how many calories do you burn doing push ups?

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TMP - 10 Nov 2003 22:57 GMT

subjet says it all

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determined - 10 Nov 2003 22:59 GMT

> subjet says it all

It depends... If you do them without stopping, maybe as much as 10 cal/min.
But, how long can you do pushups? If you are doing them for longer than a
minute, maybe you should consider upping the resistance and dropping the
reps. Like bench pressing...

det

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TMP - 11 Nov 2003 01:29 GMT

but you burn calories while you are not doing them after
so if you did 15 push ups real fast per minute you would most likely burn
more then 10 per minute?
am I right or wrong

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Ignoramus6554 - 11 Nov 2003 01:49 GMT

> but you burn calories while you are not doing them after
> so if you did 15 push ups real fast per minute you would most likely burn
> more then 10 per minute?
> am I right or wrong

15 pushups per minutes is awfully slow. Doing pushups for a minute
"real fast" would mean that you can do a lot of pushups at once.

i

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AL DiSanto - 11 Nov 2003 12:29 GMT

really I don't know how anyone can tell. Proper form also comes in to
play and if you go too fast, you may be breaking form just slightly or
relying on momentum. Just remember that you are doing yourself a lot
of good by doing push-ups no matter how many calories it burns. Like
Det said, if they get too easy consider using weights and dropping the
reps. Also try some variety like elevating your legs or using your
knuckles.
AL

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