1 handed press ups

[ramz56]

i finally mastered the art of these lil buggers couple of days ago now i can bang out 11! balance is the key and the opposite leg to the arm being used must be WIDE! i suggest anyone who is struggling wid these to do 2 maximum set on each arm about 3 times a day monday to friday the rest on the weekend then do maximum on monday you will notice an improvement every week
good luck

[yet_mae]

What do you need to do 1 handed press ups for ?

I'd just concentrate on doing normal press ups and diomands in regards to prmc.

Maybe they look good to the lads but quite pointless if your looking for a killer workout.

[Artist]

i finally mastered the art of these lil buggers couple of days ago now i can bang out 11! balance is the key and the opposite leg to the arm being used must be WIDE! i suggest anyone who is struggling wid these to do 2 maximum set on each arm about 3 times a day monday to friday the rest on the weekend then do maximum on monday you will notice an improvement every week
good luck

Wow!

Now try this exercise; Put your head between your legs and kiss your own arse!

Just why do you need to do such a pointless thing? It's got nought to do with being a Bootneck......Maybe a showoff who needs to impress the odd Gronk would feel the need to do such pointless stuff. I don't know and don't really care the truth be told.

Artist

[dan161081]

it could be a good diversion in a battle situation

he jumps down and starts doing his 1 handed press ups , he wows the enemy whilst the rest of his squad shoot them

[yet_mae]

Artist I wouldn't set such tasks as :

Wow!

Now try this exercise; Put your head between your legs and kiss your own arse!

There'll be a new post on monday "finally masterd the art of licking my own ass"

Don't think 1 handed pull ups, press ups will particularly impress the pti's too much.

On a holiday in tenerife my mate did 15 1 arm press ups outside Mcdonalds and some girl gave him a cheese burger. haha. Maybe ramz is looking for similar rewards. haha

Only pullin' ya leg ramz. Ican't do them, but won't be going too much out my way to try and do them either.

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[ramz56]

alright calm down! they do had a use actully, aslong as you keep the arm you are doing them on close to your rib cage it will build strength in the triceps which are used in marine press ups and my max amount of reps without stopping has increased from 31 to 40 without doing any other training so they obviously do have some benifit. also all of you saying this exercise is useless, it is obvious you cant do them otherwise you would know how much they burn!

[ADDiction]

Not the burn again.

"If you want to feel a burn, hold on to a match or put your hand over a burning candle and then tell me how important it was" John E. Peterson.

Basically, don't base your training around feeling the magical burn and believing you have done enough.

Besides, it's the pump you want .

[yet_mae]

If I was gonna take advice from anyone on this forum, i think I would prefer to take it from an ex bootneck rather than a 15 year old.

Didn't mean offence laddy, but if it's just training towards prmc then i would just stick to things that will be on the prmc or similar exercises, and i'm 99% sure that the pti's arn't gonna be saying, right lads, I want 20 1 arm press ups.

ramz56 says "also all of you saying this exercise is useless, it is obvious you cant do them" . That shows your age.

Don't bother trying to wind up people that have served e.g. Artist, take his advice mate. I've met a few Marines and not once heard a mention of 1 armed press ups.

And why you training so hard like your prmc is next week?Thought you can only join when your 17? So you have 2 more years to train, I would calm it down before you burn yourself out.

Not having a go mate, I wish I was that enthusiastic at your age.

[AJtothemax]

Not the burn again.

"If you want to feel a burn, hold on to a match or put your hand over a burning candle and then tell me how important it was" John E. Peterson.

Basically, don't base your training around feeling the magical burn and believing you have done enough.

Besides, it's the pump you want .

Anyone can train until they get a pump in any muscle, thats piss easy - One super-set mixed with a drop set will have them full of blood . More on topic though:

I think ramz is just trying to say it can help build strength? Thats help is it not gentlemen?

Give it a go, you never know. I dont agree with this though:

"also all of you saying this exercise is useless, it is obvious you cant do them"

Thats asking for it on here and you should know that ramz.

Age has got nothing to do with it, if you can offer genuine advice and help to someone - whats the difference? To say you cant learn anything from someone younger than you is nothing short or arrogance, try to keep an open mind please guys. Providing you dont go about it in an immature or a provoking way then there should be no problems lads. Im happy with that.

[ADDiction]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but did I say gaining a pump was difficult? However, if you believe gaining a true pump is piss easy, you don't know what a pump is.

[hobbsy]

Thought i'd hijack this thread with a related question instead of posting another topic about press ups, sorry.

Does bodyweight play a part in how many marine style press ups you can do? I find that when im lighter (having done a lot of running and proper diet), i can do a lot more press ups than when im heavier like now (as im out of running for a while) even though i do the same amount of press ups in training.
I say this because far as i know marine press ups use your triceps primarly, whereas normal ones use your chest more, as triceps are smaller muscles maybe they cant lift as much weight. This might be complete bo**ox but its what i came up with.
Cheers.

[xcj]

if u think about it, as you exercise, all the body is doing is adapting to be able to cope with the current demands. Thats why one workout wont do much and if you stop working out, the body will revert itself back to a state of being "unfit" (by forces standards) - "if you don't use it you lose it".

So if you are used to doing press ups with a figure like skindiana bones, when you put a bit more chunk on you'll find it tough because your body has only covered itself for press ups with your old physique. The other way about, if you're used to doing press ups with a heavy body, when you go to a lighter weight you should find it a bit easier because the workload is less but the muscle mass is still used to the harder reps.


I hope that makes sence

[yet_mae]

More sense than doing 1 armed push ups.

[mfat_man]

i finally mastered the art of these lil buggers couple of days ago now i can bang out 11! balance is the key and the opposite leg to the arm being used must be WIDE! i suggest anyone who is struggling wid these to do 2 maximum set on each arm about 3 times a day monday to friday the rest on the weekend then do maximum on monday you will notice an improvement every week
good luck

ramz56

Really a waste of space as Artist says, and a good way of fukcing up your arm as it's putting too much strain on

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[hobbsy]

Cheers xcj that does make sense, its what i sort of thought, but the way you said it makes more sense. Its all good then, all i have to do i lose a bit of weight n my press ups will get better again, im 81kg at the moment and was 75kg when i was running and watching what i ate a bit more.

And one arm press ups put too much force on your spine and can cause back problems, so do clap press ups apparently, read this in... 'Mens Fitness' i think.