I have just under a month to be able to do 66 pushups in 2 min without stopping, and 73 situps in 2 min without stopping, currently I'm able to do 20 pushups and 45 situps without stopping till my muscles give in, I was wondering if anyone could maybe suggest a good workout routine to get me on the right path because currently, my idea of working out is doing as many pushups as i can in one sitting, then stopping and waiting a few days for the pain to heal to do it again, and im sure there are more productive ways Im just not aware of
One way to do it is to do 1 set as many as you can for both exercises, then increase 5 reps every other day. Do pushups and situps everyday on the weekdays and take the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) off.
Thanks for your service. Get your weight down with high intensity interval training and compound strength movements. Add in some tricep work like dips.
For situps, do all around core work as a basis, planks to start, woodchoppers and the bicycle too. Work on technique, for starters I bounce off my upper back, and then I start doing a snake technique, rolling up before going up. If you try to keep a straight back, it's going to be so much harder. So get off some weight, eat right train hard all around, and work on flexibility, which will give you an edge. I tore up everybody in the military with situps.. one time we had a competition and 20 minutes later the last guy gave up at like 400 situps... i was good though but I had blood running down my back from the sand and rocks we were on...
One way to do it is to do 1 set as many as you can for both exercises, then increase 5 reps every other day. Do pushups and situps everyday on the weekdays and take the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) off.
Oh, I thought if you worked out the same muscles everyday, it fucked up the muscle by not giving it time to properly heal
Oh i forgot to tell you to picture the time you were most motivated in your life, and think about how the air felt, what sounds you heard, how bright the picture is, etc etc.. before each work out.
They're pushups and situps, it's not hard to train them. That's all I did to get my pushup and situp reps up. Dips are a heavier exercise, you wanna work on more reps (endurance).
To build up your endurance, do a few sets of 1/2 you max reps every day. Once a week test for your new max and adjust your daily targets. Take a day off after your test day. Doing your max every day will wear you down.
If this is for the Army you don't have to max the physical fitness test on the first day in bootcamp. You will get PLENTY of pushup training in bootcamp to get top honors on the PT test in the end.
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I've done 3 weeks according to schedule and then 2-3 weeks of my own modified slower schedule, since my goal was just to get to 30-40 reps. Then had to give up due to shoulder problems, but otherwise I'd have continued till hitting 30-40ish reps.
If this is for the Army you don't have to max the physical fitness test on the first day in bootcamp. You will get PLENTY of pushup training in bootcamp to get top honors on the PT test in the end.
Yes it is Army and I'm aware they train you plenty for it, but I'd rather be prepared for it rather than dealing with the stress of barely making it once i'm there, also there are other factors like in order to get the "Physical Fitness Badge" You have to be able to complete 66 Pushups and 73 Situps in 2 min, I figure if I can work towards that goal before Im enlisted, I'd have a headstart and possibly be able to make it to that point much easier.
(caveat - I've never had to complete an Army fitness test or any other kind of required fitness test)
have you tried pure pacing exercises - like to a count or metronome?
60 in 120 sec would be 1 every 2 seconds. So can you do your reps at that pace?
Maybe you are "sprinting" through the reps and burning out like running 100m sprint pace for a 800m test? Where in reality if you went slower you would be fine for the distance.
I have just under a month to be able to do 66 pushups in 2 min without stopping, and 73 situps in 2 min without stopping
Should have started sooner.
Darkmind's plan can work, except, what if you can't do 5 more every other day?
You want to be able to do 66 pushups, then do 66 pushups (let's make it 70).
The idea is to do seventy pushups in as short a timeframe as you can. There will be rest in there. Then, just cut down on the rest periods.
So, for instance, do as many as you can, and say you hit 25. Rest for 2 minutes, then do as many as you can again. Say you do 18; you've now done a total of 43. Rest two more minutes, then again do as many as you can. Repeat this cycle until you hit 70.
Do this every other day. Each week, cut the rest down by 30 seconds.
You may not hit the 66, but you'll be a lot better.
Do the same with situps on alternate days from pushups.
I've done 3 weeks according to schedule and then 2-3 weeks of my own modified slower schedule, since my goal was just to get to 30-40 reps. Then had to give up due to shoulder problems, but otherwise I'd have continued till hitting 30-40ish reps.
Yes that helped a lot, I find the most helpful responses I can get are routines, skips all the bull and gives me somethin to do that gets me somewhere. Thanks
If this is for the Army you don't have to max the physical fitness test on the first day in bootcamp. You will get PLENTY of pushup training in bootcamp to get top honors on the PT test in the end.
BAH! Show them all up.
And really figure out how to bounce off your upper back while someone holds your feet. And then when you can't do that anymore, learn to bend in half to kind of snake up. And try to use as less energy as possible. Pushups try to use the stretch to bounce back up and remember all you have to do is lock out your elbows. You don't have to retract your shoulders. Sooner or later you will have to figure out how best to sleep and eat to prepare as well.
Make sure they hold your ankles, HARD. And let them know if it's too late. Do some leg lifts too since you will be able to use your hip flexors.
With the right technique, I bet I could do 1000 situps if someone held my feet. Technique is definitely a lot of it. Oh. And save yourself for the run. If you get the number you want. Just stop.
Oh. And make sure you stretch and warm up your neck a bit first too. Since you have to keep your hands locked behind your head, it will make you want to use momentum from your arms to bend your neck foward to get up easier. Hey. There is no rule that says you can't, although, it is somewhat to akin to whiplash.
So ninja, yes I could if I whiplash myself up. 2 years ago I did over 700, and I'm much stronger and even leaner now. Thats why I'm tryin to help this guy so much! lol.
I will post a video of me doin a 1000 consecutively if you want, but I don't want to hear crap from everyone on the database about how I'm going to hurt my neck. Lol.
Deadline, anyone have any routine suggestions?
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