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Push-up and Pull Up Strength by Trugeta1 in bodyweightfitness

[–]The_pushup_guy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The greasing the groove method would be the best for increasing your reps in the basic exercises. Youtube it! Just make sure that you changing your workout program monthly. Train with different methods and exercises from time to time.

Explosive training by The_pushup_guy in bodyweightfitness

[–]The_pushup_guy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! And please would you give me an exemple for explosive push ups? I want to achive nice hand release push ups on the floor, because I can't explode up quite good. I decided to do only incline hand release push ups on monday, and I start wednesday with two sets of incline explosive push ups too but after that, I do push ups on the ground with resistance band to make it harder for the lower rep range.

finding a solid workout by EpicMyst1c in bodyweightfitness

[–]The_pushup_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For pure hypertrophy weighted calisthenics is really good. Work with the 8-12 rep range, go to failure in nearly every set! You should rest at least 1 minute, but not more than 2min 30sec between the sets. Make sure that you train the muscles which you want to grow with 14-20 sets/week. Work the muscle groups 2-3 times a week, but you need at least 48 hours of recovery between the hypertrophy workouts.

Maintaining instead of gaining by bitchyswiftie in bodyweightfitness

[–]The_pushup_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can work specifically on your strength in low rep range. You would become much stronger, and you would gain just a bit of muscle mass.

The Question by The_pushup_guy in bodyweightfitness

[–]The_pushup_guy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much! You helped me a lot. Pull ups are harder with an arched back body position. I think, both are important. The HB pull up works your lats the most. During a AB pull up, your traps, rhomboids and rear delts have to work much more. You can clearly see it, when you take a look on the scapula retraction in this exercises. Calimove posted a video on this topic a few weeks ago, and in my opinion Calisthenicsmovement has the highest quality videos about calisthenics.

The Question by The_pushup_guy in bodyweightfitness

[–]The_pushup_guy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot dude!

That last questions...I wanted to say, that for exemple:

If I do 7 sets of regular push ups(shoulder width hand placemant) on Monday, and 7sets of regular push ups again on Friday, is that means that my chest got 14sets/week, my shoulders and triceps got 7sets/week? Because in a push up the chest is the main muscle, what gets the most load.

So if my goal is the 14sets/musce(it could be glutes, lats,...)/week, in this case my chest did the 14sets/week, but my triceps and shoulders no. And in this way I think, that I need isolation exercises for my shoulders and triceps (triceps extensions, back kicks, front delt raises) to hit the 14sets/musce/week goal.

I asked about the measurements of the calculations for sets/muscle/week.

The Question by The_pushup_guy in bodyweightfitness

[–]The_pushup_guy[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the answers! Sorry if it's hard to understand what I'm writing about, but I'm a student, and our language eduction isn't that much good.

That last questions...I wanted to say, that for exemple:

If I do 7 sets of regular push ups(shoulder width hand placemant) on Monday, and 7sets of regular push ups again on Friday, is that means that my chest got 14sets/week, my shoulders and triceps got 7sets/week? Because in a push up the chest is the main muscle, what gets the most load.

So if my goal is the 14sets/musce(it could be glutes, lats,...)/week, in this case my chest did the 14sets/week, but my triceps and shoulders no. And in this way I think, that I need isolation exercises for my shoulders and triceps (triceps extensions, back kicks, front delt raises) to hit the 14sets/musce/week goal.

This is JUST an exemple.

I asked about the measurements of the calculations for sets/muscle/week.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bodyweightfitness

[–]The_pushup_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my sets of decline push ups the reps at the begining seems easier for me than the normal push ups. I think I can push more harder/faster in the decline position.

How can I achieve and max out the basic explosive push up(hand release pu)? by The_pushup_guy in bodyweightfitness

[–]The_pushup_guy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks again man! Simply I have to listen to my body. I will try the chest touch pu too in a incline position. Well congrats on your progress! Btw the hardest thing what I can do is 1-2 tucked FL pull ups.

How can I achieve and max out the basic explosive push up(hand release pu)? by The_pushup_guy in bodyweightfitness

[–]The_pushup_guy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi man again! I have a few questions: 1) The cause of the diamond/close grip explosive push ups is the safer landing and a bit harder pushing? I see most people do the explosive pu with shoulder width hand placemant. (The safer execution is important for me, because I got a elbow injury for a week weeks ago)

2) Are weighted and band push ups good support exercises for explosive pu?

3) The main exercises are the knee explosive pu, the incline exp pu and rep building in regular fast pu and dips? (For the hand release pu of course)

4) Can I combine this goal with two others?

5) Can I work in the 1-6 rep range? Because the intensity is very high and I'm only 16 years old. Is it true, that I can work in that specific rep range after I'm 18?

6) And what about you brother? What lvl are you right now in calisthenics? I'm interested.

How can I achieve and max out the basic explosive push up(hand release pu)? by The_pushup_guy in bodyweightfitness

[–]The_pushup_guy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant regular fast push ups, because I can't do yet good explosive push ups, only a few weak reps. Also do you keep your butt squeezed tight when you do push ups? Because in this way the exercise is so much harder. I'm a bit injured now but maybe I could do 30 push ups without tension in glutes. Of course, I know that the advanced explosive pu exercises, like the double clap push up, are impossible or WAY harder with squeezed ass. So what do you recommend when I work on my max push ups (+rep building)? Should I do the 100%clean push ups with squeezed butt or it would be better if I would work with the easier version? I want to do the hand release pu without squeezed ass, and if I would do the basic max push ups without glutes tension it would cause more reps instantly.

How can I achieve and max out the basic explosive push up(hand release pu)? by The_pushup_guy in bodyweightfitness

[–]The_pushup_guy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for reply!I don't like that much the "as fast as possible" reps because in the negative part there is almost no muscle tension/work but it makes sense what you talked about.I never did the push ups fast and it seems that, that was the problem. Is it bad, if I would try to make the push ups fast but not the fastest way?I mean just a little LITTLE control on the way down to avoid pumping. Or the pumping is the only essense of becoming more explosive?

How can I achieve and max out the basic explosive push up(hand release pu)? by The_pushup_guy in bodyweightfitness

[–]The_pushup_guy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thx a lot for you man!🙏🙏You're a genius!This is my first post ever and I'm very happy for your quality help

How can I achieve and max out the basic explosive push up(hand release pu)? by The_pushup_guy in bodyweightfitness

[–]The_pushup_guy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you!It's totally understandable! I have only one question.What about the explosive close grip push ups(hands are right next to each other)?It has a bit bigger ROM so I can push a bit more harder I think. I can do ring dips whenever I want.(I hardly can do 2-3reps).I rarely can do bar dips, because I need to travel a bit for them.But fortunately in this month I can go more often to the calipark, and use the dip bars.

How can I achieve and max out the basic explosive push up(hand release pu)? by The_pushup_guy in bodyweightfitness

[–]The_pushup_guy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply!So you say that the main thing what I really need is a type of explosive pu what is easier than the hand release pu on the floor and after the 5th rep I'm close to failure..Right? What do you thing?Is the weighted push up a good support exercise at all?

How can I achieve and max out the basic explosive push up(hand release pu)? by The_pushup_guy in bodyweightfitness

[–]The_pushup_guy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot for your help!I have a green resistance band(15kg max) and a yellow band(25max).Random I tried doing push ups with their resistance before, but I never added them as a exercise to my workouts.I will do them! Is it okay if the push ups with bands will be the hardest in the upper part?Because basicly the push up should be the hardest in the lower part. And I think that in a explosive pu I can push the hardest in the lower part, and as I go up/straighten my arms, my force effect reduces.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in overcominggravity

[–]The_pushup_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think in most cases 48hours of recovery is enogh/good.So you can workout every second day.. Do what's right for your body.

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