Hoping someone knowledgeable can chime in here... will I see and difference in doing push ups to failure vs doing sets of 10? Exercising to failure has always been a burden to me and I find that I do not like to exercise to failure, I might be less apt to do it. Will doing sets of 10 through out the day be much of a difference between going to failure as many times as I can during a day?
My wife, who's been going to gyms for decades, says to do them until you can't do them in good form. The idea is to fatigue the muscles, in good form, wait 30 to 60 seconds, then do it again. Doing sets of 10 throughout the day is not the way serious athletes exercise.
Roughly, how many can you do before failure? 15? 100? Makes a difference. You would almost certainly be able to do more total reps in multiple sets of ten in a row than simply one set until failure. If you can breeze through ten standard pushups, try putting your feet on an elevation while doing them. Then a higher one. And so on. You can also try adding weight, or doing them with one arm. Keep your body on its toes
If you can do 2 sets of 20 with perfect form then progress to close push ups then wide push ups. Stoner Athlete Train Insane or Remain The Same.
Look at it from another perspective. Why can a stocker ffor a retail store spend 5 days a week 8 hours a day moving heavy boxes and not get ripped? Its the same.science. you need to push yourself to failure or close to it for the muscles to really respons Sent from my LG-E739 using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Plus strength and endurance from stocking doesn't build muscle like hypertrophy based workouts. Most of which are preached to fail around the 10-12th rep. Look at endurance runners (especially ones who don't incorporate lifting into their regimen). They can run for longer than an electric car can drive (if you count a McLaren P1 without gas haha, anyway), but have very skinny limbs usually.
I do weird pushups since normal pushups aren't too efficient for a skinny guy like me. I clap each pushup while doing intervals of wide to narrow. Or sometimes I prop my feet on the wall.
this is the real question Different tasks/sports / activities require different builds and skill sets Anyone ever see a football player try to compete in a swim meet? Its not impossible but his build will severely limit his potential and viseversa Sent from my LG-E739 using Grasscity Forum mobile app
My recommendation, especially if you dont have that much experience with excercise, is to start with sets. This way you can set a goal and track your progress very easily. Start with 1 set of 10 per day, then add more sets until you reach 10 sets of 10. Once you can do this (do them, NOT do them easily) move to 5 sets of 15 and move up in this way until you are pumping them out like crazy! Oh, and when I do this I like to take hits of a strong Sativa just to keep me happy throughout. Plus getting the blood pumping seems to get you much higher
good question... but kinda backwards. doing your push ups to failure will ultimately increase your lactic acid tolerance threshold and you will be able to do more. you will also get stronger... but as far as noticeable muscle gains this is not an optimal approach. sets are fine too, but again it will not be much different other than it will probably take you longer to regulate lactic acid response. if you keep up either of the routines daily for a year then you'll notice and improvement in your strength and the number of push ups you can do. i doubt you will see any significant muscle gain.
Short, intense workouts > Long, drawn out, soft workouts. Just hit the gym bro. I have only been going for a few months and have definitely noticed improvement. I gained 20 pounds of muscle mass, I feel 100x more confident in myself, I feel healthier, and generally more happy. Once you start going it really becomes an addiction too. If I don't go to the gym for a week or more I feel like my muscles are shrinking and that I'm missing something.
Push-ups one of my favorite workouts.. The thing I found w Push-ups are....theyre one of the easiest n most convenient workouts IMO next to sit-ups... Especially if u have no weights..... You can do em right as u get outta bed..... Start out in lower sets that are easiest for you...Pace yourself.... Do like 60 push-ups in 4 sets of 15 Then once your body starts gettin uest to it...after few days or week... Move up to 80 push-ups in 4 sets of 20 Then do 100 push-ups in 4 sets of 25 and so on..... Eventually it will get easier....youd be surprised how much easier it gets once your body starts gettin uest to it... Right now im doin 200 push-ups in 5 sets of 40...I have good form too! I spread my hands out far in some sets... then bring em in towards my chest too..so I work different muscles...Sometimes I go slow and sometimes I go fast....
nice progress. I finally got over the 40 in a row hump today and damn did it burn so good Sent from my SCH-I535 using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Always to failure, my man! No pain, no gain is a stupid expression but it's the truth! If you do a few sets of ten here and there you might notice gains in strength and endurance, but you probably won't see any visible gains. If you feel like you can only do ten reps comfortably, than tack on another five. The point isn't to hit a certain number of reps, but to push yourself until you can no longer maintain proper form. Do this every day for a month, and you'll start seeing those muscles! And do wide pushups if your goal is toning your pecs. But mix it up! Keep your body off balance!