pushup plateau

amackg
amackg Posts: 48 Member
edited November 15 in Fitness and Exercise
I have be doing pushups for a few years but I haven't noticed any real gain, do you have advice on how to get past a pushup plateau

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  • Charliegottheruns
    Charliegottheruns Posts: 286 Member
    Stop doing push-ups for a while.
  • AllanMisner
    AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
    Define gain. Are you talking about being able to do more pushups, or getting stronger, or having more muscle mass?
  • amackg
    amackg Posts: 48 Member
    Doing more pushups. I was assuming that's how you see if ur gaining what are the other ways you mentioned?
    Thanks
    AllanMisner wrote: »
    Define gain. Are you talking about being able to do more pushups, or getting stronger, or having more muscle mass?

  • 30mphmike
    30mphmike Posts: 28
    You can try using one arm or putting your feet 18" higher if your looking for higher intensity. If as stated above your looking for more mass I would suggest weights to increase the load your body has more than likely gotten use too. I just quit the 100 push ups program at 85 because of an elbow issue I don't want to get worse.
  • runner475
    runner475 Posts: 1,236 Member
    amackg wrote: »
    I have be doing pushups for a few years but I haven't noticed any real gain, do you have advice on how to get past a pushup plateau

    Few years but
    1) How often do you do per week?
    2) Did you have a plan that you followed wherein you did them every let's say MWF?

    The reason I'm asking is b'coz you maybe doing it for few years but if you don't do them with consistency and plan you'll not see yourself doing more.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    CharlieRuns7225 wrote: »
    Stop doing push-ups for a while.

    I was going to suggest doing them less often. I found that going from 3x/wk to 2x/wk helped me increase the number I could do.
  • kozinskey
    kozinskey Posts: 176 Member
    Are you doing any accessory work besides pushups? Planks, side planks, handstands, pull-ups, weights? Working on muscle groups in different ways can help.

    Have you looked into pushup progressions and variations? My first thought is that if you're not getting your chest to the ground on every rep right now, try doing hand-release pushups and see if that builds up some new muscle.
  • mandychowx
    mandychowx Posts: 179 Member
    Try different push ups for more explosive movement and variation. Have you done push up and releasing both hand off the ground? Clap push ups? You'll really strengthen the muscles required to do a push up and you'll be able to do more as you explore more variety :)
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