i have one month left and i need to be able to do 44 push ups in 2 minutes. Please can anyone help?

Question

hands have to be shoulder width apart. i have been using weights for about 2 months now, but that doesn't seem to be helping with the push ups. at the moment, i can complete 30 push ups.

Answer 1

As aforementioned, try splitting into smaller sets. You should combine compound exercises in your training too. This'll teach your body's nervous system to synchronise it's signals that make your muscles contract, when your body starts to work in sync., the exercise requires less exertion.

Try to include push-ups into high intensity, sort circuits too, for example (I'm not sure of your strength obviously, so): 5 Pull-Ups, 15 Push-Ups, 15 Thrusters, 5 rounds without rest.

Exercising like this will dramatically increase your strength, stamina and speed. When your body works without the additional exercises you'll notice the push-ups aren't half as hard. This is partly due to your body's (or brain's) expectations of exertion (it'll expect you to be doing more) and while your working less, you'll now have a greater lactic threshold enabling your to exert yourself further and faster.

In 1 month, combined with a calorie controlled diet you should easily accomplish and probably surpass your goal.

If you'd like greater detail or dietary advice don't hesitate to email me, though be aware although said advice is derived primarily through personal experience and achievements it is ultimately, only my own opinion.

Answer 2

Your fears, while understandable given the large disinformation campaign that exists due to the lying antivaxxers, are groundless and illogical. The vaccine isn't going to change her personality. It's a question of risks and benefits. The risks of vaccine are extremely small. The diseases it prevents carry a far greater risk. Whooping cough is an absolutely terrible childhood disease. Have you ever seen a child struggling to breathe? Ignore the anti-vaxxers above. These people may be loving parents, but they are completely uneducated in science and medicine. They claim to have done "research" when in reality all they have "researched" is anti- vaccine propaganda and lies. It's easy to show. Take Holly above. A few days ago, she claimed the walker study validates Wakefields fraud! These people are utterly clueless. Edit: No, Holly. You linked to an article quoting the Walker study. You used it to support your argument. And Pindar likes to lie: "Japan recently banned vaccs for the under 2s and by a strange coincidence the stats for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has fallen dramatically." In reality the study relates to claims made through the vaccine compensation system at a time when the vaccines were not given. You can't make a claim if you haven't had a vaccine! The SIDS/Japan claim are a clear example of just how dishonest the anti-vaxxers are. Why listen to these people who are transparently lying? Why is it more logical for you to listen to other parents rather than people who actually know what they are talking about. These parenting guru's are just idiots who think they are really smart because they have read a bunch of articles on the internet. It's not as easy as that!

Answer 3

Weights won't help, because exercises are 'specific'.

How quickly can you do your 30? If you are taking less than 30 seconds, then you will already be able to do 45 in 2 minutes by doing 3 sets of 15, with half a minute's recovery in between.

If you can't do 30 in 30 seconds, you need to work on your explosive power. 'Jumping', 'Air' or 'Handclap' pressups are good for this. Keep trying for one only, until you're comfortable about the technique. Then use as many of these as you can do in a row, as the first set in your session.

For the rest of your session, stick to sets of 20. Use perfect form (keeping your body rod-straight from heels to head, touch floor ONLY with your nuts and nose). Slow down, fast up (Count 'one' as you rise, fully emptying your lungs. Breathe in, then count 'two, three, four' as you come back down).

Work every other day, and do plenty of long, gentle stretches for your chest, on working days and resting days. 'Broomstick' stretches are excellent, but keep them GENTLE.

Each week, test your progress, using three sets of 15, with 30 seconds of rest in between. As you get stronger, each set will tire you less, and will take less time. After a month, you will be able to run all three sets together, and perform the 45 in under a minute.

Answer 4

Sorry to upset you, but I'm 69 and do 60 press ups in a minute! Your failure might have something to do with your body weight/shape. If you are overweight it's obviously going to be harder. Suggest you try only doing shoulder lifts with your body resting on the ground and build up from there. Done them all my life but can't do the amount I used to!

Answer 5

I needa do the same thing too!
Well weights only build muscular strength not endurance
Do your press ups frequently in sets
e.g.
4 sets of 20 push ups
then build up every week from that
That's what I'm doing and its working!

Answer 6

concentrate your work out, so your weight training is focused on your triceps. Also try and do staged push-ups, this involves doing alot in a shorter time eg. doing 25-30 in 1minute or even 15 in 30 seconds. Keep doing this, and build up.

Answer 7

The only thing you can do is keep practicing those pushups. Make sure you're eating high energy meals and practice a couple times a day. If you work out regularly, keep that up. Only repitition will help.

Answer 8

I presume you're going for Army selection??

Try breaking it down into 4 sets of 11. Sounds basic but it makes it easier if lactic acid does not get a chance to build up.

Answer 9

if you keep doing them you will get better and if you not doin gthem every time you have a minute then you not doing them enough so start doing them more offen maybe do them fast and has many you can knock out more than once a day so what about the situps and running you got that down a

Answer 10

You have to keep doing them to build your upper body strength. Each time, try to push yourself to do 1 or 2 more than the previous time. Do as many as you can each commercial, while watching t.v.