The Pushup Challenge

  Fitness is not all about muscles and body building, it about how strong you are. Try the push up challenge to see how strong you are and measure your strength.


Challenge
 Do as many push ups as you can within three minutes.


Rules

1. Rest whenever you want, but keep the clock running.
2. Perform a perfect form - elbows locked at the top with the chest just above 2 inches from the floor, legs together and hips not shaking with every rep. If Any of the following is not maintained then it is not counted.
3. Take rest whenever needed. For beginners, never push yourself too hard. Take longer breaks and if you cant do well formed push up then that's the limit for you. Do again after 2-3 days gap.

Performance 

55 push ups - Below average
55 to 75 push ups - Above average
75 to 100 push ups - Good
100 to 115 push ups - Better
115 to 125 - Excellent
125 to 130 - Extraordinary


Problem while doing push ups


If you cant do more than 15 push ups your chest and triceps are weak
Strengthen them by doing low rep push ups regularly, bench presses and triceps push ups.


If your hips shake like Shakira then your core is weak. Do plank and side plank which build your core muscles for stability and endurance. Plus they are great ab workouts.