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This is not u for debate. People who have trouble with this often go all the way down and lift their hands up before pushing up again. Your chest shouldn't "kiss" the ground, though that's usually acceptable - I guess - if you're doing reps quickly. It should touch the ground, your ribcage should squish the skin.

e; Some of you are such gigantic idiots. This isn't suprising but it is annoying. If you were to be running miles and you ran 4870 feet, could you count that as a lap (rep)? No. You could not. Just like a full rep of a push up is arms completely extended to arms completely flexed. Up with the concentric, down with the eccentric.

This is not u for debate. People who have trouble with this often go all the way down and lift their hands up before pushing up again. Your chest shouldn't "kiss" the ground, though that's usually acceptable - I guess - if you're doing reps quickly. It should touch the ground, your ribcage should squish the skin. e; Some of you are such gigantic idiots. This isn't suprising but it is annoying. If you were to be running miles and you ran 4870 feet, could you count that as a lap (rep)? No. You could not. Just like a full rep of a push up is arms completely extended to arms completely flexed. Up with the concentric, down with the eccentric.

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[–] • 4 pts

Gatekeep fitness all you want. It's so stupid to think that a 260lb guy with horrible hips lifting his body weight in the manner of a pushup has you, with a fucking ruler or some shit, trying to decide if I am exercising or not...

Results are what matter. Not your faggoty shit and not your stupid fucking opinion.

[–] • 0 pt

...decide if I am exercising or not...

NOT ONCE did I say it wouldn't be an exercise or not in my post. Not once stated. Stop strawmanning me you faggot.

opinion

This isn't an opinion. Just like running a mile equals running 5280 feet completely. Not 4870 feet and tehn driving the rest. Not an opinion.

How fat are you? Because you seem fat. You know who else attempts to make a semantic argument while being wrong to qualify themselves as healthy? Hamplanets who totally do pushups, and situps, and whatever else.

[–] • -1 pt

So what the hell do you call it if you do the motion of a pushup, work your triceps and shoulders, but stay 1/2-1 inch off the ground with your chest?

The intent of a pushup is exercise, not clout.

If I am getting the benefit of a pushup but it's half an inch shy who the fuck cares? Do you care? Do you get a daily report on people improperly completing their exercises according to you?

This is just a language issue to you? You own the patent on the pushup and what people choose to call the exercises they do? Do I need a membership card to continue my pushups and maybe a chaperone?

[–] • 0 pt (edited )

The intent of a pushup is exercise, not clout.

This isn't about muh clout. Not sure how you got that either. Again: stop strawmanning me faggot, you sound fat as fuck.

No you aren't getting the benefit of a pushup if you don't do a full rep. You're getting partial benefit but not the most nor the benefit of the most important bit of the rep - that being the 'deepest' part of the rep.

This is just a language issue to you? You own the patent on the pushup and what people choose to call the exercises they do?

No. What is it with you and strawmanning? Seriously? Why can't you argue in good faith. You don't like the idea of a pushup because you can't do a complete rep. That's fine. Most people can't do a complete pushup - 1 rep even. It's fine but it's extremely sad.

Do you care?

No.

Do you get a daily report on people improperly completing their exercises according to you?

No but this is similar to telling the fatass who just walked 3 blocks and is exhausted crying about how they totally had to just sprint 2 miles that they didn't even sprint one. You're the fatass.

Do I need a membership card to continue my pushups and maybe a chaperone?

You're spamming now. Your kvetching is more annoying than telling a rabbi he can't suck the mutilated cock.

[–] • 0 pt

I can bench your bodyweight easy and I weigh 190. No excuses.

[–] • 1 pt

A fitness buddy of mine will go almost all the way down, do a bunch of micro push ups at the bottom where it's the hardest position to hold, then he will do the rest like you say. Fucking strongest guy I know. I don't think he ever takes his hands off the ground though

[–] • 1 pt (edited )

I don't think he ever takes his hands off the ground though

I forget what it's called. I don't do it either. IIRC it's supposed to help with something in the shoulders? Something to do with scapular retraction. Oh. They increase the range of motion very slightly but pulling your elbows back (up).

[–] • 1 pt

This is not u for debate.

Sure it is. I do more than one type of push-up. In one of them I hold the position at the bottom of the rep with my chest NOT touching the ground for a three-count.

[–] • 0 pt

Okay great. A part of a rep does not equal a whole rep. You're equating something to another that aren't equal things. A rep of a push up is a complete range of motion. No less. You aren't talking about the complete range, you're talking about one single part of it. The top of the force curve after the concentric push. Holding at the top, middle, bottom or somewhere else doesn't change what a rep is.

[–] • 0 pt

You're equating something to another that aren't equal things.

Or perhaps I'm not explaining myself clearly.

Standard push-up (to me) means starting from the plank position, lowering my chest until it bumps the floor (without resting on the floor), then raising back to a plank. That's one rep.

Option 2: Starting at the plank, lower chest to just above the floor but not touching, hold for three seconds, then raise to a plank. That's one rep.

There are others as well, including inclines, declines, raised foot, etc., but those are the main two I perform.

[–] • 0 pt (edited )

Standard push-up (to me) means starting from the plank position, lowering my chest until it bumps the floor (without resting on the floor), then raising back to a plank. That's one rep.

So your arms aren't fully extended? You're missing more than half the range of motion. Or do you do planks by fully extending your arms?

(without resting on the floor)

I never once said your chest needed to rest on the floor. Not here, there or anywhere. I said "touch" the ground. I don't get why all this arguing about this fact about a specific exercise. I seriously don't. The list at the end of your reply are modifications on form that are different exercises, work different muscle, similar muscle in different ways, and are very different on structural stresses of the skeletal system. I didn't in OP mention those or any other post or reply.

[–] • 0 pt

The entire problem is people doing pushups for numbers as some sort of ego boost.

Pushups should be done all the way down, then back all the way up, and not for numbers, but do a few sets to exhaustion during the day.

If you want to find out how many you can do, wait until the soreness passes for a day or two and then do a max out set, would be good to have someone who knows what's what count for you and at the same time keep you form in check.

[–] • 0 pt

If you do not bounce the barbell off your chest as much as you can, your not doing crossfit.

[–] • 1 pt

Not the same thing but I get the joke. As with BB Bench, the bar HAS TO TOUCH THE CHEST for it to be a rep, competition or otherwise. Bouncing is not allowed either.