AndyP
First Post
I can currently only do 10 push-ups.
It seems like Grease the Groove (GtG) could get me to 20 push-ups in just a few weeks.
However my main goal is to get stronger (and more muscular) and I am not in a hurry.
From what I understand it is better to use a lower rep range, typically 5 reps, since this leads to both hypertrophy and max force neural adaptations.
And once one gets stronger a push-up becomes even more submaximal and therefore one can do more reps.
Therefore I am thinking weighted pushups. I have tried push-ups with a weighted backpack and this seems to work fine (at least for a while, loading say 1/2 my bodyweight on my back may be dangerous).
I understand that the push-up may have it limitations. If you are really strong you must benchpress.
However I am not very fond of the benchpress; it tends to hurt my shoulders and seem like a very unnatural movement.
Also I do not have ambitions to be very strong. If I could get up to the equivalent of a bodyweight benchpress I would be more than happy.
Regarding not being in a hurry I was thinking instead of GtG maybe doing something like Easy Strength.
That would mean 2 set x 5 easy reps of weighted push-ups every day of the week except for Saturday and Sunday.
Do you think this would work?
Thanks,
Andreas
It seems like Grease the Groove (GtG) could get me to 20 push-ups in just a few weeks.
However my main goal is to get stronger (and more muscular) and I am not in a hurry.
From what I understand it is better to use a lower rep range, typically 5 reps, since this leads to both hypertrophy and max force neural adaptations.
And once one gets stronger a push-up becomes even more submaximal and therefore one can do more reps.
Therefore I am thinking weighted pushups. I have tried push-ups with a weighted backpack and this seems to work fine (at least for a while, loading say 1/2 my bodyweight on my back may be dangerous).
I understand that the push-up may have it limitations. If you are really strong you must benchpress.
However I am not very fond of the benchpress; it tends to hurt my shoulders and seem like a very unnatural movement.
Also I do not have ambitions to be very strong. If I could get up to the equivalent of a bodyweight benchpress I would be more than happy.
Regarding not being in a hurry I was thinking instead of GtG maybe doing something like Easy Strength.
That would mean 2 set x 5 easy reps of weighted push-ups every day of the week except for Saturday and Sunday.
Do you think this would work?
Thanks,
Andreas