So, I'm trying to improve the amount of full (toe) pushups I can do. I do as many as I can on my toes and then go to knee pushups. The only problem is that my upper body is so sore from doing them as well as my other weight workouts, that it's tough to do it more than twice per week. Is it ok to do a few pushups even though my upper body is sore, or is that just going to cause injury? Any tips you ladies have would be appreciated.
Doing push ups even though sore
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acatalina
Cathlete
I say after 3 days you are safe. If you workout too sore you will over train and break down the muscle.
This is what i have learned from here.
Maybe someone else has other opinions, but i personally wouldn't.
Anne
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This is what i have learned from here.
Maybe someone else has other opinions, but i personally wouldn't.
Anne
http://www.picturetrail.com/acatalina
acatalina
Cathlete
I say after 3 days you are safe. If you workout too sore you will over train and break down the muscle.
This is what i have learned from here.
Maybe someone else has other opinions, but i personally wouldn't.
Anne
http://www.picturetrail.com/acatalina
This is what i have learned from here.
Maybe someone else has other opinions, but i personally wouldn't.
Anne
http://www.picturetrail.com/acatalina
honeybunch1
Cathlete
How many days a week do you work upper body and what do you do? Twice a week for push-ups is really OK, but if you are trying to improve your numbers, you should do them more. Actually, the more you do push-ups, the more other upper body exercises you can skip. You are better off doing compound exercises anyway, like push-ups.
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I work do weight work for chest and back once per week and shoulders, biceps and triceps twice per week because I've been trying to grow them. I guess I was considering push-ups and add-on exercise, when I should really be using them as an exercise in and of itself. Good point.
alsrnbsn
Cathlete
Something Cathe posted a while ago (can't find the post, though) was a technique that she recommends using to increase the number of toe pushups.
Start in the "up" position for a pushup. Slowly go down to the count of 10 to the bottom. Then, NOT using pushup technique, go back up to the top and start all over again. She recommends attempting this 10 times then increase as able. This is not a push "up" thing, but a controlled descent very slowly to increase strength.
Doing any type of weight/strength when your muscles are already sore are not going to help anything, in fact, it could actually increase your DOMS and cause damage to the muscle. I would be very cautious about it and wait at least 2-3 days between strength training.
Start in the "up" position for a pushup. Slowly go down to the count of 10 to the bottom. Then, NOT using pushup technique, go back up to the top and start all over again. She recommends attempting this 10 times then increase as able. This is not a push "up" thing, but a controlled descent very slowly to increase strength.
Doing any type of weight/strength when your muscles are already sore are not going to help anything, in fact, it could actually increase your DOMS and cause damage to the muscle. I would be very cautious about it and wait at least 2-3 days between strength training.
alsrnbsn
Cathlete
>
>>Start in the "up" position for a pushup. Slowly go down to
>>the count of 10 to the bottom. Then, NOT using pushup
>>technique, go back up to the top and start all over again.
>
>YOu could also lower slowly like this on the toes, then go to
>the knees to push back up.
That is exactly what I meant to say, Kathryn!!! Thank you, although Cathe made sure to mention that you are not to use pushup technique to get back in the up position. You have to realized that I was posting this from work in the wee hours of the morning after being up since 3:30pm!!!
You do this exercise separately from your other push ups and several other posters on the forum have used this technique with great success. In fact, one said that using this outside of her regular workout helped her to complete all the GS pushups on her toes with the DVD! I think there were 36 of them????
I try to do these when I am rested and able to focus on the long, 10 count down (it's surprising how long that actually is!).
>>Start in the "up" position for a pushup. Slowly go down to
>>the count of 10 to the bottom. Then, NOT using pushup
>>technique, go back up to the top and start all over again.
>
>YOu could also lower slowly like this on the toes, then go to
>the knees to push back up.
That is exactly what I meant to say, Kathryn!!! Thank you, although Cathe made sure to mention that you are not to use pushup technique to get back in the up position. You have to realized that I was posting this from work in the wee hours of the morning after being up since 3:30pm!!!
You do this exercise separately from your other push ups and several other posters on the forum have used this technique with great success. In fact, one said that using this outside of her regular workout helped her to complete all the GS pushups on her toes with the DVD! I think there were 36 of them????
I try to do these when I am rested and able to focus on the long, 10 count down (it's surprising how long that actually is!).
Actually there are 72 pushups on the GS DVD!
I do drop sets of 15 regularly outside of my normal weight and cardio workouts. I aim for at least 4x/week. The more that you do them, the more endurance that you have to add more.
It is definitely the case that if I go for a few days without doing them, I find it tough to get through them.
So while if you're really sore, it's probably a good idea to let yourself rest, consistency and frequency is key (IMO) to being able to get them done.
I do drop sets of 15 regularly outside of my normal weight and cardio workouts. I aim for at least 4x/week. The more that you do them, the more endurance that you have to add more.
It is definitely the case that if I go for a few days without doing them, I find it tough to get through them.
So while if you're really sore, it's probably a good idea to let yourself rest, consistency and frequency is key (IMO) to being able to get them done.
alsrnbsn
Cathlete
Thank you for the correction. I don't have GS and I knew that 36 sounded on the low side, but I didn't realize just how low!!!
I am in the process of "re-learning" how to do push ups right now, so all of mine are on the knees. I know this sounds strange, but I was Active Duty for 6 1/2 yrs and twice a year we were made to do a "Physical Readiness Test" (aka PRT). Anyway, 2 of the components was as many sit ups in 2 min and as many push ups in 2 min.. My problem was that in effort to "bang" as many of them out in order to pass, my form suffered and suffered GREATLY. I am more comfortable doing pushups with my hands about 1-1 1/2 feet in front of my shoulders with a really wide stance, and can bang them out on my toes with the best of 'em!!!
After gaining over 60 lbs with getting out of the Navy and then re-committing myself to getting healthy, I decided to relearn push up using correct form (even if it kills me!), thus, back to the knees!
I am in the process of "re-learning" how to do push ups right now, so all of mine are on the knees. I know this sounds strange, but I was Active Duty for 6 1/2 yrs and twice a year we were made to do a "Physical Readiness Test" (aka PRT). Anyway, 2 of the components was as many sit ups in 2 min and as many push ups in 2 min.. My problem was that in effort to "bang" as many of them out in order to pass, my form suffered and suffered GREATLY. I am more comfortable doing pushups with my hands about 1-1 1/2 feet in front of my shoulders with a really wide stance, and can bang them out on my toes with the best of 'em!!!
After gaining over 60 lbs with getting out of the Navy and then re-committing myself to getting healthy, I decided to relearn push up using correct form (even if it kills me!), thus, back to the knees!