in january, I started with 10..then progressed to 15,25,36,43 and from past one week doing 50,just now finished on 51.I was doing since january but gave a gap from april till august,When i finished,i was on 36,when i started i am doing 50 to 51.


Any advice how can i make my chest along with muscle with simple exercise.

 

[Iqbal_Brar]

excercise is important but if you want to gain weight and muscle mass.. your MAIN goal should be to EAT EAT and EAT!!! Gym and workout come second to eating... eat 7-8 times a day... minimum 6 times a dayy ATLEAST!!!

food to eat.. eat lotss of eggs.. my breakfast is usually 7-8 eggs in the morning with atleast 4 Cajun chicken sandwiches (stuff them up with layers of chicken and loads of salad) and a nice big glass of orange juice.. i know its hard to eat a lot as soon as you wake up.. so when you do wake up first drink a glass or two of water.. it'll wake your whole system up than start making your food and eat it 10-15mins later.. if you're still finding it difficult to eat a lot.. break it down into two shifts.. eat half your breakfast than and rest 30-40mins later.. or whatever way suites you but know atleasttt eat that much for breakfast.. MINIMUM!! this will also mean you start going to bed early and start waking up early..

after that meal.. few hours later.. when everyone is up.. eat your normal family breakfast or whatever is cooking at home.. I usually take down 3-4 stuffed parathas with yogurt makhan or whatever else.. just increase your quantity.. drink lots of milk too.. i know when I was young I used to see my cousins take down a huge bowl of pure desi ghee which I tried but its pretty disgusting and hard to do lol... but you can try that also.. lunch.. again.. lots of rotis (lots of carbs) or bread or rice or pasta (they all are high carb foods.. if you are one of those whose household eats a lot of rice intensive meals than try switching to brown rice.. it has lots of carbs).. also with this.. eat a lot of chicken breast!! it is probably one of the highest protein meats you can find.. than again afternoon lunch around 3pm.. I usually again eat with rest of family whatever is cooking.. just take down more rotis and make sure there is something which is protein intensive.. in salan or sabzi whatever is cooking.. evening meal.. againn.. rice or pasta or some other carb intensive meal with I usually prefer a steak of beef (it has creatine in it which helps you give temporary strength to lift heavier plus speeds up your muscle recovery).. but if you prefer chicken than you can go with chicken breasts again (very high source of protein).. dinner.. again whatever is cooking at home.. just loads of it.. and ofcourse cut up a nice big plate or two of salad... when you're not sitting down and eating.. always have something healthy to eat.. like badaams or kajjus.. they are really good source of healthy oil.. think of it as healthy grease for your muscles

second comes weight training... first you have to understand your own body.. some people can recover faster after workouts and some take longer time.. everyone's body is different.. if you are naturally very skinny and have a high metobalism (that is no matter how much you eat you cant seem to put on weight).. than you should take longer rests.. maybe workout only 2 or 3 times a week.. and give your body more time to build muscles.. its very important you understand your body.. if you over work yourself you will not gain anything.. because muscles do not build when you're working out they build when you're resting.. so give yourself good rest be patient.. do notttt over work yourself which I know lot of people end up doing than they cry about not gaining anything..

the type of weight training.. if you want to get bigger than concentrate on your biggest muscles!! they are.. your lower back and your thighs... if these muscles grow.. your whole body grows.. concentrate on these.. you should do Squats.. and do Deadlift.. and also if you go to the gym.. work out your legs overall.. try to keep weights heavy and the reps low.. if you can do 10 reps with ease.. than you need to go higher!! because remember you're trying to gainn muscle.. not tone itt.. so go heavier until your reps come down.. i usually lift to about 5 reps.. once i start doing about 7-8 reps on the same weight.. i increase the weight... remember do these exercises firstt!! once you're done these than maybe can do smaller exercises like shoulders.. chest (probably easiest part of your body to build with fastest results).. neck, etc.. and mostt important thingg EAT and REST after workoutt!!!

Once you get into this routine.. you'll start to see results within 2 weeks I can guarantee.. but DO NOT quit!!! biggest fightt in working out if your psychological state.. if you get frustrated and you startt to think that you can never gain.. than you probably never will.. sooo keep going regularly to the gym.. keep eating good.. and rest..

and please keep us updated on your progress.. really would love to see you succeed.. goodluck!!


(and wow thats a long response lol just noticed.. but am really passionate about this stuff and would love to help you outt )

 

[fatman17]

100 push ups a day - **** - with me its more like 100 push ups a year!