Man who did 100 pushups every day for a year reveals impact it had on his body
A man shared the extent of his ‘progress’ after doing 100 pushups every day for a whole year.
Whether it's running a marathon, losing weight, or getting stronger, plenty of people set themselves ambitious fitness goals.
But one man decided to put his determination to the test by doing 100 press-ups every single day for an entire year - and documented the entire thing on his YouTube channel.
James Stewart Whyte shared the results in a 10 minute video in 2020, with many people claiming he had ‘mastered’ the art of discipline by completing the challenge.
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And while many would be put off push-ups for life after doing 36,500 in a year, Whyte noted that he would actually ‘highly recommend’ the regime to anyone.
But why press-ups? Well, he opted for the single exercise to keep the workout simple and accessible, requiring no gym membership, commute or special equipment, and ultimately making it easier to stay consistent.
"I wasn't asking myself to do something daily that I had to explicitly schedule and prepare for in advance," he said.
But how did things progress?
Well, given that the whole point of the exercise was to build a new longer-term habit rather than trying to make a big change all at once, it's not surprising that things took a while to take effect.
"The progress I made was slow," said James.
"After the first few months of the year I saw an almost imperceptible change, progress started to show entering the summer."
He added: "Around this time was when other people started to notice as well. I was building muscle and becoming stronger, and the daily workouts were becoming easier."
But while change did take a while to begin showing, once it was there it very much began to show.
And to be clear, we're not talking immediately starting to look like The Rock at the peak of his WWE career, but that doesn't mean that the results weren't impressive.
James said: "Mid year I checked in on my progress, although results were modest, they were there, and it proved that after you establish a new habit you have to give that habit time to work before you see the results."
And as for the all-important final results, the YouTuber has had quite the transformation.
Advising others who might be considering taking on the mammoth challenge, he concluded: "You have to establish a habit and then give that habit time to work. Small progress each day is often much more powerful than trying to make more significant, but less frequent, leaps."
It just goes to show it's not always about big showy changes, sometimes it's doing something relatively small but consistent.
Kit Roberts