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Pushups are big weakness for me and i really like to be able to do 50 good uns, at the moment i manage about 20-21 and then fail.
Any one got a programme for getting 50 or any tips??
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Posted 21 July 2008 - 09:31 AM
Heavier bench
weighted push ups
negatives
static holds mid rep
more push ups
weighted push ups
negatives
static holds mid rep
more push ups
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Posted 21 July 2008 - 12:23 PM
Andy, on Jul 21 2008, 10:31 AM, said:
more push ups
Agree with all that, especially that one. Regular Tabata pushups should pull your reps up, but above all, get pushing.
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Posted 21 July 2008 - 12:24 PM
Andy, on Jul 21 2008, 10:31 AM, said:
more push ups
Aye...personally, Tabata push-ups have really helped me get my push-up numbers/recovery etc up recently....
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Posted 21 July 2008 - 12:25 PM
Lol...think we wrote that at the same time... 
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Posted 21 July 2008 - 05:45 PM
Hands under shoulders, not wider than them & elbows tucked in......... Helps reduce the fatiguing of the chest really does make a difference.
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Posted 21 July 2008 - 08:35 PM
Agreed on the elbows in. Elbows out often "feels" easier but you fatigue far faster and your form is usually horrible.
Another thing I used to do was focus on the final target total, and I would always tire out early; it became a real big thing for me. A lot of it is mental (as are most things in life), so now when I am going for multiple reps I just think of them in blocks of fives, not the target, so I count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 1, 2, 3, 4, 15 etc. Seems odd but doing it that way it doesn't feel like I have done so many. I can always push that extra few sets of five out, but thinking I have another 25 to go kills me.
Another thing I used to do was focus on the final target total, and I would always tire out early; it became a real big thing for me. A lot of it is mental (as are most things in life), so now when I am going for multiple reps I just think of them in blocks of fives, not the target, so I count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 1, 2, 3, 4, 15 etc. Seems odd but doing it that way it doesn't feel like I have done so many. I can always push that extra few sets of five out, but thinking I have another 25 to go kills me.
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Posted 22 July 2008 - 12:40 PM
Cheers guys
If i get 50 i'll be sure to video it, are elbows in not technically proper pressups??
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Just found this
http://hundredpushups.com/what.html
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If i get 50 i'll be sure to video it, are elbows in not technically proper pressups??
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Just found this
http://hundredpushups.com/what.html
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Posted 13 August 2008 - 10:00 AM
I did some pushups on medicine balls last night as part of a circuit, was fun yet difficult.
Balance each hand on a (medicine) ball, feels a little bit like ring pressups, and allows you to increase the range of movement.
Balance each hand on a (medicine) ball, feels a little bit like ring pressups, and allows you to increase the range of movement.
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Posted 13 August 2008 - 12:03 PM
It might help to introduce a bit of variety into your PU methods, especially if you're tiring of the training. You might do already...I don't know.
Knuckle pushups, fingers pushups, diamond, etc. Also progressions to one-armed pushups are fun, like having one hand in its normal position and the other either down by your hips or stretching out away - basically offering much less support than the normally placed one
Knuckle pushups, fingers pushups, diamond, etc. Also progressions to one-armed pushups are fun, like having one hand in its normal position and the other either down by your hips or stretching out away - basically offering much less support than the normally placed one
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Posted 13 August 2008 - 01:14 PM
Just found this.
Can i make a wee suggestion?.....no?...ah well,i will anyway:)
Give descending sets a try.
As follows,30 seconds rest between sets.
15/15/13/12/11/10/9/8/8/7
so that's 10 sets,108 reps(unless my counting is out),in about 10 mins,prbabably less.
Lemme know how you get on if you do this.I absolutely love descending sets and use em with all sort of things.Dumbell clean and press and dumbell snatches work well too.
Can i make a wee suggestion?.....no?...ah well,i will anyway:)
Give descending sets a try.
As follows,30 seconds rest between sets.
15/15/13/12/11/10/9/8/8/7
so that's 10 sets,108 reps(unless my counting is out),in about 10 mins,prbabably less.
Lemme know how you get on if you do this.I absolutely love descending sets and use em with all sort of things.Dumbell clean and press and dumbell snatches work well too.
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