Toby Cripps
Level 1 Valued Member
Hi Everyone,
Firstly, I just want to thank everyone who has contributed to this forum, it's been such a valuable resource for me whilst I've been training and I really value all of the information that has been broadcasted.
I'm currently training towards what I imagine is a rather common goal, that being getting maximum repetitions on press ups and pull ups in order to perform to the maximum standard on a military selection course. My current max repetitions are as follows (all conducted to a pre-recorded cadence beep):
Pull Ups - 12
Press Ups - 56
I've read the article on the Fighter Pull Up programme, and have a couple questions about how it would be best for me to progress forward. For increasing my pull up number, would I be better off simply working the 15RM programme at bodyweight (and adjusting it down accordingly so maybe Day One would look like 10, 9, 8, 7, 6) or would I instead be better hanging 10kg off my waist and working the 5RM Pull Up programme? Or would I be best served by hanging 20kg off my waist and running through the 3RM Pull Up programme. The end goal is simply performing as many pull ups as possible without ever dropping off the bar.
Similarly for press ups. Is it the best idea for me to use my weighted vest and work the 25RM Pull Up programme. Or instead would it make more sense for me to extrapolate up the 25RM Pull Up programme so I am performing much higher repetitions (e.g. 45, 40, 35, 30, 25) at bodyweight?
Should I do both the press ups and pull ups on the same day (this seems like a very high volume of upper body repetitions) at the same time of day (maybe super-setting the two), should I perform them on the same day but at different times, or should I just perform them on alternate days?
Finally, should I space the 5 sets of each respective movement throughout the day (e.g. 10 Pull Ups after waking, 9 at 11:00, 8 at 12:00, 7 at 14:00 and 6 at 16:00) or should I do them all at one point in the day with a 5 to 10 minute rest period between sets.
Thank you in advance for any contributions or recommendations on other places I could read more into information which would help me answer my question.
Firstly, I just want to thank everyone who has contributed to this forum, it's been such a valuable resource for me whilst I've been training and I really value all of the information that has been broadcasted.
I'm currently training towards what I imagine is a rather common goal, that being getting maximum repetitions on press ups and pull ups in order to perform to the maximum standard on a military selection course. My current max repetitions are as follows (all conducted to a pre-recorded cadence beep):
Pull Ups - 12
Press Ups - 56
I've read the article on the Fighter Pull Up programme, and have a couple questions about how it would be best for me to progress forward. For increasing my pull up number, would I be better off simply working the 15RM programme at bodyweight (and adjusting it down accordingly so maybe Day One would look like 10, 9, 8, 7, 6) or would I instead be better hanging 10kg off my waist and working the 5RM Pull Up programme? Or would I be best served by hanging 20kg off my waist and running through the 3RM Pull Up programme. The end goal is simply performing as many pull ups as possible without ever dropping off the bar.
Similarly for press ups. Is it the best idea for me to use my weighted vest and work the 25RM Pull Up programme. Or instead would it make more sense for me to extrapolate up the 25RM Pull Up programme so I am performing much higher repetitions (e.g. 45, 40, 35, 30, 25) at bodyweight?
Should I do both the press ups and pull ups on the same day (this seems like a very high volume of upper body repetitions) at the same time of day (maybe super-setting the two), should I perform them on the same day but at different times, or should I just perform them on alternate days?
Finally, should I space the 5 sets of each respective movement throughout the day (e.g. 10 Pull Ups after waking, 9 at 11:00, 8 at 12:00, 7 at 14:00 and 6 at 16:00) or should I do them all at one point in the day with a 5 to 10 minute rest period between sets.
Thank you in advance for any contributions or recommendations on other places I could read more into information which would help me answer my question.