30 Day Beginner Push-up Routine

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  • bmanlatour
    bmanlatour Posts: 48 Member
    @awarreningermany‌ welcome aboard

    I did 4 sets of 5 strict push ups and 1 set from the knees. Tough tough tough
  • bmanlatour
    bmanlatour Posts: 48 Member
    https://www.t-nation.com/training/core-confusion

    Push ups are typically thought of as an arm/chest exercise but rate really highly as an ab activation exercise. Kinda cool read. Article tries to debunk the weight training idea that you don't need to target the abs directly.
  • jan112
    jan112 Posts: 198 Member
    I'm in :) This is going to be a great challenge for me!
  • MolassesCoveredTurtle
    MolassesCoveredTurtle Posts: 102
    Welcome aboard, jan112! I finished my Day 3 today. 5 modified push-ups down! Woo-hoo! I think tomorrow is a break from all my effort.
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    What about the rest of the body?
  • MolassesCoveredTurtle
    MolassesCoveredTurtle Posts: 102
    chivalryder wrote: »
    What about the rest of the body?

    My body or yours?

    Do whatever else suits you, man. Lemme guess...cycling? Skiing? Rock climbing?

    Yesterday I lifted and snowshoed, today I ran and later will play volleyball.
  • bmanlatour
    bmanlatour Posts: 48 Member
    chivalryder wrote: »
    What about the rest of the body?

    My method is adding it to my existing weight training routine which I do 4-5 days per week. You can do whatever you like. It's not that structured.
  • abbycassidy1
    abbycassidy1 Posts: 202
    going to start tomorrow!
  • bmanlatour
    bmanlatour Posts: 48 Member
    Enjoy your rest day everyone! Unless you started later. For you, get back to work!
  • NekoneMeowMixx
    NekoneMeowMixx Posts: 410 Member
    edited February 2015
    Just the other day I was told how pushups are my friend if I want to rock it at Tough Mudder. I'm an absolute beginner at push ups (as in, I struggle to even keep a flat back and get all the way to the ground when I'm doing KNEE pushups!) You would think being a woman would give you that little cheat space for getting to the ground, but nope. Zero upper body strength here, and that needs to change! I'm down for giving this a shot! I'll start tonight when I get home from work! :)
  • shabaity
    shabaity Posts: 792 Member
    I'm working on getting back down to actual pushups. Went from counter down to chair arm rest at 20 now I'm down to the seat just gotta find something between seat and ground. Cinder block maybe?
  • MolassesCoveredTurtle
    MolassesCoveredTurtle Posts: 102
    Yay! More pushing peeps!
  • bmanlatour
    bmanlatour Posts: 48 Member
    I'm sticking to it! Done for today!
  • monikker
    monikker Posts: 322 Member
    I'm doing counter push-ups. Moving down to knee push-ups after I can do 5 sets of 20 counter push-ups. It's part of Scooby's push-up program.
  • bmanlatour
    bmanlatour Posts: 48 Member
    edited March 2015
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    I did my sets of 7 today. I'm still on track. I'm not sure if I am going to be able to do a set of 20 consecutively on day 30 but I'm hopeful. I am making progress because I have never focused on push-ups directly before. It feels good to improve on something that has always been a challenge.
  • MolassesCoveredTurtle
    MolassesCoveredTurtle Posts: 102
    Okay...fell off the push up bandwagon totally. I had a very stressful moment that really derailed me and just totally forgot. Starting over. (Love the "Earth Downs")!
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