The Power of Practice: Lessons From 10 Years of Pushups | Emily Saul | TEDxBoston

[@JeromeCraigDC]

Loved it! Totally inspiring THE 5 TOP LESSONS LEARNED 5. Let obstacles become oportunities: resistance and challenges are not bad - they are opportunities to learn 4. Not doing something perfectly does not mean you are failing: every little step/ every rep is part of a bigger goal 3. Motivation is directly related to meaning: frame your challenge around something that has purpose in your life. 2. If you want to keep doing something make it regular and give it structure: And if you want to keep enjoying something make it unusual and give it variety 1. There is a version of impressive things that works for you: if there is something that inspires you and has meaning for you practice being good at it day after day Find your practice (noun) and practice (verb).

[@KuriousVV]

Thank you for summarising it

[@TheGreener22]

@@TheAparajit In Australian and British English, 'practise' is the verb and 'practice' is the noun. In American English, 'practice' is both the verb and the noun.

[@coraleveille9169]

Thanks you for this amazing resume!

[@blueskythinking8312]

You forgot tracking and focusing on what you ARE doing vs what you are not

[@jameskaft5233]

Can we thank you later ? ;-)

[@michaellavelle7163]

This is awesome and timely. I walked into rehab in January and couldn't do one pushup. From my knees I started on a goal of one. In the month of May I did 5000!! This principle carried over into every area of my life!! Walked out of rehab a new man 😁

[@abdullahAhmed200]

👍🏽👍🏽

[@Vestu]

💪

[@benjaminalderson7011]

That’s awesome! Way to go! I experienced similar growth but took a lot longer, but through consistency and daily practice, over a year I went from barely being able to do ONE push-up on my knees to 10,000 in 20 days. 100 a day is a sustainable habit if you make it a priority. It’s ten minutes to keep you healthy and strong. You are worth it!

[@aliendroneservices6621]

Are the push-ups a means to an end? What is your goal?

[@michaellavelle7163]

@@aliendroneservices6621 Strength and Resilience are the goal. Addiction tore me up good. I'm learning that discipline on how I move my body and what I put in my mouth carry over into every area of my life. Changes me. . . Changes my relationships and the world around me

[@beckym8245]

I have never been able to do even one strict push up. 11 weekly sessions with a PT doing strength training, and, at age 53, prompted by this video, I have just this minute done 5 strict push ups!!

[@AzizAbdurRaoof]

Super Kudos to you Becky!

[@cspace1234nz]

This woman has great arms and shoulders !! That aside, I am fully supportive of this idea and it's something I've been doing for 30 years. I have a practice of my own that I have literally done every day and never miss, not under any circumstances. In my case it gets done first thing in the morning, even if that is at 4.00am, it's 30 minutes at the start of every day. I've also taught it to those who are serious for the last 22 years, the lesson being....'A little often rather than a lot all at once'. Profound, life-changing stuff.

[@jorgeromera3861]

Push-ups were my first exercise after watching my dad doing them. I was 12 years old. I'm about to turn 58 and push-ups have been always with me. That being said, the video has seem to me absolutely fascinating.

[@ronaldmason8140]

I’m 59 and l still do my push ups also it’s a good way to meditate l concentrate solely on the push ups

[@jorgeromera3861]

@@ronaldmason8140 I recently started doing bulgarian push-ups. Due to the natural instability of the rings, focus is even more needed than in usual push-ups.

[@UncompressedWAVmusic]

From 14:00 to the end needs to be printed and on the wall of every home. At 19 years old I wanted to be able to do 100 pushups in a row, however I could only do 35 in a row. So I set a goal to doing 35 pushups 3 times a day so 100 pushups a day for a year so that at the end of the year I could do 100 pushups non-stop in a row. I did 35 three times a day for a year and amazingly a year later I was able to do 100 push-ups in a row in less than 2 minutes. 5 years later I once again did 35 three times a day and again I could do 100 push-ups in a row. I really liked this video.

[@itsmevkapoor]

I can relate with that, I struggled doing 5 pushups in a row once then I started doing it regularly everyday and started increasing my pushup count with intervals. Now I can do 75 pushups and squats in a row 4 times a day. I would never have imagined that I can do 300 pushups and 300 squats in a day. Consistency and practice is everything you need in your life to be better.

[@vivekchoudhary5676]

Kyu chutiya banaraha hai bhai?

[@Epik-hm8ws]

Watch out for your rotator cuffs. Stretch everyday for overhead mobility and do back excercises that strengthen your external rotators. Pull ups mainly train your lats which are internal rotars of your shoulder. Keep that in mind. Have fun.

[@itsmevkapoor]

@@Epik-hm8ws Thanks for suggestions, I will keep this in mind.

[@aliendroneservices6621]

Why are you doing so many push-ups?

[@johnmakinen3664]

@@aliendroneservices6621 why not.

[@SarahAndBoston]

Emily is a force of nature and light! She’s an incredible human being with a heart of gold. She’s inspired me to move and trust in myself for the past 8 years and I feel gratitude every day for her!

[@indirajayaraman4758]

Very inspiring! For me it's piano, tennis and running. I started these at 10, 21 and 44 years of age and never looked back. Now at 65 I realise how nice it is to be healthy too. I made space for these activities even after marriage, children and grandchildren.

[@santhomohapeloa3792]

My very interests as well

[@ganeshsaishanmukhi1046]

I literally loved how she conveyed her experience, and it also motivated me to use the technique that she did which is 20 times a day and 5 push ups each time and I am going to do it.

[@curiousgeorge555]

Can you figuratively love something?

[@sepehrAmirkiaee]

consistency is the key

[@TamiLovesRioSamba]

Not even five minutes in the video, I knew the next fifteen minutes would be worth listening and watching. Thank you!

[@hartokooetomo352]

Thank you emily. I am 58, in feb - april I did 200 push ups a day. I felt itu was too much. Starting may I did 100 a day. I feel good about myself and 100 a day feels very easy now. Tks for your sharing. Greetings from Bali.

[@yesplease6399]

WOW that is insane. i thought 50 was insane!

[@yesplease6399]

i can do 20 with struggle.

[@CarlWithACamera]

I began doing push-ups at age 12, and continued until I was 57. And then, while living in Vietnam for six months in 2019, I saw some teen boys at a fitness park near my apartment doing some diamond push-ups, where you place your hands together forming a a diamond with your thumbs and index fingers. I started doing them and promptly injured my rotator cuffs. I've been three years rehabilitating, and am now up to just 200, in one session each week. I do dumbbell exercises and cycling and squats, etc, but I'm taking my time to get my push-ups back. I'd estimate that over the 45 years I'd done push-ups prior to injuring my shoulders, I may have done somewhere in the neighborhood of 800-900 thousand push-ups. At 60 today, I'm determined to extend that to one million before I'm done. Hopefully my careful and slow recovery continues until I'm back doing 500 per week in a couple sessions.

[@jdsweeney14]

I set a goal of doing 100k pushups in a year. Comes out to 274 a day. The journey taught me a lot about myself, my discipline and my lifestyle. I was in good shape but got in great shape. I resigned at 85k due to a shoulder pain that I determined wasn't worth pushing thru to finish. Still I look back and feel proud of my accomplishment and journey. Completed shoulder surgery last year and this inspiring talk is motivating me to find a new quest to embark on! Do what you can with what you have available!

[@pro369]

Reality in movement, your talk is inspiring, igniting, inciting, inviting, enticing. Your talk is gold.

[@carmencampana3329]

I love she used the word practice! In a way to define what is important to the individual. Find your practice!

[@vallea7770]

What an inspiration this woman is! Psychology and sport, a very interesting combination. So many things to learn, many great take-home messages.

[@fluntimes]

This really resonates with me because I did a similar challenge with Burpees. I have stopped recently and really feel I'm missing something in my life so I'm going back for more Burpees! I found myself confronting my quitting self a lot during the challenge and facing that person every day and just doing the practice anyway had psychological benefits for sure!

[@kyleregan302]

Day 18 of 100 a day. could do sets of 10 first day. just two weeks later, 62 is my personal best. it's rewarding to fail , fail, fail, and THEN achieve success thru my personal development. pushing ones mind to find what your truly capable of.

[@arseneousmanemethods]

Thank you! It is so true; You make decisions and then the decisions make you; so pay attention to the decisions you make! Decide to be Practice!

[@ariellemarvian]

I really needed this talk today. Thank you for the powerful lesson!

[@sandrambabaziagasaro6063]

Thanks Emily, i have Learn a lot from you now you are my Inspiration i do love Push up i did push up in Woshing room, Sitting room, at the office but sometimes failed not always but when it comes i can spent a month with Push ups , Thank you so much for sharing this let me try and put all my efforts .

[@panchoruy]

Emily, thank you for always sharing your wisdom. Your influence and inspiration has made me a better person

[@yankee2666]

There’s a great little book on natural healing written by an older man who cured himself of a number of maladies without medical intervention, called My Physician, Myself. I read it a couple of years ago but lost my copy. I’m going to Amazon right now to order one and be more careful with it. It’s more than worth the read. You might look into the work of Luigi Cornaro, a Venetian nobleman who lived to be 102.

[@physio_finesse]

This is one of the most relative Ted talks I've ever heard. I hope to one day share my experiences as a fitness professional just like.

[@sujith25in]

My day starts and ends with pushups. I do push-ups before I go work and eat my dinner. It can gift you a toned body(not bulky muscular), be disciplined and do not track your fitness progress at-least for three months.

[@wordswordswords8203]

I like how it's just one thing. Push-ups. I think people get put off by these huge complex exercise routines. Very inspiring. Think I'll try this but start with three and work up to ten. I don't think you need to do 100 to get the benefit. I'll come back here in a couple of weeks and let you know how it went.

[@chandanmaurya7049]

You didn't come back lol

[@harishnair9947]

Fantastically put up this legit concept. Beautiful presentation from this amazing woman.

[@omarortiz3968]

No tienes idea de cómo me ayudaste, gracias. You don't have any idea but your words help get out of a hole, maybe because I enjoy work out too, thank you Emily Saul.

[@tommyd7371]

This is an extraordinary talk. Resonated strongly with me in a way that Ted Talks rarely do. Thank you!

[@freespirit5680]

If I could just find some way to enjoy exercise, that would be something. I like being physically active, I like team sports (although I've never been much good at anything), I like a good vigorous walk (or a leisurely walk for that matter), and in my time (I'm now 64) I've enjoyed surfing, swimming, wall climbing, dancing even, but for me 'exercise', and the idea of 'exercise', is a complete turn off. With one exception, my sports teachers at school (this was in the UK) seemed to me to be not much better than bullies, and their only other skills were criticism and sarcasm. I also suffered badly from asthma until I was about 15, which didn't help at all. I sometimes think my brain set just took the wrong turning somewhere and I got lost in the wilderness, missing things that so many others seemed to take for granted. I greatly envy anyone who is good at sport and has good hand-eye co-ordination. Watching this talk and seeing how motivated she is, she has my respect and admiration, I am almost beyond words.

[@raffisandoval9103]

She has the growth mindset :) (Dweck, 1999)

[@gusmarokity6482]

In my teens I was a canoer in Hungary and in the winter months preparation trainings my team had three trainings a day till Friday, two on Saturdays and one on Sundays. After an exhausting two hour Saturday gym workout my trainer wanted a performance assessment test, how many continuous push-ups each of us can do. So, I was still doing mine when everybody else have fallen out and the school manager showed up in order to lock up so I had to stop doing mine when I was close to three hundred. Same thing have happened on a sit-up test too but don't remember the numbers. In that year one of my partner/friend won the European championship barely beating me out of it by 'kicking' his canoe into the finish line in front of me. He was a real talent and won best in Europe two more years in a row.

[@bradleyabels]

Powerful!! 💪🏽 Spontaneity + structure = Enjoyment! Love this! I’m starting right now! Come on!!

[@clovillette9045]

Really amazing TEDTalk, humble and meaningful!

[@HexBore13]

I loved this video. Been in a rut for a while, finding it hard to get going on exercise again after a long injury break. Although Emily says it's not about pushups, I'll be applying the principle to pushups, although I might have to work up to 100!

[@emperor6712]

Discipline, motivation, all lead to success!!!

[@Juan-hd8lh]

Can't believe audience wasn't counting with her out loud in each lesson's numeral. They need to give her 20, at the very least.

[@nicolasmaldonado1428]

Pushup exhibitionist, I get it , and respect it. This is one of the best TED talks I've seen in a very long time.

[@yourboyla2856]

LOVED it, crazy inspiring, will try a practice a month from now on !

[@mr.g6177]

this is deeper than i thought while clicking at the video.

[@lucafrattini2484]

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step! Keep your eyes on the price; furthermore, practice makes perfect! 👍👍👍

[@lucasrochadasilva9704]

Thats awessome to know what we are capeable of when we are trying to do better everyday...

[@ianb9736]

This is awesome! Started doing push-ups listening to this

[@hugueneaufontus732]

Wow! I just loved this Talk. She is great!

[@TuanBui-we3dz]

Thank you for sharing this meaningful video. You have just inspired me a lot in achieving my goal. Although there might be some obstacles at times, it is worth being consistent and passionate about what you are gonna do. Thank you

[@eyetineetee]

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[@matchettelopez5851]

This is awesome! I will definitely begin this! I have been wanting to increase my pushups! Thank you Emily!!

[@OmNamahShivay.00]

Such an inspirational video.......this woman is amazing.....what a combination of beauty, power and hard work

[@Ngan.marianguyen]

How to sneak in your push ups while presenting. This woman is gold 🥇 🤣👏🏼

[@hossamyasser8651]

Thanks Ms. Emily for this speech.

[@cleonemusician217]

This is motivation par excellence! Huge thanks, Emily Saul.

[@matthewrideout4124]

I do ladder routines have to be more consitant.. 1 -10 on the pushups, so you go down do 1 pushup then stand up then back down do 2 pushups stand up then back down 3 pushups upto ten.. 1- 10 adds upto 55 pushups do six sets you have 330 pushups easier to get high numbers grateful saw this video a beast powerful soul .. x

[@spiritualharmony3152]

I have been doing push ups for more than 10 years. Initially i was doing regularly. Now I do once a week.

[@DavidSmith-fs5qj]

I used to work in a gym which was part of a college(in the UK). some students were on the Uniformed Public Services(UPS) course. This prepared them for a career in the Police, Fire Service and the Military. When it came to the military, they had to perform physical performance tests, a mile and a half run, in a set time, press ups, sit ups and others. Very few of the female students could achieve one press up. I talked to some of these students, because all i ever saw them do were sit ups. They could do tewnty or thirty or even more, so i tried to explain to them, that they needed to paractise the things that they couldn't do, but my advice fell on deaf ears, they listned, but as i walked away, i looked back, and, yes, they were doing more sit ups.

[@carmen-f5m]

Impressive talk!! It just click something in me. Thank you

[@yatinawaal6682]

Amazing talk. 👏 the power of practice & movement 💪

[@KseniaCook]

Oh so good and on the point! Thank you so much!

[@sharonherrin]

Inspirational and affirmative all in one discussion,this is a huge benefit to anyone, thanks for the discussion 🤔🤔😯😯

[@elisabe2210]

Very inspiring! Thanks for sharing these lessons!

[@tumukugizeemmanuel7587]

Thank you so much.

[@kirstenerman8068]

I know this is about more than push ups but I too practiced 100 push ups a day for about 2 yrs (sometimes it was a different challenge like a month striving for 50 pull ups in a day). My coworkers saw me doing them all the time. Yep that's amazing...I could never do that. And even after suggesting starting at 1 or on your knees...it changes to motivation. It's not that I could never do that, it's that I could never do it because I don't want to do it....my excuses allow me to not do it. So they don't even try. It's ok. I'm not doing it anymore either, but I am still moving everyday and plan to for as long as I can. If I ever take up golf or swimming regularly I am really reaching the end of my exercise rope. :)

[@AzizAbdurRaoof]

Yep, sometimes people talk themselves out of doing something before they they try it. Hence Mel Robbins 5 second Rule - I hope your rope extends :-)

[@TamiLovesRioSamba]

Thank you, Emily Saul❤️

[@PeepalBaba-Givemetrees]

this is awesome 🌿 thanks for sharing 🌿

[@gechli3433]

Just do it and keep at it. I can now do up to 90 in a row, followed by 80 (have to brag a bit), from 2x20 at the start of COVID-19 in 2020. But I do it every other day adhering to the principle of having a rest day for any particular muscle group. Recently I bought a Power Tower and put it in the corner of our living room so that I can do a few chin-ups every time I come back from bathroom in am hours (also every other day). Maybe one day I can do 100 in a row also (it’s harder as you lift your entire body weight) but I will just keep at it and see where it takes me. Yes, think of it as a practice!

[@paulaslatersthecreativeint1810]

This was a great talk, I am inspired

[@benwangbopamai4400]

From today onwards I'll start this push up practice.

[@BillHowie]

Excellent talk! Thanks Emily!

[@rishabh8145]

I will find mine practice too . Good video

[@kotla671]

Very impressive. This reaches normal people - most needing this role model and inspiration!💪🏾

[@sheilamore3261]

That is a wonderful lesson that we can teach ourself that we can achieve what we set our mind to thank you this was good to listen to now I understand at the end thank you😁👍💕

[@ImthiyasRoshan]

Great talk👍👍👍

[@vivekroy879]

What an inspiration. Simple words heavy meaning. Thank you.👍

[@cameronmiller6240]

I love this so much.

[@ncapers]

Thank you! Great shot in the arm!

[@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426]

Applying mindfulness, a sense of presence, inhabiting the moment, all Zen practices, becoming somewhat cliché by now-and can be applied to woodworking, cleaning, gardening, walking, and yes, push-ups. A sense of kinesthesis. Word practice. This is well-covered ground. and no need for a TED talk on this. And in the meantime, one can develop quite a manly physique!

[@princekesarwani5110]

YOU MADE MY DAY

[@KLAKLAWES]

* BREAKING BALLS AND BOURING ARE THE SAME THING * Petulant and obstination are connected TRANSLATED: * If u wanna understand things, u gotta watch, be prudent/watch out, and give sense with information * Than make proves if it works on what u have at disposition/work/search and develop (and not seek and destroy) * U gotta go slowly to understand, and continue to break the ball till understand.. the easyest things are the simplest= cuz it is the way it is.. also with people= u loose time * EVERYBODY HAS ITS LIFE AND POINT OF VIEW= THE BASIC= U LEARN TO NOT BREAK THE BALL AND ACCEPT WITHOUT PREJUDICE, CUZ IT CREATE A JUDICE AND SO A SENTEANCE= BROKEN LIFE * But a prejudice start from practice= if u wanna understand things and u are a dunkye, the best thing is describe what happend... like a story= if it is positive, u improve... if it is not, it is called gossip= do ur business

[@mikamikamari]

Inspiring . Thank you.

[@a.lame.username.]

Goosebumps

[@thetruth3322]

Thank you mam, that was the key to success.

[@thuanmanga9641]

100 push up turn into 400,000 push ups. Insane. Wonderful.

[@DonOnkelai]

The mind doesn't want to change the mind. To change your mind through your body is way easier. Unfortunately the mind always tries to get away with the easy stuff. So the challenge is to start and keep doing what's challenging. Btw. her legs and back could be a bit more straight to protect your lower back, they're hanging. I was doing them the same till I started practicing the L-sit daily. There you really need full body stiffness. Push ups became even harder through this.

[@ZaraQadir97]

Yes

[@longboarderanonymous5718]

I had similar to my epiphany about facing my obstacles.

[@knowledgezoidhub9255]

Wow 😲 this is awesome thanks 🙏 for sharing this wonderful video ❤️🔥🔥🔥

[@freddytackos]

one of the best talks

[@EmperorKonstantine01]

Their are not many women like her out their, she is rare as they come. Normally I don't watch Videos Till the end. But this one made it through to me.

[@mostguitarswins]

So inspirational! This woman can do anything 👏👏👏👏

[@pamelajoy67]

Love it!!!

[@pujiantopujianto8129]

Totally Inspiring👍👍👍

[@mohammadfarzan230]

Thanks

[@aaradhanamahlawat6942]

wow....thanx!

[@utkarshgupta2943]

Her arms are so good!

[@ajas105]

Very inspiring!

[@rubymovesyou]

Thanks for reminding me to do my push-ups!

[@arafama52]

This is so powerful, ❤️👏

[@kimhuongchau4085]

Beautiful story

[@АлексейИванов-ф2у]

11.31 “I don’t see why you just don’t quit. Because I want TO FIT IN”. P.s. Video is impressive, very nice. Now let’s see Paul Allen’s 40000 push-ups.

[@malicnoor]

Thanks Emily….awesome contribution….just wondering how to log daily push-ups count….

[@willforever6137]

I believe that Emily mentioned during her talk that she checked her calendar to see how many pushups she did in a year. Maybe you could log your pushups on a calendar too. 💪😃

[@emilysaul3431]

I’ve kept track in a number of different ways-but most important is to do what feels helpful for you. Having a physical, paper calendar that I used was helpful to see the progress each day (boosted motivation) and I tracked the total for the day AND for the year each day, so I could keep the annual count accurate. These days I keep track on my phone because I’m not always home to use my paper calendar.

[@education20101]

Excellent

[@PRINCEB999]

Inspiring💪