Are you ready for a Pushups Challenge!!

Pushup is very popular exercise all around the world. But very few can actually do more than one pushup not to mention that the age puts another restriction on how many a person can do them.

Turbulence Training author Craig Ballantyne recently put forward a challenge for all the readers of Men’s Health Magazine. The bar he set was very high. For men under the age of 45 the fitness level was determined as follows:

Less than 20 push-ups à out of shape

20-34 push up à average

35-49 push-ups à fit

More than 50 à “Men’s Health” fit

For women under the age of 45 the number was cut by 60%. So an average level of fitness would not even be more than 12 push-ups.

For beginners to develop strength it is recommended to start with kneeling pushups. Starting with 10 of those a day and adding another set every now and then till you add up to doing 3 sets per day.

Now you are ready to go another level up. On this level you start with a push up position with your knees off the ground. Start with lowering your body to the ground slowly in 3-4 seconds. Now you put you knees on the floor and push up. Do these eight reps. You now will be ready to do full pushups in no time.

For the ones who can already do full pushups can follow these steps to raise your fitness level. Note the number of pushups you can do. Start with just the half the number and reset for half a minute and repeat again and again. Next week reduce the number of seconds by ten seconds and so on. Now after 3 weeks start with a new number.

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