Towards the end of the 30 days and a couple of weeks after it was my shoulders that were achy.
Potcake said:
Towards the end of the 30 days and a couple of weeks after it was my shoulders that were achy.
Welcome! Your strength will come back surprisingly fast. In 5 days or so you'll be able to knock out 20 without much struggle.beave89atm said:
Alright I started today. Was pretty surprised how weak I've become.
Day 1 Sequence - 3 x 10, 4 x 15, 1 x 10
Think I will aim for 6 x 15, 1 x 10 tomorrow.
What do you have in your home box?gigemtrev said:
I've since dialed it down back to 100 per day. I was up to 300 but it began to be a chore for me. So, I'm back to 100 plus 5x per week CrossFit and try to at least run 5 miles a week.
So glad to see everyone buying in and staying with it!
I'm doing it all from home right now. All I have are dumbbells (20s, 30s, 35s, 50s) and a 24" jump box and a jump rope. That's about it!Gilligan said:What do you have in your home box?gigemtrev said:
I've since dialed it down back to 100 per day. I was up to 300 but it began to be a chore for me. So, I'm back to 100 plus 5x per week CrossFit and try to at least run 5 miles a week.
So glad to see everyone buying in and staying with it!
or are you able to get to a real box 5x a week still?
I promise I won't tell, but I will be envious.
gigemtrev said:Welcome! Your strength will come back surprisingly fast. In 5 days or so you'll be able to knock out 20 without much struggle.beave89atm said:
Alright I started today. Was pretty surprised how weak I've become.
Day 1 Sequence - 3 x 10, 4 x 15, 1 x 10
Think I will aim for 6 x 15, 1 x 10 tomorrow.
beave89atm said:gigemtrev said:Welcome! Your strength will come back surprisingly fast. In 5 days or so you'll be able to knock out 20 without much struggle.beave89atm said:
Alright I started today. Was pretty surprised how weak I've become.
Day 1 Sequence - 3 x 10, 4 x 15, 1 x 10
Think I will aim for 6 x 15, 1 x 10 tomorrow.
Soooo... I was so sore I couldn't do them the following day. That can't be right?! Maybe I should be taking some l-glutamine supplement.
OverSeas AG said:So to be clear, a negative would be starting at full extension, then slowly dropping down to your lowest point, pushing back up to full extension, and repeat?Eliminatus said:
maybe try negative pushups in increments of ten
Ok. So if I push to failure, how many times do I do that In a row? Push to failure, rest a few minutes, then push to failure again, repeat repeat??OverSeas AG said:Try to do regular pushups to failure, then switch to the slingshot to assist you.IJones23 said:
Been lurking on this thread for a few days now and decided to join in. I suck at pushups, so I bought a Slingshot and it makes it so much better. Don't plan on using it the all the time, just long enough to build my strength back up.
Really appreciate all the advice. I just recently started exercising again. I'm 57. Used to be in decent shape 15 years ago before kids. I'd really like to build some upper body strength which I've never honestly had. Been cycling for lower body and cardio. Sit-ups for abs. I know it's not a complete regimen but until I build some degree of strength, endurance and tone, I'm not going near a gym.OverSeas AG said:well I suppose it depends on how much you are trying to do at any given time.Fedup said:Ok. So if I push to failure, how many times do I do that In a row? Push to failure, rest a few minutes, then push to failure again, repeat repeat??OverSeas AG said:Try to do regular pushups to failure, then switch to the slingshot to assist you.IJones23 said:
Been lurking on this thread for a few days now and decided to join in. I suck at pushups, so I bought a Slingshot and it makes it so much better. Don't plan on using it the all the time, just long enough to build my strength back up.
But let's say that you want to get to 100 a day, by doing 10 reps 10 times over the course of a day. I would push to failure every time and finish out with knee pushups or an assisted device. You might and up needing to do assisted or knee push ups for some of the entire last sets.
If you are having to do that, you might need to take a break every two to three days for one day, just to let your chest, tri-ceps and back rest, then start again the next day.
As time goes by and you get stronger, hopefully you can get to where you can do all the pushups without being assisted.
Also I just used 10 sets of 10 you could be doing other combinations, 5 sets of 20, etc. Similar concept. I would say however, try to get to a place where you can get to 100 without assistance as fast as you can. So if you are trying, say 4 sets of 25 and need help maybe you change it to 5 sets of 20, or 6 sets of 15 and 1 set of 10.
The point to all of this is, assisted is fine to get you started, but eventually you want to work your way to not needing that.
That is my opinion, there will probably be many others, but I hope that helps.
Lastly, I am 49 years old. I can easily do my 100 in two sets of 50 with about a 2 min break in between. Tomorrow I am going to see how many I can do without stopping, my expectation is around 70 to 75. Shooting to get to 100 non-stop. You can do it!