Question

Perform push-ups, pull-ups, situps along with your classmates and find who scores highest in these activities.

Answer 1

Push-ups, pull-ups and sit-ups are body-weight resistance exercises. They test muscular strength and strength endurance. The person who performs the highest number of correct repetitions has better ability to contract muscles repeatedly against resistance for a longer duration. Push-ups mainly test upper body strength and endurance, pull-ups test grip, back and biceps strength, and sit-ups test abdominal strength and endurance. Since the body's own weight is used as resistance, these activities are examples of improving strength using one's own body weight.