EPTOne Hundred Pushups - Page 17
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bdams19
United States1316 Posts
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Phyre
United States1288 Posts
@BlueRoyal: Might be that I'm a bit OCD or something but I really want to finish this plan now that I've started it, sort of as a matter of discipline and I think I'll feel better knowing I managed to complete it. Once I'm done though (2 weeks to go) I'll definitely be back here asking questions about what to do next. I like doing chinups anyway and my brother has a bar for that, so I'll definitely look into it. | ||
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bdams19
United States1316 Posts
-_- Just dont look up and dont let your chin touch your chest when youre getting tired. Hand position doesnt matter just what feels natural. The breathing as well doesnt really matter one bit how you sinc it as long as you use your nose and breathe when the burn comes. That's not true. When you work out, you always want to be exhaling when you are lifting and breathing in on the negative. | ||
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BlueRoyaL
United States2493 Posts
On August 18 2009 13:29 Garnet wrote: I have a question: When is the proper time to start working out? I'm 18 and am really scrawny, but I don't know if working out will do anything. Just start now. If you're not concerned at all about growing taller, then might as well. Think about it this way. This obviously won't apply in the same manner to everyone, but when I see some dude that's really ripped and has a sexy looking body, first thing on my mind is "damn.. i'm getting to that point someday." But if all you ever do is just think that and not really get down to working towards that goal, it's never going to happen. If you waste a year just thinking that, within that year you could have been that much closer to the goal. If you have a good workout plan, and you are able to keep your motivation up to workout consistently, then you will be seeing results very fast. @Phyre, yeah don't quit the plan actually haha  now that I think about it, discipline is really important and if you can get through the whole program, then you'll be that much more ready to move on later to lifting weights =) As for breathing when it comes to pushups, if you're doing the real slow "perfect" pushups, then breathing matters. If you're just trying to see how many you can do really fast (eg millitary style) then you don't need to inhale+exhale with every rep | ||
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ghrur
United States3786 Posts
On August 18 2009 13:12 BlueRoyaL wrote: To be honest, if you're trying to get stronger (and possibly bulk up), ditch this push-up program and start lifting weights. You might as well start now, pushups you can do whenever and wherever. I only do pushups when I'm in a situation where I can't lift weights for a while, so it helps to maintain somewhat until I can get back to lifting again. If you're looking for some good home exercises to get stronger, just buy an iron gym and start working on pullups. As far as I know, pullups are far more beneficial to getting stronger than pushups are (don't argue that it works out different body parts, pullups workout so many different key muscles). With the iron gym you can do about 3-4 different kind of pullups that workout parts such as forearm, biceps, shoulders, and back. Most likely pullups will be really difficult at the start, but just keep doing them everyday; everytime you pass by it just do a couple or as many as you can and your # of reps should start to increase. Even though you're 125 right now, if you workout right, you can get pretty buff by only gaining like 10-15lbs from muscle. I'm currently 5'8" and weight 138 but I rep 205 on bench 8-9 times w/o spotter. Also, if you ever plan on lifting weights, DEFINATELY try to always workout with a spotter because those last few reps you need spot on definiately make you much stronger. Where do you buy iron gyms? o_o I don't wanna order one cuz I'm not even 16 yet, lol. Also, running every day is good right? :o | ||
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BlueRoyaL
United States2493 Posts
Running is definitely good. It's not going to make you bigger but you lose fat so you become more cut/ripped. So especially if you're going for that strong but lean ripped look, run a lot. You have no control over what parts of your body to lose fat, so you can only lose fat as a whole and a good cardio exercise is probably best for that. Also, consider getting some jump ropes, those are really good for cardio exercises too | ||
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ghrur
United States3786 Posts
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eNoq
Netherlands502 Posts
Lets see if this works then :D | ||
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NExUS1g
United States254 Posts
On August 12 2008 03:36 Gene wrote: i can do 100 pushups, it doesnt make you all that buff buddy, im still a scrawny mofo. the weight of your own body isnt enough. i even put my legs on my bed so i can get incline and make it tougher, cant really get 100 there but its still just not workin out. That would depend on your weight. If you're scrawny, no it won't bulk you up. If you weigh 90 lbs and you're lifting only a portion of that, then you're not getting much of a workout. If you're like me at 5'8" on a 150 lbs frame, then that's a significant difference from what you're lifting. If you're 6'2" on a 220 lbs frame, then again, that's different. If you're fat at 5'8" and 300 lbs, that's even different still. | ||
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StorrZerg
United States13912 Posts
On August 18 2009 14:06 ghrur wrote: Where do you buy iron gyms? o_o I don't wanna order one cuz I'm not even 16 yet, lol. Also, running every day is good right? :o online. any major sport store should have them, bath and body has/had them thats where i got mine | ||
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