Posted on 02/03/2012 4:14:08 AM PST by Zakeet
Completed 25 push-ups on Ellen DeGeneres show beating the TV host
Michelle Obama has been touring California promoting her health agenda, so when she was challenged to a push-up contest on a TV show, she quickly dropped to the floor to prove she practiced what she preached.
The challenge began when daytime TV host Ellen DeGeneres asked the U.S First Lady on her show: 'How many push-ups can you do? Because I like to do a push-up.'
'I don't know I can do some - can you? I know you've got these back issues,' Mrs Obama teased.
To which the TV host stood up and took off her jacket, and a smiling Mrs Obama, who has completed push-ups with Archbishop Desmond Tutu stood up ready to take on the challenge.
During the show, Mrs Obama also revealed some bedroom secrets regarding husband Barack.
He doesn't pick up his socks.
'He thinks he's neat but he has people who help him. I'm like it's not you that's neat. It's the people who pick up your socks. Those are the neat people,' she told DeGeneres.
She also joined host the TV host in a boogie for the benefit of the audience.
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WWLD. (what would Laura do?)
She cheated on the pushups. She didn’t go down very far.
A push up doesnt mean youre in shape. Have her do a Crossfit WOD. She will crumple over in a heap.
Well, once again...it’s not the FAT and I mean good FATS, it’s all those WHOLE GRAINS that killing everyone AND making them FAT. Oh and sugar but I doubt Michelle eats anything with SUGAR!! LOL
What’s with her eyebrows?
Yes, it was a half assed push up because she didn’t go down very far. Ellen seemed to be in better shape on those push ups.
Military uses arms at a 90 degree level.
So sick of this cow
" Help lift us up, help us fight this fight to change — transform — this country in a fundamental way. This chance won’t come around again."
~Michelle Obama
Please click the pic
I’m too scared to ‘click the pic’.
It's very good for any 50 year old woman.
I just watched the video. MO wasn’t doing push-ups, but Ellen was. MO wasn’t even close to breaking the plane. She is a no-go at this station. MO, go to the back of the line for re-testing. NEXT!
Oh, PUH-leeze.
Spare us.
Would Laura embarrass us like this?
Since I can only do 4 and she can do 22 she has more than I do. We must institute a push up tax and redistribute the push ups. We need a push up Czar. She must spread the push ups to the less able. I wonder how many push ups Warren Buffet’s secretary can do?
Nothing wrong with being "fit" and "athletic" but do you have to be an exhibitionist as well??
I did not see the video but even with partial pushups she can do more than 80% of 50 year old women in her age group.
I worked in a fitness center for some time and most women her age can only do kneeling pushups and maybe 10-15 at first..if that.
I don't have a problem with her doing pushups to promote exercise but doing it on the Ellen show was the wrong venue especially for the First Lady.
Unfortunately, her intellectual compass is very far off.
I agree with you- I like her one heck of a lot more than her idiot husband.
She has faults, she is a democrat, after all...
but these ‘wookie’ coments are beneath us here - this is not D.U.
Yeah, the FLOTUS only did 1/2 pushups. Those don’t count as a pushup at all.
Wished Ellen called her out on it, because Ellen was doing them more accurately.
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