Improving pressups

[MCD EASTERBROOK]

Whats the best way to improve preesups fast, i.e best routine for adding reps every week or so cheers.

[Humph]

Do a search mate theres loads it's probably one of the most asked quaestions on here.

Humph

[Zeus1982]

Do more press Ups!!

There are many ways of incorporating them into your training,

do three sets of press ups till failure each time before your sesh, and then again after. Hardwork, but it wont take long before you notice you can do more and more each time. Also, do different types of press ups, it will stimulate your muscles to grow by varying your training, and it will help avoid things getting boring!

Certain weights / machines will work the same muscles aswell in the gym, for example, bench press - and also vary the distance your hands are apart, the closer together they are, the more your triceps will take the strain, further apart your chest. The same goes for press ups.

[T T Fresh]

I found pyramids help you get used to the lactate build up.

do 8 then rest in press up position for 3 seconds, do 7 etc.

Try and get up to 10 (55 press ups in total)

[Woody]

I found pyramids help you get used to the lactate build up.

do 8 then rest in press up position for 3 seconds, do 7 etc.

Try and get up to 10 (55 press ups in total)

That makes sense to me, I think i'll give that a go.

Cheers.

[Artist]

Get a good looking female under you. It's bound to make you go faster n faster! But..............for Gawds sake don't lose count.

Artist

[Woody]

Get a good looking female under you. It's bound to make you go faster n faster! But..............for Gawds sake don't lose count.

Artist

That is without doubt, the best piece of advice ever given in the history of advice.

[T T Fresh]

but don't mistake, in that scenario frequency does not guarantee improvement

[Guest]

I do as many push-ups as I can once a day, 5 days a week and then up the reps by 5 at the end of every month and it works for me so it may work for you.

[ash2003]

I've started doing this as soon as I wake.

1 x Max marine style pressups
1 x Max regular pressups
1 X Max pressup variation (either close-arm, wide arm, legs raised or clap, changing each day)

I thought this would be a good idea when I did a set of regular pressups the other day and I could only do a pathetic number. It can't be a good thing.

I save the situps till after my run and pullups till later on using the armstrong pullup program(http://www.4mcd.usmc.mil/AOP/OSOHyattsv ... rogram.htm). I'll let you know how the scores come along.

Ash

[MCD EASTERBROOK]

Thanks guys, i can do quite a few, I was just thinking of nearier my poc how to improve reps quickly, once again your advice has proved valuable.

Thanks
Joe

P.S. Artist my bird is coming over tonight so ill give it a go. Hopefully i can last a little longer than last time.

[Artist]

MCD

Don't forget to get the timing just right!
Or it will be a waste of exercise!

Artist

[MCD EASTERBROOK]

Cheers m8

[beardo]

whats a marine style pressup?

[ashley]

Elbows tucked in so your hands are parallel with your shoulders.