500 pushups in 2 hours

CoyneMoney · #1 09-12-2007, 10:13 PM

I bet my roommate $20 he couldn't do 500 pushups in 2 hours. He is in very good shape. 6'1" 180 with a max bench of 225. How good is my money here?

suzzer99 · #2 09-12-2007, 10:25 PM

If he doesn't do pushups a lot, it'll be worth the $20 just to see him in agony the next few days. Punch him in the chest or obliques whenever you get a chance.

Efourdee · #3 09-12-2007, 10:32 PM

If he paces himself, like doing them in sets of 10 he should have no problem.

Id be interested in trying this...want some more action?

shemp · #4 09-12-2007, 10:33 PM

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I bet my roommate $20 he couldn't do 500 pushups in 2 hours. He is in very good shape. 6'1" 180 with a max bench of 225. How good is my money here?

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You're probably giving your money away.

suzzer99 · #5 09-12-2007, 10:47 PM

I know 2p2er who recently had a couple of prop bets about # of pushups in 24 hours (I think). I'll see if I can get him to weigh in.

Assani Fisher · #6 09-12-2007, 10:51 PM

You have one minute to do 12 pushups. Then rest for two minutes(Note: If you do the 12 pushups in less than a minute which you probably will, then you have extra rest time).

Then do another set, but this time make it 13 pushups(you still have to do it within a minute). Then rest 2 minutes again.

Then go back to 12. Alternate between 12 and 13 each set.

Thats 12.5 pushups every 3 minutes which equals 500 pushups in 120 minutes(2 hours).

Really doesn't seem that hard at all to me.

cbloom · #7 09-12-2007, 11:00 PM

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Thats 12.5 pushups every 3 minutes which equals 500 pushups in 120 minutes(2 hours).

Really doesn't seem that hard at all to me.

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Yeah, I don't doubt it's easy for the first 200 or so. I dunno at what point muscle fatigue sets in and it starts to get really painful.

Actually I think if you're allowed to drink gatorade or whatever during that would make it a lot easier.

For example, I think doing 1000 pushups with an unlimited time span, but no food or water allowed until you finish would be really really hard.

bellytimber · #8 09-12-2007, 11:02 PM

my gut reaction is that this is going to be hard for him to pull off (with decent form). When you start failing at pushups, you don't recover very fast, and before you know it even sets of ten are not gimmes.

kidcolin · #9 09-12-2007, 11:08 PM

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Really doesn't seem that hard at all to me.

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try it.

suzzer99 · #10 09-12-2007, 11:45 PM

I got this PM from Irieguy, a respected STTFer who's also a doctor.

Re: pushup prop bet

From: Irieguy

I did 1000 in 24 hours. Nobody can do 500 in 2 hours unless they are a gymnast or something.