I challenged myself to complete 2,017 push-ups in a single day to see how far I could push my body. What started as a mental challenge quickly became a physical battle against fatigue and soreness.

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Two guys, one simple challenge: daily push-ups for a full month. We recorded every rep, tracked our progress, and compared the results at the end. Watch our transformations — both physical and mental ...

Drop and give us… well, read on for how many. Your ability to do push-ups indicates more than just how muscular your arms are — the number you can do also offers clues about your overall health. “A ...

Push-ups always came easy to me. In my 20s and 30s, I could crank out more than 30 a day if I wanted to, and I loved how strong they made me feel. But the other day, when I went to do a set of 10 push ...

Push-up challenges are trending. Before you try for 100 reps, focus on getting the exercise right. By Danielle Friedman This week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Health and Human Services ...

Weight training is essential to good physical health and is especially important for aging well. A study by Harvard researchers found that middle-aged men who could do 20 push-ups had better heart ...

Push-ups are one of those classic exercises you see everywhere, from bootcamps to yoga flows to strength workouts—and probably even in your gym class flashbacks. But if you find yourself grimacing ...

Many people who like to do calisthenics find the goal of doing 100 push-ups a fun challenge to attempt. Many are also working to build up to that number and get stuck at 75 for a considerable time ...

Push-ups come in many forms — some are progressions to make a push-up harder while others are regressions to make the upper-body exercise more accessible. One push-up variation that holds muscles ...