I weight lift M - W - F and run/cardio on T - Th. I heard from a friend that the following would be a good way to increase the number of pushups I can do.He said I should be performing pushups as part of my chest workout day (Mondays). He also says:
After you finish all of the weight lifting exercises on chest day, perform as many pushups as you possibly can so that you have a maximum number. Then, on the next chest day workout, use the following technique as your final exercise:
Let's say you were able to perform 6 pushups as your maximum number. On the next chest day workout, as your last exercise, you are to perform three
sets, with the first being 50% of this number (3 pushups), the second set
75% of this number (4.5 pushups), and the final set 100% of this number (aim
for 6 pushups, which you might not achieve). Once I can do the full 6 on the last set, then retest my max and so on..
My question is: Should I just be doing pushups 1 day a week on my chest workout day or should I be doing them frequently, such as every day to get used to them and increase my number?
Thanks!
After you finish all of the weight lifting exercises on chest day, perform as many pushups as you possibly can so that you have a maximum number. Then, on the next chest day workout, use the following technique as your final exercise:
Let's say you were able to perform 6 pushups as your maximum number. On the next chest day workout, as your last exercise, you are to perform three
sets, with the first being 50% of this number (3 pushups), the second set
75% of this number (4.5 pushups), and the final set 100% of this number (aim
for 6 pushups, which you might not achieve). Once I can do the full 6 on the last set, then retest my max and so on..
My question is: Should I just be doing pushups 1 day a week on my chest workout day or should I be doing them frequently, such as every day to get used to them and increase my number?
Thanks!