Withers M.A.A. Posted April 9, 2003 Posted April 9, 2003 Pushups use larger muscles so they take longer to heal. I would give at least a day between sets for your body to recover. 2nd Degree black belt in Kenpo Karate and Tae Kwon Do. 1997 NASKA competitor-2nd place Nationally in Blackbelt American Forms. Firearms activist!
Synaesthesia Posted May 21, 2003 Posted May 21, 2003 I used to struggle to do five pushups. I used a 'navy seal' preperation program. In essence, the idea is to do the excercise three times a week. Do a search for the program. In twelve weeks, you can be doing six sets of thirty five without too much difficulty.
jmy77 Posted May 22, 2003 Posted May 22, 2003 I used the Navy SEAL program when I started it was 3 sets of 15. I varied off from the program and after 4 months i was doing 6 sets of 50. The program is extremely effective. I started after failed attempts at returning to the gym - I was barely benching 205 when I started at 3 sets of 15. when i was up to 6 sets of 50 I wanted to see how much, if any, my bench press had changed and I did 255lbs for 3 reps. with relative ease. I also weigh about 200lbs. at the time i started i was about 210. So I was/am pushing a lot of weight. http://www.thesealteams.com/SEAL_workouts/ scroll past the "Physical Fitness Standards" section and the work out is posted. "Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft." - Pres. Theodore Roosevelt "You don't have to like it, you just have to do it." - Captain Richard Marcinko, USN, Ret."Do more than what is required of you." - General George S. Patton"If you have to step on someone else to stand tall, then you truely are a small person." - ?
jmy77 Posted May 22, 2003 Posted May 22, 2003 No problem. Here is another site for good workouts: http://www.trainforstrength.com/workouts.shtml An exercise I absolutely love is the Atlas Chair Dip: http://www.charlesatlas.com/atlas_free_workout.html (Notice the fingers are pointed out, not foward) Enjoy! "Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft." - Pres. Theodore Roosevelt "You don't have to like it, you just have to do it." - Captain Richard Marcinko, USN, Ret."Do more than what is required of you." - General George S. Patton"If you have to step on someone else to stand tall, then you truely are a small person." - ?
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