Benjamin Renaud
Level 8 Valued Member
Hi all, I started the heads and tails push-up program 2 months ago and haven't seen any progress whatsoever.
Plans for Building Powerful Pushups | StrongFirst
A little about me before the program, I had mainly been doing calisthenics following CC approach or the Get Strong book. Did mainly regressions of push-ups, wall, hands elevated (2 different heights). Also other bodyweight exercises and kettlebell swings lately.
When I started the program I had a 10 rep max set. I used the 3-4-5 format with sets of 5 reps. Trained 3 days on 1 day off, did swings in the evening.
After 1 month I got wrist pain and switched to fist push-ups with sets of 3-4 reps doing them for another month and after this 2nd month I retested on palms and didn't even get an extra rep.
What could be the reasons for me not making any progress? I'm pretty sure my max number of reps would of been 10, 1 or 2 years ago also, I never seem to progress. Am I not doing enough reps? Should I have used the 6-8-10 set scheme?
https://www.strongfirst.com/community/threads/benjamins-training-log.14823/
I'm pretty sure my technique is good, I keep a good plank, squeeze the glutes and abs, keep the arms somewhat close to the body.
Thanks for any help.
Plans for Building Powerful Pushups | StrongFirst
A little about me before the program, I had mainly been doing calisthenics following CC approach or the Get Strong book. Did mainly regressions of push-ups, wall, hands elevated (2 different heights). Also other bodyweight exercises and kettlebell swings lately.
When I started the program I had a 10 rep max set. I used the 3-4-5 format with sets of 5 reps. Trained 3 days on 1 day off, did swings in the evening.
After 1 month I got wrist pain and switched to fist push-ups with sets of 3-4 reps doing them for another month and after this 2nd month I retested on palms and didn't even get an extra rep.
What could be the reasons for me not making any progress? I'm pretty sure my max number of reps would of been 10, 1 or 2 years ago also, I never seem to progress. Am I not doing enough reps? Should I have used the 6-8-10 set scheme?
https://www.strongfirst.com/community/threads/benjamins-training-log.14823/
I'm pretty sure my technique is good, I keep a good plank, squeeze the glutes and abs, keep the arms somewhat close to the body.
Thanks for any help.
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