This time, the challenge is an oldie but a goodie: PUSH UPS. There is no time limit. However, you must maintain proper form and once you break form or rest you are DONE. Ladies are allowed to do modified push-ups (AKA Girl Push ups- I don't like to call it that because truthfully i've seen many girls do push-ups better than a lot of guys- my wife being one of them) Below is a video of me showing what is acceptable and what is not acceptable:
WHITE BELT :0-5 reps. If your arms were food, they'd be linguine
YELLOW BELT:6-10 reps. If your arms were an animal, they'd be a ferrett
GREEN BELT: 11-20 reps. Ok.
BLUE BELT: 21-30 reps. Alright.
BROWN BELT: 21-40 reps. Muscle Milk.
RED BELT: 41-50 reps. HGH?
BLACK BELT: 51-60 reps. You must work out.
JEAN CLAUDE VAN DAMME BELT: 60-75 reps. Muscles from Brussels
CHUCK NORRIS BELT: 76+ reps: Do you know karate? Cuz your body is Kickin'!
YELLOW BELT:6-10 reps. If your arms were an animal, they'd be a ferrett
GREEN BELT: 11-20 reps. Ok.
BLUE BELT: 21-30 reps. Alright.
BROWN BELT: 21-40 reps. Muscle Milk.
RED BELT: 41-50 reps. HGH?
BLACK BELT: 51-60 reps. You must work out.
JEAN CLAUDE VAN DAMME BELT: 60-75 reps. Muscles from Brussels
CHUCK NORRIS BELT: 76+ reps: Do you know karate? Cuz your body is Kickin'!
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Ha, ha! Push ups! The bane of my existence! I am so proud to say, Mr Moh, that before starting taekwondo, I could do three sets of 15 "half" push-ups and well, 1 full-push up (because of the belly, hadn't gotten word that it was OK to push the belly yet, and that's where it hurt in the full push-ups). Now, after three months of taekwondo, I can do 35 "half" push ups in a set and 10 full. I do them at home because I hate them, but they are so effective.
ReplyDeleteBack in Austin, when I was taking taekwondo there, I developed ganglion cysts on the outside of my wrists:
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00006
I had the first one treated with an incredibly painful cortisone shot that hurt worse than the cyst itself. It made my hand swell up and I had to keep it immobilized for two days. The orthopedic said that they used to just squash the cysts by having someone hit them with a telephone book, but now we have cortisone. He also said that I got them from doing push ups and that push ups are the worst exercise in the world. I went in and told that to my taekwondo instructor (a 50-something hispanic, gruff and lovable guy) and he squinted at me and said, "Really? And what did this guy look like?"
I started to recite a physical description, from what I could remember from my one visit, and my instructor leaned in and said, "What I mean, ma'am, is... did he look like maybe he needed to do some PUSH UPS?"
All I could do was smile and nod and say, "Uh, yes sir." Because the guy really did look like some push ups might do him some good, ganglion cyst risk or not.
When I got them again, I had Alex (who was like 5 at the time) hit my bent wrist with a telephone book. Worked like a charm and he had a great time whacking his mom with a big book. So, that orthopedic did educate me a little, and he gave me a great story to tell!
Mike we do one minute intervals at school here in OK. I can crank out 65 before I loose it. :) The kicker is that I can get 41 in in 30 seconds....the downhill slide a 30 seconds is a big one.
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