We have already seen the effects of some 30-day fitness challengessuch as the famous 100 push-ups a day or the One Punch Man workout (100 push-ups, 100 abs, 100 squats and 10 km per day).
Today, we are going to focus on one of the most difficult fitness challenges to overcome, the crème de la crème: 50 pull-ups and 100 push-ups in… less than 5 minutes!
There, you are probably saying to yourself, “your truck is really doable”, just cut it into 5 series of 10 pull-ups and 20 push-ups per minute and you’re done.
Oh no, because you must complete all 50 pull-ups before going to the pumps.
A little background first
There is a YouTube channel specializing in this challenge: That’s goo money (600,000 subscribers).
Decently muscular “speakers” are invited to take part in this “ultimate” challenge, sometimes in its basic version, sometimes raised (100 pull-ups / 200 push-ups in 10 minutes, 50 pull-ups and 100 weighted push-ups at 20 kg in less than 15 minutes , etc.)
Two years ago, a guest of the chain stood out by seizing the record.
“The proof”, a sacred war machine, thus dispatched the 50 pull-ups and the 100 push-ups in 4:37 m.
10 M views for “the proof” in a video that has gone viral, during which he easily connects the first 30 pull-ups in a single series with a more than clean technique (for push-ups, he will only do 70 repetitions at once, little player lol)…
In short, the record stood for 2 years until another successful youtuber, “Stan Browney” who loves challenges (like this 24-hour marathon) and records of all kinds, decided to get serious about it to beat The Proof.
An easy challenge… only on paper
Possibly the toughest bodyweight challenge in the world
Although based on two simple exercises, push-ups and pull-ups, few people can successfully complete this challenge.
To convince us of this, the YouTuber brings in one of his friends, an advanced bodybuilder who quickly realizes that it will be impossible (at the end of 5 minutes, he will painfully complete the 50 pull-ups).
His final score? 11 minutes and 45 seconds.
And you, can you do it? Tell us in comments.
The immense difficulty of the challenge is that there is almost no rest, it’s a test of muscular endurance in its purest form!
To beat the 5-minute mark, you have to constantly send rep!
Note that said Browney is no stranger to bodyweight training, it’s kind of his business.
So it’s not not a normal guy who is embarking on this challenge, and to achieve it, he sets himself to make an attempt every day until he breaks the record.
50 pull-ups and 100 push-ups every day for 30 days, what results?
First attempt for Browney (Day #1), he completes the challenge in a time of 5:20m, which is excellent, but not enough to beat “the proof”.
For the experience to be integral, he decides to keep track of his physical evolution during the challenge.
It’s interesting to see if such a volume of push-ups and pull-ups can alter the physique of one of the best bodyweight athletes on this planet.
If yes, there is a good chance that the results will be multiplied tenfold for ordinary mortals.
Jour #2Browney already beats the challenge with a time of 5 minutes all round, he “remains” only to dethrone the king.
Jour #3the progression continues with 4:59 m…
But things will go downhill, as expected.
The body is tired the aches show (as is very often the case with this kind of challenge) and the timer stops later and later.
Another notable result is the amazing congestion at the level of the pectorals after each attempt, notice to lovers of Instagram profile photos…
During an attempt, Browney violates the rules of the game, just to see, and allows himself to mix push-ups and pull-ups without respecting the order (he does 10 push-ups for 20 pull-ups).
So the backs can recover when the pecs work and vice versa, result: 3:44 m, no record validation of course, but enough to highlight why this challenge is so hard (no recovery).
The youtubeur therefore relies on his discipline and his determination to go chasing the record, day after day.
Il set an alarm at the same time daily for his workout (this is something you can do if you’re working from home, so you can easily squeeze 5-10 minutes of activity into your routine).
On day #9progress is back again, the body adapts without a doubt and becomes more effective on the sequences.
Jour #15while our fiery youngster thinks he has broken the record, he brings his comrades to validate the attempt… unfortunately, he realizes a terrible thing: his technique is not clean at all.
Take a good look at the initial video of The Proof, his pull-ups are strict on every repin the same way as its push-ups.
It’s one thing to complete the challenge, it’s quite another to do it with impeccable technique!
Jour #17big drop in motivation, performance drops, efforts are intense, in short, our protagonist has a dire need of recovery.
But Browney is so determined that he continues his fight, even if it means having to do his training with the upper post of a bridge in the middle of London as his only pull-up bar or even while being sick (this is not recommended).
After finally resting for a few days, sa 34e tentative will give him the fruits of his labor: 4 minutes and 32 seconds!
As for his physical results, here are the evolutions:
- + 0.4 kg on the scale (impossible to say that these are 400 g of muscle),
- + 1 cm in chest circumference,
- + 0.5 cm shoulders,
- the arms and back muscles remained at the same level,
- + 1 cm in waist circumference.
nothing crunchy to put in their mouths, but the guy left with a solid physique, so there is nothing surprising in that.
What to take away from all this?
With determination, anything is possible!
C’bô, but actually, Browney did his research homework badly, becausethere are much better times on the internetlike this machine from @Saibov which signs the performance in 1:36 m (although the shape is debatable).
But in the end, we don’t care!
The only question to ask yourself: should you do this challenge over 30 days?
- If you want to lose weight: no,
- If you want to improve your muscular endurance: yes,
- If you want to be more efficient on your push-ups/pul-ups: no doubt, provided you take care of the technique,
- If you want muscles your pectorals and their antagonists: most certainly,
- If you want to hurt your elbows/shoulders by doing too much, too fast: go for it!
As always, let us conclude by recalling that it is counter productive to train the same muscle groups every day, and that you should probably allow 24 to 48 hours of recovery between sessions.
Ensuite, work on your technique to prioritize the quality of your reps over the quantity.
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