Push Up Help

[Jmacca]

I have a big problem. Its not an immidiate problem but.

K in the summer I could do 50 regular push ups. I went to do some today and I couldnt do ANY!!

My arms simply give out, I go super red and its impossible for me to do anything.

So Im thinking I should get a membership at the gym and go lift some weights. This would work would it not?

Im 16, 5"9 140 pounds, I dont see how I cant lift my own weight but its horrific.

Any advice as to power build strenght to get it back?

Thanks

 

[ronde]

Eat healthy, take in more protein in your diets. Get your bench up, aswell as do alot of tricep workouts.

 

[Ruthless4Life]

You shouldn‘t have stopped doing exercises all together. Start doing chest and tricep exercises and also make sure your upper back is strong enough to do negative motions.

 

[Jmacca]

Ah Im getting back to normal it appears. I think I had bruised a muscle in my arm prior to my doing it which caused alot of the stress on my arms. Im gonna keep doing them though to increase them.

Thanks, and would you guys reccomend just a normal multi vitamin, one of them heavy duty mass production ones ( body builder type minerals ) or simply a protein high diet?

 

[Spr.Earl]

Hey guy‘s!

#1 - Do push up‘s and sit up‘s first day!
#2 - Run slowly working up to 1.5k every other
day.
#3 - Go swimming,it‘s light impact but work‘s the muscle‘s!

All the above is done in a cycle; push up‘s etc,
next day run,then push up‘s again then swimming!

Altrenate your exercise!!
It save‘s you body!!!!

You‘ll be like Charles Atlaas ! LOL

 

[JasonH]

Currently what I do..

Every other day I goto the gym and work upper body, n then some work with my legs and do a bit of running (Currently do a mile in under 8 minutes). The days I don‘t goto the gym I go for my run, usually to a gas station a mile away (8 mins there n back) but I sometimes drop by a friends for 5 mins (add .5km‘s to the run).

Everyday when I wake up I do 20-30 pushups, 20-40 situps and do it again before I sleep. I also do it at the gym sometimes.

The time I spend at the gym is usually 2 hours, then I go swimming for an hour and a half. I go swimming often because it really helps with my asthma (Docters recommendation).

Hope that helps...

I hafto start doing chinups lol, I found out I only do 2. Plus I gotta step up my running.

 

[JasonH]

Originally posted by Jay Hunter:
[qb] Currently what I do..

Every other day I goto the gym and work upper body, n then some work with my legs and do a bit of running (Currently do a mile in under 8 minutes). The days I don‘t goto the gym I go for my run, usually to a gas station a mile away (8 mins there n back) but I sometimes drop by a friends for 5 mins (add .5km‘s to the run).

Everyday when I wake up I do 20-30 pushups, 20-40 situps and do it again before I sleep. I also do it at the gym sometimes.

The time I spend at the gym is usually 2 hours, then I go swimming for an hour and a half. I go swimming often because it really helps with my asthma (Docters recommendation).

Hope that helps...

I hafto start doing chinups lol, I found out I only do 2. Plus I gotta step up my running. [/qb]

P.s, I‘ve been going to the gym for a month n a half.

 

[Jmacca]

Stupid question, but how many pushups/situps/chinups could you do prior to working out and how many now?

I have had this difficulty that I could NEVER do any situps, haha so as you can tell when I couldnt do pushups I was in a scare. Chinups and pushups shouldnt be to harsh.

Like how are you suppose to develop situps if you cant do any to start with? I can do them when im on a machine becasue you can tuck your feet on the bar thing provided, but when i do them free everything lifts up ( feet, butt, whole lower back,body)

 

[Bert]

Its been my experience that bench press variations
(as part of an overall fitness program) and the ab machine are the best for quickly developing push-ups and sit-ups. If you can join a club or get a set of weights with a power rack or something to safely do bench presses on, then its the best.

I can‘t remember the name of the ab machine, but its the type you add weight which increases the amount of effort. I‘d use a light weight at the beginning to warm up for a set. After, I‘d increase the weight to a point I could do a maximium of 11 reps for 5 sets. The I‘d go back to a lighter weight for a set and max out the reps. Then I‘d go for a beer.

For the bench press, I‘d do the standard press, the inclined bench press, and the shoulder press
to work the various muscle groups in the chest, shoulders, and triceps. And then go for a beer.

Not everyone can afford or have access to a club.
You can search on the ‘net for ab exercises you can do at home. If you do bench presses at home, you MUST get a bench that is safe so you can lift the weight off you if you fatigue before completing a rep.

Of course, when training, you really want to prepare the body for the rigors of BMQ, SQ, and what you may have to face in the military. Talking to a professional fitness trainer and getting an overall fitness program that mixes cardio, weights, and stretching is better than focusing on one exercise yourself.

For me, the quickest results for improving situps and push-ups was the bench press variations and the ab machine.

 

[Jmacca]

Thank you very much, that was actually useful, not that the others werent but that was good detail.

Im not sure about this ab machine, if its present at gyms here. Is their anything else other then this ab machine? I mean if its not available their must be something eh.

But yeah, Im joining up with a gym to get in the army shape

 

[Bert]

There are alot of very good ab exercises and combinations. Many people here on the forum have provided good information in past threads. You may want ot check out the archives or search over a greater time period.

The sit-ups you‘ll do in the fitness test are the variety that stress the abs, the back, and the quads. Thats why its better to think about an overall fitness program than just worrying about sit-ups. You don‘t need to get bulked up, but gather muscle strength while reducing body fat.

The ab machine in my opinion (all good clubs have them) particularily stress the abs better than performing situps or other non-machine exercises. You push against and resist the weight the machine puts against your abs. I set the weight so i could do between 7 to 11 reps before failure. The lighter weight I set so I could do between 26 and 50. Careful not to stress the back too much.

I did deadlifts to strengthen the lumbar region (very important to have a strong flexible back) and running/leg machines for the quads/hams/calves.

Once again, the point isn‘t to become Arnold Schwarzenegger but to create an overall fitness program that improves muscle strength, muscle and cardio endurance - legs, arms, back, abs etc..
The obstacle courses, 6 km runs, lack of sleep,
15 km marches, etc in BMQ requires an overall degree of fitness, not just good situps or push-ups.