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2400 Pushups in 12 hours

Will he complete 2400 pushups in 12 hours?

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AnonymousDeac

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There is a guy attempting this right now. Not a professional athlete or anything but definitely a very in-shape individual. Given the lack of sports, has led to a significant betting market on whether he will complete it (definitely hundreds of thousands, potentially a million).

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Story + background on the bet: https://www.actionnetwork.com/lifestyle/jonathan-bales-betting-push-up-challenge-action-network
Live video of his attempt: https://www.actionnetwork.com/
 
I originally said "no way", but after doing the math, I think it's possible.
 
Screamindemon3 said:
I originally said "no way", but after doing the math, I think it's possible.
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In theory, it’s super simple. I could do 200 in an hour, no problem. Can I repeat that 11 times? Not in a million years. My arms would be jello after maybe 2 hours.
 
They've been gone from the picture for a while it seems. Hmmmmmmmmm...
 
So are people betting straight up, props, anyone establish an o/u overall or in the first 6 hours?
 
PhDeac said:
So are people betting straight up, props, anyone establish an o/u overall or in the first 6 hours?
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Bet initially started straight and that's where I got most my action. Offshore books starting taking bets and just trying to balance the action on both sides. Think it closed with Yes being a -140 favorite.

https://twitter.com/the_oddsmaker has been putting out live lines throughout the day.
 
AnonymousDeac said:
He has a lot on the line to provide him with motivation.

For comparison, last year he completed the 6-12-18-24 challenge as a prop bet. I think this has to be worse.
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Ugh, that doesn't even sound fun.

My friends and I would do the 9-9-9 challenge occasionally and that was enough for us. I cannot even imagine trying the above. I think I'd rather try 2400 pushups, which I guaranteed would not even come close with.
 
Just googled the world record and it’s 19,345. Wtf, how
 
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