On the first day, he did just one single push-up...but with each day that passed, he added another one to his to-do list. Cedrik, from Montreal, explained: "I started a push-up challenge on 31 January, 2022 - doing one push up and adding one for every day that passes by." 

According to Harvard Health, this exercise 'engages your body from the top to bottom' - as your arms, chest, core, hips and legs are all getting put to work. Cedrik Flipo embarked on a push-up challenge which grew increasingly difficult as time went on (YouTube/cedrikflipo) Personal trainer and physical therapist at the Harvard-affiliated Spaulding Rehabilitation, Vijay A Daryanani, explained that the key to performing a good push-up is 'proper execution and form'. "Where you can feel your muscles fully engaged, is what's important," he said. "It's always better to do five good push-ups than 10 bad ones." 

How many pushups should you be able to do in a row? 

US fitness director Ebenezer Samuel told Men's Health we should all be able to do 20 to 25 press-ups in a row at some point in our lives. Harvard scientists, meanwhile, have a slightly higher target. They say men who can do 40 or more pushups in a row were 96 percent less likely to experience a heart attack or stroke than people who can only do 10. 

But when Olympic potential Cedrik released his before and after pictures he was apparently doing 170 a day. Yep, it doesn't bear thinking about. At the halfway point, he checked in with his 13,900 YouTube subscribers to show off what progress he had made so far. 

"I haven't skipped a single day doing these push-ups, except for one day that I hurt my shoulders," the runner told his 13,900 YouTube subscribers. 

What effect did the pushup challenge have on Cedrik's body? 

There was a clear difference in Cedrik's body following the six months he had spent completing the exercise daily with an ever-increasing amount to tick off. 

He said: "This was my physique before I started doing push ups and not even halfway through this challenge, you could already see I gained a lot of upper body mass. "If you're looking to get bigger and gain muscle, I would definitely recommend this challenge as it's not very long and it's also very efficient." The athlete's physique was noticeably more defined just six months in (YouTube/cedrikflipo) Cedrik didn't specify what other workouts he'd also been completing during this time period, but we can at least assume he was still getting his steps in and running a lot. 

Still, social media users were gobsmacked by his results and hundreds of people flooded the comment section of his post with praise. One said: "This proves perseverance is the key." Another wrote: "I love how he does only push-ups and gains biceps and back as well." 

A third added: "Say what you want about this kid....he's thinking, he's innovative, and it's some challenge. Well done lad, I'm quite impressed." A fourth said: "I did that for about 3 months and the change was crazy." You can check out Cedrik's video here.  Additional words by Anish Vij.