Originally Posted by mrdoright0405
If you do the push ups correctly believe me you will feel it more in your chest. 100 slow and controlled reps and you too will feel the burn.
I had to do them for a stupid long time, fast, while I was in the Navy.
Bootcamp pushup = 2 second up, 2 second down. It was a treat.
Bootcamp long count pushup = 30 second middle lockout with M1 carbine filled with cement on nuckles; down was 2 seconds with 2 seconds on the up to middle 30 second lockout. This was if you were good.
Avg. number of pushups a day (yes, I kept track in the psychological warfare that it really is) 2,500 on a weekday if people kept screwing up. 1,500 on a good day.
We love you Master Chief.
Up-downs were fun, as were hello dollies. I have added both back to my aerobic workout.
Originally Posted by lilHinault
Or as Coach said, "Elbows to knees, the abdominal squeeze" then after a bunch of those we'd do the Dead Bug together, lying on our backs with our legs and arms sticking out at 45 degrees, until one person collapses then Coach tells them to get 'em back up, and we all have to keep 'em up longer for some reason
These were the equivilant to a beer, steak dinner and a few moments with our girlfriend/wives, dead cockroaches is what our CCs called them, and if you got to do the dead cockroach, someone else was getting their pain+ yours and you weren't let down for it by the company.