I’m eating a lot of protein early. The only way I can increase it is to have a protein shake in there and I probably will. Has been a little hectic with my trip to Bangkok and now the holidays but starting on the first park in a more regular routine
I'd like to say, try to make the sets harder and don't focus on going to 200 reps or so. The push up should not turn into a cardio exercise, but try and keep it a muscle building one. Make it tougher by shorter rest periods, feet elevated, etc.
Try eating protein first each and every meal. Adding fat free Greek yoghurt is another easy hack you can do; if available. I'm adding about a pound of fat free Greek Yoghurt (quark) as my last meal. That's nearly 50 gram of protein in one meal!
If you merely want to maintain muscle, doingh just a few simple pushups 1-2x per week is already ebnough to maintain muscle as is with aprox 1gr of protein per kilo of body weight. 2.2 is more for building muscle. Building muscle is exponentially more difficult than maintaining muscle.
New year new challenge. I hope everyone had a great New Year’s Eve. Not gonna lie but I ate too much and drank too much. Today- time to get back on the routine. Here is the challenge for January: Start with 30 push-ups. Then do 29, the. 28, then 27 etc etc- go all the way to 1. By the time you are done, you will have done 465 push ups. Vary the positioning of the arms. Use a note pad or your phone to keep track of which number you are on. Goal is to get this done in under 3 hours. It can be done. I just finished my set in 1:15 minutes while dicking around doing some work around the house. Here is to a new improved you. Good luck. Report back when finished and how long it took you. You can do this!!!
Not gonna lie. A bit sore today. But feeling great after all those push-ups. Lg day today. 500 air squats. 90 minutes. Go!
Ok 630 air squats done. Start with 35, then 34, then 33 and so on. this was harder than the push ups. Also took longer. My ass is grass. Time for some good breakfast.
Not a ton. Maybe a minute or two. Sets 25-18 or so were tough. Don’t worry so much about the rest. Just get it done however long it takes
what would be the reason for this routine? Just to test your level of endurance or pain tolerance? As for muscle building there are more efficient ways to do so as this routine eats up your time. I bet your leggs feel like jelly the next day!
What is the purpose of any exercise? Yes my legs feel like jelly. Yes it’s a test of endurance and pain. Yes it’s a way to kickstart my new year by doing a challenge and seeing at age 51 if I’m capable of it. I get it- you don’t like these workouts. You have repeatedly stated your opinions on this thread. Yet despite your dislike, these are workouts im able to do at home, i between working, watching tv, hanging pout with the family. I’m below my weight pre holidays and getting cut up and feeling muscular and good. I’ve done every type of workout over the past 35 years including heavy lifting, yoga, endurance training, iron man training. This is just another attempt to mix things up, stay motivated and set some personal records. Ive never done 465 push ups in a day or 600+ air squats in a day. My arms are jelly, my legs are jelly, my Abs are tight and I feel amazing. I hope to stay motivated doing this along with other exercises throughout the year and the rest of my life. Cheers and happy new year.
I think you're not understanding my comment actually. My point was this is a very serious challenge to start for the new year. And I seriously aplaud you for taking it on. These challenges will test your will power and have set the bar pretty darn high for anyone to follow suit. Are they the best way to train; no. But that's not the case here which we both agree on. You want to challenge yourself and that's the goal here. Setting a new kind of some personal record and kick start the new year. Again, I genuingly take my hat off to you as this is a serious, serious challenge; no ill intend meant! I merely was inquiring about your motivations which you've made clear.
Your neuro system adjust pretty darn fast to these indeed. Next challenge would be to try and cut rest periods seriously back. You could turn them into modified "Myo Reps". But you are probably also a very fit individual given your previous sports experience (Iron Man). This routine will probably kill any beginner or make them seriously question their life! ;-)
I didnt time myself yesterday but ill set a goal of sub 60 minutes for the next one. lets see where I can get this.
100 push ups, 100 extended stride jumps and 100 sit ups per day. Or 100 Triads every other day. 100 push ups with both hands in a triangle at the center of your chest. Also 100 push ups with arms half extended above you head, 100 push ups with your arms to your side extended 2/3 past the normal position.
465 push ups done in 41 minutes. Pushed myself- probably have a few more minutes I can knock off but my ass is beat! This was tough.
Dammit, you are an endurance monster. I know you would do very, very well in Crossfit. I'm all abou that first set and start to gass out during the second set. The lactic acid and metabolite build up always damp my continued performance. Just not an endurance athlete. I'm dead sure you will be very sore today!
Feeling great this am! Not sore at all. I think my next challenge I need to work up to is 100 pushups in a row. I think I can do about 45 in a row before Im toast. Gonna try to push that up over the next couple of weeks.
I once set the goal of doing 60 pushups in a minute. The first 40 or so are pretty easy but it gets VERY tough to maintain the pace after that. The endurance is very different than the motion. I could do it but just barely and I had to train a while to get there. Even then, it was tough; and I was a lot younger then.
The lactic acid build up and burn is no joke when trying that challenge… good luck with waking up next morning
If you like pushups and air squats to test yourself you should try Murph: Run 1 mile 100 pullups 200 push ups 300 air squats Run 1 Mile *Should be done with 20lb weight vest
