Oregon Army National Guard Maj. Tommy Vu, a Salem man and physician assistant, has beat the world record for most chest-to-ground push-ups in one hour. Vu, 38, completed 1,721 chest-to-ground push-ups ...

You don't need dumbbells or barbells to build a stronger, more defined chest, bigger shoulders, or more powerful-looking arms. Consider: Before the invention of these weights, humans relied on their ...

Sure, the push-up is a bodyweight exercise, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy—in fact, it can be really challenging to master. That’s why push-up modifications (basically, less intense versions of the ...

Oregon Army National Guard Physician Assistant Major Tommy Vu knows how to push boundaries. On Saturday, Sept. 20, Vu broke the world record for push-ups. According to a press release about the feat, ...

Push-up challenges are trending. Before you try for 100 reps, focus on getting the exercise right. By Danielle Friedman This week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Health and Human Services ...

An Oregon Army National Guardsman who had had already set several world exercise records apparently set another one, for pushups, last month, according to the Oregon National Guard. Physician ...

Push-ups always came easy to me. In my 20s and 30s, I could crank out more than 30 a day if I wanted to, and I loved how strong they made me feel. But the other day, when I went to do a set of 10 push ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Push-ups work your chest, arms, core, and legs all at ...

Kevin Cullum has been tracking his progress since 2015. A 35-year-old dad has achieved an extraordinary milestone, completing 1 million pushups since he began tracking his journey in 2015. Kevin ...

Mastering push-ups and pull-ups requires progressing from building strength to developing muscular endurance. Conquering your first repetition of these calisthenics exercises is a matter of strength, ...

Julia is the associate news editor for Health, where she edits and publishes news articles on trending health and wellness topics. Her work has been featured in The Heights, an independent student ...