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Campfire Savant
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I will give it a shot. Ten is about what I can do at 66.
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I skipped to day 30.
Now what? Day 30 until the end of time
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Campfire Ranger
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Oh lord makes me miss the days I could do 50 push-ups, one armed 😔
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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OK I just did 5 at age 75. For the future, we'll see.
Don't blame me. I voted for Trump.
Democrats would burn this country to the ground, if they could rule over the ashes.
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Campfire Tracker
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Four years ago I did a 100 pushup challenge at the age of 56. My initial starting point I could only do 11. Eight weeks later on the final day I did 92 without stopping. I have been able to keep up with doing 50 right along since then. I haven't tried since August when I injured my elbow. Not sure if it would stand up to any pushups right now.
Chronographs, bore scopes and pattern boards have broke a lot of hearts.
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I need to do this challenge. Due to some minor foot issues I feel that I’m in some of the worst shape of my life. I did a 1/2 marathon last year at this time and now this year I’m happy to walk a mile. I’ve gained 18 pounds since last year also. Exercise is most definitely needed.
"If I couldn't laugh I would go insane." JB
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Dont get paid to do em anymore. Dont get paid to have others do em with me anymore. Dont get paid to use em as a discipline measure anymore.
You guys have fun!!!
Im eating 2 day old left over sphagetti. Pretty good actually. Just got back from hunting. Didnt see anything.
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Good reminder for me to get back into it. I can crank off fifty still.which I guess is okay for being 57. I find it to be all about breathing properly. I usually lay dumbells on the floor and grab them because they add a little more depth and my wrists hurt otherwise. I will use the patio edge sometimes too so my head or chin can dip lower.
I made these pledges before and never seem to keep them - doing so many a day for so many days to get in shape by X holiday. Maybe having this thread as a reminder will help prod me off my arse.
When a country is well governed, poverty and a mean condition are something to be ashamed of. When a country is ill governed, riches and honors are something to be ashamed of . Confucius
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Saved a month. 50 is no problem at all, at 64.
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I'm in,,,,,I think.....I'm also dealing with a long bout of tendinitis in my right elbow...
However, whens the official start date, today, tomorrow?
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Biden's most truthful quote ever came during his first press conference, 03/25/21. Drum roll please...... "I don't know, to be clear." and THAT is one promise he's kept!!!
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Not exactly using this regiment, but in the past, I seem to “hang-up” around 35 ! Consider working in incline and declined pushups and some time under tension pausing near the bottom. I fin that changing the routine (and muscle group slightly) helps to bump out of a doldrum. OP- great post, cool challenge. It’s been 3 years since I retired, same for the push-ups. I got to 24, may have gotten #25, but....I’m a puss, and it was starting to hurt! It’s official.....I am in bad shape! This old age crap sucks! memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024
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Campfire Oracle
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Campfire Oracle
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20 years ago I could do pushups until I got bored. Today, my rotator cuffs would go on strike for a week if I tried push ups.
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Campfire Oracle
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Campfire Oracle
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I'm in,,,,,I think.....I'm also dealing with a long bout of tendinitis in my right elbow...
However, whens the official start date, today, tomorrow? Today. 1Dec. is day one. Start the resolutions early.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
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I can do a 100 push ups when i am on top my wife
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I can do a 100 push ups when i am on top my wife How many can you do when she's not trying to push you off?
I'm here to increase my social credit score and rub elbows with some of the highest rollers on the internet.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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Fresh out of college and testing for LEO agency's, I did 84 in one minute. Can still roll off 50 now, fat and getting old.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Wish like hell I would have seen that chart before I read 'if you can do 40 pushups you'll live to be' on the internet, I slowly done 40 pushups three times in as many days, proceeded to pull the left side ribs away from my sternum, so, if any of you old/older guys [57] and still kind of stout and heavy [255 lbs] be careful and go slow, I thought I was having a heart attack one day due to this, had to go get everything checked out at the hospital. Sternum/ribs are better, but not near the same, may have to see a chiropractor and get it all popped back into place.
Trump Won!
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I'm 65. A few weeks ago I gave pushups a shot. Could get 25 and my arms were rubber. I just might try this challenge too.
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