Stop Doing 100 Pushups A Day (I'M BEGGING YOU)
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Date: 2025-04-20
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Michael-cm8qk
Dude I wish you would forget about hypertrophy for a minute. No, actually I wish you would forget about it for several minutes and tell me what to do if I don't care at all about hypertrophy and just want to be able to do the maximum amount of push-ups on a regular basis without turning my body into scar tissue. What if my goal is stamina, endurance with a decent amount of power, without damaging my body
I've always been inconsistent with my fitness. Exercise for a few years and then I fall off the wagon for a few years and I get back on the wagon for a few years and then fall off etc. Now I'm in my 50s.
A year or two ago I started getting into videos about hypertrophy that motivated me to start exercising again. However I was getting into deep stretch exercises 6-12 wraps and giving myself recovery time however my recovery time was getting so long that I was hardly ever exercising. I began to sort of fall off the wagon again. Recently I've gotten motivated by just saying to hell with all that and just doing fewer reps 45 days a week and I feel really better. It's not good for hypertrophy but I need to be exercising several days a week instead of just once a week but it's just not going to work out at my age.
I would say the same goes for pull-ups except I will be a lucky man if I ever get my pull-ups to the rep range talked about in this video. Prior to the pandemic I finally got my pull-ups to double digits. I did 10 or 11.
Anyway, I would also be a lucky man if I can ever get to do 100 pushups slow and controlled. I definitely agree with you about slowing down the push-up and simply changing the form of it to make a single push-up for more difficult. Be that as it may, it would be awesome if you would go into depth about what's possible in terms of being able to do a holy shitload of push-ups fast and explosively.
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Dude I wish you would forget about hypertrophy for a minute. No, actually I wish you would forget about it for several minutes and tell me what to do if I don't care at all about hypertrophy and just want to be able to do the maximum amount of push-ups on a regular basis without turning my body into scar tissue. What if my goal is stamina, endurance with a decent amount of power, without damaging my body
I've always been inconsistent with my fitness. Exercise for a few years and then I fall off the wagon for a few years and I get back on the wagon for a few years and then fall off etc. Now I'm in my 50s.
A year or two ago I started getting into videos about hypertrophy that motivated me to start exercising again. However I was getting into deep stretch exercises 6-12 wraps and giving myself recovery time however my recovery time was getting so long that I was hardly ever exercising. I began to sort of fall off the wagon again. Recently I've gotten motivated by just saying to hell with all that and just doing fewer reps 45 days a week and I feel really better. It's not good for hypertrophy but I need to be exercising several days a week instead of just once a week but it's just not going to work out at my age.
I would say the same goes for pull-ups except I will be a lucky man if I ever get my pull-ups to the rep range talked about in this video. Prior to the pandemic I finally got my pull-ups to double digits. I did 10 or 11.
Anyway, I would also be a lucky man if I can ever get to do 100 pushups slow and controlled. I definitely agree with you about slowing down the push-up and simply changing the form of it to make a single push-up for more difficult. Be that as it may, it would be awesome if you would go into depth about what's possible in terms of being able to do a holy shitload of push-ups fast and explosively.
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Aristotelezz
Indeed it may be a good advise to do the push ups real slow and don't count them. A five years ago or so, when I was about 58 years old, 210 lbs, I tried to do pushups every day, with a push up bar. I basically build it up with one rep a day. When I around 55 reps or so I started to feel something odd in my chest. I kept on training and ignored it and hoped it got away. It didn't. One day, all of sudden, when I just started my routine, it felt as if a muscle in my left chest tore. I was totally unable do anything. There wasn't much pain, but the muscle seemed have no power. In the days thereafter I could use my arm and chest for everything I wanted, except push ups. Not even one rep. What learned from this is not to do it every day. A while ago I picked up again and do it once a week at least and three times at most. Maybe when I hit the wall, I start all over again and do them real slow.
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Indeed it may be a good advise to do the push ups real slow and don't count them. A five years ago or so, when I was about 58 years old, 210 lbs, I tried to do pushups every day, with a push up bar. I basically build it up with one rep a day. When I around 55 reps or so I started to feel something odd in my chest. I kept on training and ignored it and hoped it got away. It didn't. One day, all of sudden, when I just started my routine, it felt as if a muscle in my left chest tore. I was totally unable do anything. There wasn't much pain, but the muscle seemed have no power. In the days thereafter I could use my arm and chest for everything I wanted, except push ups. Not even one rep. What learned from this is not to do it every day. A while ago I picked up again and do it once a week at least and three times at most. Maybe when I hit the wall, I start all over again and do them real slow.
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michaelk1714
It's a bit pointless analysis. Gym and exercises are fake way to stimulate muscles. Naturaly no one would say to you don't do something that is essential for your survival, or to get you food etc cos you need rest today. What I'm trying to say pushups can be done everyday just like other exercises as they not so heavy lifting. Imagine scafolder or builder or any hardworking physically person. They do harder work to there body for 8h or more a day yes with breaks. Show them this video the will laugh as it's something that takes few minutes. We are generation of snowflakes. get up do push-ups, situps, whatever as your rutine you will feel great. Not talking about preparing to Olympic games. Not talking about heavy lifting. Normal human beings are designed to move. It's important to do them properly and I learn the hard way but other then that carry on.
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It's a bit pointless analysis. Gym and exercises are fake way to stimulate muscles. Naturaly no one would say to you don't do something that is essential for your survival, or to get you food etc cos you need rest today. What I'm trying to say pushups can be done everyday just like other exercises as they not so heavy lifting. Imagine scafolder or builder or any hardworking physically person. They do harder work to there body for 8h or more a day yes with breaks. Show them this video the will laugh as it's something that takes few minutes. We are generation of snowflakes. get up do push-ups, situps, whatever as your rutine you will feel great. Not talking about preparing to Olympic games. Not talking about heavy lifting. Normal human beings are designed to move. It's important to do them properly and I learn the hard way but other then that carry on.
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MrBeckenhimself
All due respect Jeff, but wouldn't that depend on WHY people do push ups Take someone like myself who comes from a fighting background. (Boxing and Muay thai mostly) I prefer push ups over benching. I do my push ups very explosive to mimic a punch. My goal is not absolute strength not hypertrophy my goal is explosive movement. Obviously I don't do push ups every single day but I do them and when I do them I do them to keep my explosiveness as I age. I'm currently 42 turning 43 in July. I do deadlifts, squats and so on but even those exercises are doing explosive and not with a ton of weight.
So obviously if strength is your goal then sure 100 push ups is not a very good way to get you there.
But if you're like me someone who just wants to remain his explosiveness with old age then are great.
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All due respect Jeff, but wouldn't that depend on WHY people do push ups Take someone like myself who comes from a fighting background. (Boxing and Muay thai mostly) I prefer push ups over benching. I do my push ups very explosive to mimic a punch. My goal is not absolute strength not hypertrophy my goal is explosive movement. Obviously I don't do push ups every single day but I do them and when I do them I do them to keep my explosiveness as I age. I'm currently 42 turning 43 in July. I do deadlifts, squats and so on but even those exercises are doing explosive and not with a ton of weight.
So obviously if strength is your goal then sure 100 push ups is not a very good way to get you there.
But if you're like me someone who just wants to remain his explosiveness with old age then are great.
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verifiedhp
A few years ago I was diagnosed with a degenerative bone disease and could no longer go to the gym. Multiple surgeries and years later and I am back in the gym. The only thing that kept me moving and alive was that I was able to do 100 push ups per day. The odd biproduct is my working bench press went from the 55lb dumbbells on my last set to 75lbs 12x on my last set. I was shocked and since then I have been enjoying lifting a much heavier weights when doing chest. It’s absolutely due to the push ups, it’s the only thing I have been doing and to top it off I’m old af 46 years old. 100 Push ups saved my life and exploded my bench a few years later, 100% natural with shit test levels and not on TRT or anything but aminos and creatine.
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A few years ago I was diagnosed with a degenerative bone disease and could no longer go to the gym. Multiple surgeries and years later and I am back in the gym. The only thing that kept me moving and alive was that I was able to do 100 push ups per day. The odd biproduct is my working bench press went from the 55lb dumbbells on my last set to 75lbs 12x on my last set. I was shocked and since then I have been enjoying lifting a much heavier weights when doing chest. It’s absolutely due to the push ups, it’s the only thing I have been doing and to top it off I’m old af 46 years old. 100 Push ups saved my life and exploded my bench a few years later, 100% natural with shit test levels and not on TRT or anything but aminos and creatine.
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justinquaid2610
I'm up to 4 sets of a 130 pushups which is 520 pushups. I'm up to 700 dips and 70 minute wall sits per set. My workouts take 4 to 5 hours, but I switch it up the next day, so I give the muscles a rest. I'm a part of this Navy SEAL training program lead by a former Navy SEAL which is totally different than body building. They want muscular endurance and they don't care about a good looking body. I'm burning so many calories that my body cannot keep the weight on anymore. I'm 6ft 2inches and I went from 210lbs to 170lbs. I've been doing the program since 2021. They don't care about weight lifting that much and it's all body weight lifting work. They say that the body builders usually fail their workouts.
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I'm up to 4 sets of a 130 pushups which is 520 pushups. I'm up to 700 dips and 70 minute wall sits per set. My workouts take 4 to 5 hours, but I switch it up the next day, so I give the muscles a rest. I'm a part of this Navy SEAL training program lead by a former Navy SEAL which is totally different than body building. They want muscular endurance and they don't care about a good looking body. I'm burning so many calories that my body cannot keep the weight on anymore. I'm 6ft 2inches and I went from 210lbs to 170lbs. I've been doing the program since 2021. They don't care about weight lifting that much and it's all body weight lifting work. They say that the body builders usually fail their workouts.
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erickhanes7517
Funny I watch this video today I'm 41 years old I hit 51 push-ups today since the first time since I've been 18 I was locked up in Saint Charles DoC juvenile Illinois just under 1 year from 17 to 18 I used to do 50 pushups each set in 10 seconds a day 500 push-ups squat and sit-ups when I came out I grew like three or four inches and had every single muscle has the magazines muscle 100 I forgot what it was back in the day all I know is you don't need no weights to become physically fit an extremely ripped I believe the most strongest people on this Earth are gymnastics people who use their body weight no matter what you do just move your legs and feet and arms and you'll be healthy
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Funny I watch this video today I'm 41 years old I hit 51 push-ups today since the first time since I've been 18 I was locked up in Saint Charles DoC juvenile Illinois just under 1 year from 17 to 18 I used to do 50 pushups each set in 10 seconds a day 500 push-ups squat and sit-ups when I came out I grew like three or four inches and had every single muscle has the magazines muscle 100 I forgot what it was back in the day all I know is you don't need no weights to become physically fit an extremely ripped I believe the most strongest people on this Earth are gymnastics people who use their body weight no matter what you do just move your legs and feet and arms and you'll be healthy
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artistamisto
I do 100 pushups when I'm not in the gym. So during my non-gym months working out at home.
Feet up on the bench straight legged angled down pushups full range touching the floor and up. Hands a few inches wider than shoulders. 30, 30, 20, 20, 20. If I can do more I'll add to the end set. I also do dumbbell flyes on the bench and finish up each set with dumbbell presses to near failure. But I take rest days, it's not consecutive days.
But going to the gym flat benching, incline, then machine flyes gives me a different level of soreness after the first few chest days. There is more chest stretch doing the bench/incline presses than the pushups.
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I do 100 pushups when I'm not in the gym. So during my non-gym months working out at home.
Feet up on the bench straight legged angled down pushups full range touching the floor and up. Hands a few inches wider than shoulders. 30, 30, 20, 20, 20. If I can do more I'll add to the end set. I also do dumbbell flyes on the bench and finish up each set with dumbbell presses to near failure. But I take rest days, it's not consecutive days.
But going to the gym flat benching, incline, then machine flyes gives me a different level of soreness after the first few chest days. There is more chest stretch doing the bench/incline presses than the pushups.
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Roscoboyzz
I created my own push-up program years ago. Started out shooting for 100 reps per workout. All reps to failure always same form and speed. 90 seconds rest between sets timed. 10 sets total. When j started I couldn’t do 50 reps in a workout. At the end of about 6-8 months I hit 247 reps in one workout. It is very hard workout always strick on form speed and rest timing. You really push yourself with this. Note this is a Mon Wednesday Friday workout with rest days between and weekends off. That’s what worked for me to build muscle in my chest especially my upper chest. Once I got to this number I added a 50 lb weighted vest while doing pushups.
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I created my own push-up program years ago. Started out shooting for 100 reps per workout. All reps to failure always same form and speed. 90 seconds rest between sets timed. 10 sets total. When j started I couldn’t do 50 reps in a workout. At the end of about 6-8 months I hit 247 reps in one workout. It is very hard workout always strick on form speed and rest timing. You really push yourself with this. Note this is a Mon Wednesday Friday workout with rest days between and weekends off. That’s what worked for me to build muscle in my chest especially my upper chest. Once I got to this number I added a 50 lb weighted vest while doing pushups.
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rando9574
IM BEGGING YOU. Its probably pretty good to do 100 pushups a day. Probably going to be around 3 sets going to failure, like 403525 or whatever. 3 sets chest to fail pr day will definately give results. I do a more normal gym Push Pull Legs etc week, but I think doing 1 month 100 pushups a day will be something great.
In fact I will do that this month. 3 sets pr day pushups is 21 sets pr week. Recovery from this is not really that hard for a novice to intermediate lifter. Honestly Jeff, you cant really mean that is bad. Doing full body daily is very possible, and then 3 sets pr day is fine.
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IM BEGGING YOU. Its probably pretty good to do 100 pushups a day. Probably going to be around 3 sets going to failure, like 403525 or whatever. 3 sets chest to fail pr day will definately give results. I do a more normal gym Push Pull Legs etc week, but I think doing 1 month 100 pushups a day will be something great.
In fact I will do that this month. 3 sets pr day pushups is 21 sets pr week. Recovery from this is not really that hard for a novice to intermediate lifter. Honestly Jeff, you cant really mean that is bad. Doing full body daily is very possible, and then 3 sets pr day is fine.
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larrykauffman8929
I hear you, I really do. However, at 39 I'm getting to the point that I could care less if I could lift a car. I'm looking for mobility and just all around looking good. That's where the push-ups come in. Aside from that, I just enjoy it, just like a runner enjoys running. I do all kinds of different ways though, incline, decline, weighted, handstand. I just enjoy having fun with it. 1 it's more of a hobby, and 2 my wife loves that I'm almost 40 and my body is still holding up nicely. Just my opinion, great video though.
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I hear you, I really do. However, at 39 I'm getting to the point that I could care less if I could lift a car. I'm looking for mobility and just all around looking good. That's where the push-ups come in. Aside from that, I just enjoy it, just like a runner enjoys running. I do all kinds of different ways though, incline, decline, weighted, handstand. I just enjoy having fun with it. 1 it's more of a hobby, and 2 my wife loves that I'm almost 40 and my body is still holding up nicely. Just my opinion, great video though.
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jamesdirubbio7722
I represent a small part of your audience but it’s worth a shot.
I have a SLAC wrist, have had surgery to clean it out and de-nerve it however downward pressure (push-ups, bench/any press) is a no go as it’s bone on bone.
I’m fine with pulling.
My solution thus far has been to wear an ankle cuff on my wrist and use a pulley machine to do my pressing.
This is is probably my only solution but thought I’d see if you had any other creative ideas to achieve presses bypassing a wrist.
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I represent a small part of your audience but it’s worth a shot.
I have a SLAC wrist, have had surgery to clean it out and de-nerve it however downward pressure (push-ups, bench/any press) is a no go as it’s bone on bone.
I’m fine with pulling.
My solution thus far has been to wear an ankle cuff on my wrist and use a pulley machine to do my pressing.
This is is probably my only solution but thought I’d see if you had any other creative ideas to achieve presses bypassing a wrist.
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jgomez5963
Who is talking about blood types you can’t make someone who has not worked out ever to start benching out of no where. Some people are fat, skinny, some can’t even do a push up. 100 push ups is a great way to start building muscle. Obviously you have to bench to build strength as you progress. I do both. 2 days of the week benching 3 sets of 8-12 reps with increasing weight until failure. Daily push ups keeps building you up and helps rip you up and build endurance. Now my 100 push-ups is a warm up.
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Who is talking about blood types you can’t make someone who has not worked out ever to start benching out of no where. Some people are fat, skinny, some can’t even do a push up. 100 push ups is a great way to start building muscle. Obviously you have to bench to build strength as you progress. I do both. 2 days of the week benching 3 sets of 8-12 reps with increasing weight until failure. Daily push ups keeps building you up and helps rip you up and build endurance. Now my 100 push-ups is a warm up.
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sven8957
1. Just great; Pushups are my thing, one of the few things I have left, and now you're trying to take THOSE away from me.
2. The best exercise is the one that you'll actually DO. I've been doing 100 pushups, every other day, for the past 5 years. I've lost 40 pounds of fat. Take away my pushups and I think I'll probably just sit on the couch and watch TV and give up.
3. Switch to weights Who's going to come to my house and spot me at random hours when I have the energy to exercise You
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1. Just great; Pushups are my thing, one of the few things I have left, and now you're trying to take THOSE away from me.
2. The best exercise is the one that you'll actually DO. I've been doing 100 pushups, every other day, for the past 5 years. I've lost 40 pounds of fat. Take away my pushups and I think I'll probably just sit on the couch and watch TV and give up.
3. Switch to weights Who's going to come to my house and spot me at random hours when I have the energy to exercise You
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only_folls
You're right but you also are missing why this works too. like people believe in the pushups. they are programmed by one punch man etc this will help alot of people but its a double edged sword. but at the same time i think people naturally hit a wall or callous as you said and join a gym. i will say i killed it at supine press after doing some days of alot of pushups i think for people 210-239 lbs the ton of pushups is really good especially with rowing machine too for a upperbody cardio almost
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You're right but you also are missing why this works too. like people believe in the pushups. they are programmed by one punch man etc this will help alot of people but its a double edged sword. but at the same time i think people naturally hit a wall or callous as you said and join a gym. i will say i killed it at supine press after doing some days of alot of pushups i think for people 210-239 lbs the ton of pushups is really good especially with rowing machine too for a upperbody cardio almost
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BladeRunner-PFK
I agree that 100 push-ups a day doesn't make sense. The rep and sets rules have to be applied to all types of weightlifting. Although when doing push-ups, you can put plates on your back to push more weight. Meanwhile, you are using core stabilisation and have more shoulder range in a compound move. Bench press is an isolated move that gives you unbalanced chest size pretty much in line with preacher biceps lifts etc. You can also elevate your legs.
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I agree that 100 push-ups a day doesn't make sense. The rep and sets rules have to be applied to all types of weightlifting. Although when doing push-ups, you can put plates on your back to push more weight. Meanwhile, you are using core stabilisation and have more shoulder range in a compound move. Bench press is an isolated move that gives you unbalanced chest size pretty much in line with preacher biceps lifts etc. You can also elevate your legs.
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robwoods2079
I did a 100, 000 push ups in a year as a personal challenge several years ago just because I thought it would be a neat challenge. I actually accomplished it September 30th of that year. I got to where I could do 100 plus push ups in a single set. I increased my bench press by about 25-30 pounds. However, the repetition without rest screwed my shoulders up and I still deal with those problems today. Personal final verdict, wasn’t worth it.
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I did a 100, 000 push ups in a year as a personal challenge several years ago just because I thought it would be a neat challenge. I actually accomplished it September 30th of that year. I got to where I could do 100 plus push ups in a single set. I increased my bench press by about 25-30 pounds. However, the repetition without rest screwed my shoulders up and I still deal with those problems today. Personal final verdict, wasn’t worth it.
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thedesibanks1
I’ve done 500 dips for 30 days, I’ve done 500 push ups every other day. I’ve done 1000 push ups for 10 days straight. Most of those lead to slight injuries but I was the most shredded and cut up when I was doing those. Now on push days I do 500 push ups along with bench and I’m the biggest I’ve ever been. Less is more but calisthenics is what’s going to give your muscles the sculpted defined look
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I’ve done 500 dips for 30 days, I’ve done 500 push ups every other day. I’ve done 1000 push ups for 10 days straight. Most of those lead to slight injuries but I was the most shredded and cut up when I was doing those. Now on push days I do 500 push ups along with bench and I’m the biggest I’ve ever been. Less is more but calisthenics is what’s going to give your muscles the sculpted defined look
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rockyroad8442
Nothing has worked better for my chest development than pushups. For some reason when I do dumbbells or barbell chest presses, I can’t seem to isolate my chest muscles in the same way I can doing pushups. I’ve done a ton of pushups and I have gotten great results. I like having the endurance to do 50 reps better than doing just a set of 10 barbell presses. This is just my personal preference.
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Nothing has worked better for my chest development than pushups. For some reason when I do dumbbells or barbell chest presses, I can’t seem to isolate my chest muscles in the same way I can doing pushups. I’ve done a ton of pushups and I have gotten great results. I like having the endurance to do 50 reps better than doing just a set of 10 barbell presses. This is just my personal preference.
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6ix418
Prison i was doing 1000 puah ups a day 1000 squats 1000 lunges jumping jacks etc I was a beast. Got out and went to college and one of my classes was a weightlifting class and I was so strong at that time coach was impressed I weigh 155 solid bench was 285 and miltary press was 185 curl was 165. Ace that class had to work out with the big dudes. Then got in a motorcycle accident and lost it all lol
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Prison i was doing 1000 puah ups a day 1000 squats 1000 lunges jumping jacks etc I was a beast. Got out and went to college and one of my classes was a weightlifting class and I was so strong at that time coach was impressed I weigh 155 solid bench was 285 and miltary press was 185 curl was 165. Ace that class had to work out with the big dudes. Then got in a motorcycle accident and lost it all lol
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