Today, there are a large number of sports clubs and gyms, but push-ups will be considered the main and effective exercise anyway. At any time, under any conditions, in various ways you can perform this exercise. This is precisely the point of view of people who set records in this discipline.
Push ups in life
Before talking about what the world record for push-ups was set, we will touch on the topic of sports in the life of a modern person, namely, we will talk about the advantages of this exercise.
If weights, dumbbells, barbells and many other sports equipment cost a lot of money, not to mention the purchase of a subscription to a good gym, then in the case of push-ups, only desire is necessary. It is desire, because nothing else is needed. There is always a surface for classes. Of course, for comfort you can buy special rugs and other accessories.
It takes a little time to find the necessary literature, after which it will be possible to play sports with ease, without spending a lot of time. At the moment, many experts have compiled various training methods for push-ups. Therefore, only the desire and desire for physical development is necessary.
Maximum number of pushups from the floor
First recorded record:
With high probability, records have already been set, but the first recorded record of push-ups from the floor belongs to Charles Linster, who was able to push out 6006 times. This happened on October 5, 1965. The relevant data were entered in the Guinness Book of Records.
Current record:
After 15 years, another result was shown, which no one has yet been able to beat. Minor Yoshida, a Japanese citizen, was able to push without stopping 10 507 times.
Push-ups per day
After the world record for push-ups was set, another category was introduced - in 24 hours. In this discipline, Charles Servicio was able to distinguish himself. It is worth saying right away that he did not spend all his time, but only 21 hours and 6 minutes. During this time, he repeated 46,001 times. This event happened in 1993.
Note! This athlete did push-ups for a while, and Minor Yoshida set a record without stopping.
Push-ups on one arm
To date, the Guinness Book of Records has a world record for push-ups from the floor on one arm in 60 seconds. It was first established by the representative of Switzerland, Ivan de Weber. He was able to push out 120 times. This event happened not so long ago, in 2001.
Only this record could last only about 9 years. Already in 2010, Georgian Georgi Basilashvili was able to make 157 repetitions in 1 minute. It is worth noting that at that time the champion was only 16 years old.
Young champions
You should also not disregard the records set by young athletes. Ronak Atul Vitha already at the age of 2.5 from his birth began to actively set his own records in the exercise in question. At the moment, his piggy bank has a large number of different awards, and his personal record is 1,482 repetitions. He did this in 40 minutes.
Also, you can not ignore the native of Moscow, Pavel Huseynov. In 2004, when he was 9 years old, he was able to squeeze 9263 times at a time, without stopping, performing the largest number of push-ups - a world record - for his age.
Home workouts
To achieve great heights in such an activity, regular training is necessary. As a result, the next world record for push-ups from the floor can be set by you.
To date, there are a large number of techniques that include different methods of push-ups from the floor - both without additional items, and with a variety of assistants. It is worth considering several ways to perform the exercise.
Subtleties of execution:
- Wide setting of hands. The wider the arms are, the more the chest muscles begin to work, respectively, more efficiently. It is worth saying that with a standard setting, a world record for push-ups from the floor was set.
- Work triceps. This type of muscle begins to work seriously if the palms of the hands are located as close to each other as possible (a great option is palm to palm).
- Biceps. Unfortunately, such push-ups are little practiced in real life, possibly due to their small popularity. This method is done as follows: arms are turned, and palms are directed along the body. As already mentioned, biceps work.
- Strengthening of the fingers and fists occurs if the exercise is done on the fists. Also known is the world record for fist push-ups.
- Increase and decrease in load. If you push up on one arm, then there is an increase in the load on certain muscle groups. If you kneel and begin to push up, then, of course, the load drops sharply.
Use of additional items:
- Legs above arms. This complication is used so that the load on the muscles is stronger. Feet can be placed on a bench, sofa or other surface. It is worth noting immediately that the higher they are, the more difficult it is to perform push-ups.
- Stretching the muscles. Three chairs will be great helpers to perform exercises not only for strength, but also for stretching the pectoral muscles. Two chairs are placed under the arms, and one for the legs. The chest should be lowered below the level of the arms.
- Weighting. The most commonly used method using additional items is weighting. The weight is placed on the back, slightly below the shoulder blades, and the usual push-ups from the floor are done. Just do not forget about the fact that the weight should be under the strength of the athlete. The record holder, who set a world record for push-ups, used weighting materials in training.
Conclusion
The world record for push-ups from the floor is a rather high result, but it is possible for almost every person. It all depends on desire and willpower.