It’s really interesting to see people doing pull-ups and push-ups like it’s so easy. It’s about strength and endurance, pushing the body to do its best.
Right now, I can do 6 good pull-ups and 20 good push-ups in one go. It might not seem like a lot, but it’s where I’m starting. My goal is to reach 100 push-ups and 20 pull-ups in one set. This will take time, discipline, and sticking to it, but I’m ready to work hard.
This isn’t just about the numbers; it’s about showing myself that I can do more. One rep at a time, I get closer to the person I want to become.
I’m skinny and went from zero to 15 pull-ups in just a few months.
But 50 push-ups feels way tougher.
That’s amazing to hear. When I started high school with football training, we had to do 100 push-ups in three minutes, 125 sit-ups in four, and 20 pull-ups without dropping the bar. Only one person could get 20 pull-ups by the end, but many managed the push-ups and sit-ups.
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Pull-ups are harder if you’re heavy, no denying it. I weigh 93kg and can do 12 pull-ups, but that took a lot of time. Every time I lose weight, I can do a few more; 5 kg really makes a difference.
Just a heads up, others are kind of coming down on you… I want to share a cautionary story…
I’m older, but during the pandemic, I lost a lot of weight and got really fit. I was obsessed with push-ups and pull-ups. I even have a post about my pull-up journey. I went from about 20 strict push-ups to 50 which was really fun and satisfying. Going from 50 to 60 was fine. But going from 60 to 70 was really tough on my joints. I didn’t even try to go past 70 because it seemed risky, and I felt great doing 50 push-ups. I could easily do 10 sets of 50 a day, but a single set of over 70 felt like pushing my limits.
The same story with pull-ups. I loved moving from 2 to 4 to 8 to 10 to 14, but once I hit 15, it just got really hard, and my joints started to hurt. I think I could have kept getting better, but it would have caused problems for my body.
So, if your best was 55 push-ups and 11 pull-ups, start by getting back to those numbers, then try for 70 push-ups and 15 pull-ups… past that could be tough on your joints. Don’t hurt your elbow just to get to 18 pull-ups when you feel good at 13 or 14.
You could end up with injuries from overdoing it. Just like some martial artists who do hundreds of kicks a day and need hip replacements when they get older.
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You could end up with injuries from overdoing it. Just like some martial artists who do hundreds of kicks a day and need hip replacements when they get older.
I follow a push, pull, legs routine and do push-ups and pull-ups on alternate days, usually just one or two sets max.