you are quite tall and probably have long arms - be careful with the one arm pushups that you do not hurt your elbow joint, especially at your weight and going for that many.
If you have a partner you can try doing your one arm pushup to the top then lowering yourself with your partner half sitting on you.
Or you can do your two hand push UP, then lower on one arm, and switch arms.
Or you can incline yourself so that it is easier, and do your one arms for 30 reps or so and lower the angle to increase the weight on your arm, over time
be careful of your elbow though
Another trick is one arm on a medicine ball and the other on the ground
[quote]Headhunter wrote:
Excuse me gents, but what is a ‘kip’?[/quote]
It’s basically a swinging Pull-up. You use the bodies momentum in addition to strength to do the Pull-up.
Putting it another way: a kip is to Chinning what a “push-press” is to pressing.
Personally, I don’t like them. I like to perform the movement in a strict fashion.
[quote]Also, can you give more details about going from 14 to 30 pullups in 4 weeks? It took me 2 months of work to get to 100 pushups. I’d love to be able to get back to 6 pullups (slacked off getting ready for tournaments).
[quote]Headhunter wrote:
I’ve finally reached a goal – one hundred pushups w/o stopping. I know this is more of a weight-training site, but does anyone know any strategies for now getting to 100 with each arm? That’s my new goal. Any and all input welcome.
BTW: I’m 51, 6’6", 286 lbs.[/quote]
I can’t do 100 consecutive pushups so I may not be the best source. I do have abook called The Naked Warrior by Pavel. Like most of his stuf there is a lot of non training info but it does addres one arm pushups and pullups.
My immediate suggestion is to work over the reps reall hard. Once or twice a week either vary your hand position to make it more chanllenging ot wear and Xvest or a weighted backback to make it more difficult.
Man, those one-arms are a whole different ballgame! I tried them on stairs, figuring to work my way down (over several weeks) until I was flat on the ground. I think some of you guys’ ideas might be superior. I just can’t get the balance right.
I?m also working for 1 handed pushups.
I feel that my lower back is bending down when I try it, and my balance also fucks up so I think you shoud train your core muscles and lower back.
a tips is also to do regualr push ups but you switft your weight ot one side and only bend one arm.
[quote]Majin wrote:
Dr. Awesome wrote:
14 deadhangs to 30 kips in four weeks at 180# is not really all that difficult provided one has adequate grip strength
Well then it’s not a progression now is it? That’s like saying “I went from 12 squats to 28 powercleans”. You either measure one or the other…[/quote]
Okay good point, but all I was trying to say was: “rings are great for pull ups.” (push ups too by the way)
As for the question on the kip, IMHO its best to develop it so that you can use it on other moves (muscle ups primarily). But if you want to train pull ups explosively you’d be better off with iso-dynamic clapping pull ups.
As for increasing max pull ups, I generally just do a couple every time I go past my bar or rings- not very exciting but it works…
Anyway sorry for getting so off topic. Great job on the push ups-you’ve inspired me to start training for 100 again.
[quote]Dr. Awesome wrote:
Majin wrote:
Dr. Awesome wrote:
14 deadhangs to 30 kips in four weeks at 180# is not really all that difficult provided one has adequate grip strength
Well then it’s not a progression now is it? That’s like saying “I went from 12 squats to 28 powercleans”. You either measure one or the other…
Okay good point, but all I was trying to say was: “rings are great for pull ups.” (push ups too by the way)
As for the question on the kip, IMHO its best to develop it so that you can use it on other moves (muscle ups primarily). But if you want to train pull ups explosively you’d be better off with iso-dynamic clapping pull ups.
As for increasing max pull ups, I generally just do a couple every time I go past my bar or rings- not very exciting but it works…
Anyway sorry for getting so off topic. Great job on the push ups-you’ve inspired me to start training for 100 again.
100 push ups at 286 lbs is great! I doubt there are many others over 200 lbs that could accomplish that. I would agree with eariler posts, 100 with each arm is a pipe dream, but good luck trying.
[quote]Magarhe wrote:
you are quite tall and probably have long arms - be careful with the one arm pushups that you do not hurt your elbow joint, especially at your weight and going for that many.
If you have a partner you can try doing your one arm pushup to the top then lowering yourself with your partner half sitting on you.
Or you can do your two hand push UP, then lower on one arm, and switch arms.
Or you can incline yourself so that it is easier, and do your one arms for 30 reps or so and lower the angle to increase the weight on your arm, over time
be careful of your elbow though
Another trick is one arm on a medicine ball and the other on the ground
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Very, very good advice !!! Headhunter, I would suggest that you , at your age, (and mine) don’t attempt this. An elbow injury is not worth it. These are killer on the elbow !
When I was 25 (I’ll be 30 in May)I did a set of 117 pushups with my feet inclined about 2ft (helped with shoulder pain I had).
Three to four days a week I would simply do a pushup ladder in this fashion:
One pushup - rest one breath- two pushups - rest two breaths…ect - up until I failed a set.
I did the set of over 100 when I could ladder up to 26 with the above method; I just tried an all-out set the following workout because I felt good; it took me about six weeks - more or less - the main thing I remember is being surprised at the speed of my progress and the amount of sweat coming out of my body.
I did feel WEAKER than I did when i was following a chest routine with added resistance, but my chest size didnt really suffer… watch out for a loss in arm size though if you make this your primary workout!
Watch your form on the one arms as you can fuck up your shoulders for life!
I got up to 23 right and 21 left sloppy (maybe 15 to 18 strict) one arm pushups by laddering with 90 seconds rest. When I got up to 10 I then would ladder each arm without rest - left one, right one, left two, right two… ect. Another good technique is to do one pushup with the right, then the left, then the right… and on and on until you fail - then burnout with a set of regular pushups.
You can always rest the palm of an arm extended to your side onto a foot stool elevated to the hight of your finished pushup position and start pumping out pushups with the opposite arm; this is great as a finisher, but takes the need for stability control out of the one arm pushup.
Hmm…the point about all that stress being put on one elbow made me think long and hard. At my age, injuries take FOREVER to heal. So, I reluctantly have to give up the idea of 100 1-arms. Damn!!!
Alright, I need a new goal. Ideas guys?
And, a big THANK YOU to all of you who have posted. You guys are outstanding!
How about a goal to do Plange Pushups? In case you’re not familiar, that’s where you balance on you hands while your body is parallel to the ground. A very challenging move.
I saw guys doing that on the Thug videos (or on the site anyway). Those look pretty damn hard, esp at my height. I think I’d be accomplishing something just doing one
[quote]ZEB wrote:
Headhunter wrote:
I’ve finally reached a goal – one hundred pushups w/o stopping. I know this is more of a weight-training site, but does anyone know any strategies for now getting to 100 with each arm? That’s my new goal. Any and all input welcome.
BTW: I’m 51, 6’6", 286 lbs.
100 Push-ups in a row for anyone is a really good achievement. The fact that you are 51 and a very large person makes it even more of a tremendous achievement.
[quote]Headhunter wrote:
I saw guys doing that on the Thug videos (or on the site anyway). Those look pretty damn hard, esp at my height. I think I’d be accomplishing something just doing one :)[/quote]
I’ll second that goal. I’ve been working on the planche progression for a while but I got stuck on the Advanced Tuck Planche.
Very, very good advice !!! Headhunter, I would suggest that you , at your age, (and mine) don’t attempt this. An elbow injury is not worth it. These are killer on the elbow ![/quote]
K?sz?n?m
You could also try the sliding pushups as described here
Another thing you might try, that I have never tried but just thought of, is lets say you do a pushup with your right hand. In your left hand, hold a barbell that goes over your back and hangs out at the right hand side, and is either weighted, or anchored under something. Maybe as a counterbalance. Then it might be possible to do a one arm, straight on pushup (without playing solo twister) and maybe it is better for your elbow. I don’t know if this is possible though or if it is asking for trouble.
Very, very good advice !!! Headhunter, I would suggest that you , at your age, (and mine) don’t attempt this. An elbow injury is not worth it. These are killer on the elbow !
K?sz?n?m
You could also try the sliding pushups as described here
Another thing you might try, that I have never tried but just thought of, is lets say you do a pushup with your right hand. In your left hand, hold a barbell that goes over your back and hangs out at the right hand side, and is either weighted, or anchored under something. Maybe as a counterbalance. Then it might be possible to do a one arm, straight on pushup (without playing solo twister) and maybe it is better for your elbow. I don’t know if this is possible though or if it is asking for trouble.
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This is interesting. I will experiment with this idea.
Today, after 3 days of rest, I did the pushups (just barely) during my first hour. I chose this hour because I have several varsity footballers in that class.
When finished, and after I recovered a bit, I said, “Guys, I’m 51. If I can do THAT, can you guys win states?”
[quote]Headhunter wrote:
Tank53 wrote:
Yeah great job. You know you just wanted to stroke your ego some. Well deserved anyhow.
On a good day I can get in the 80s. But then again I dont train for that sort of thing. How long did it take for you to get there? 27, 5’10", 235lbs. Take that.
Now work on getting 100 pullups. I can get to about 8 now. Ha.
You had to say pullups; now I’ve getting ideas there My max is a lousy 6. In my sport (TKD) we do pushups all the time but pullups…never.
You’ve got me thinking: If I put a pullup bar in my bathroom doorway, I’d have to duck everytime I go in. That’d force me to remember to do them. Hmmm… I wonder if those doorway jobs can hold a guy of my weight?
Tank, this was a great post! I am on this TODAY!
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They’re typically recommended for up to 250, so you’d definitely want a strong doorway, I’ve cracked wood and I’m only 220
