Why Pushups Are a Waste of Time


on 1/19/2008
Why Pushups Are a Waste of Time Yeah, I know, pushups are actually a very good exercise that you can do in the comfort of your home. I just needed a catchy title.

I have always wanted to be able to do 100 push ups. It just seemed like a big strength feat. Kind of like benching x number of plates or being able to do 20 pull ups or a single one armed chin up.

I have tried several routines. Some have worked better than others. One of the routines that I tried can be found at the following site:
http://www.impulseadventure.com/weights/100push.html
It got me to around 50 push ups.

I have also tried the routine that Pavel Tsatsouline described in his book Beyond Bodybuilding. It involved doing multiple sets of push ups every day. Some days I got to as many as 500+ push ups a day. The program originally called for two weeks of practice. After one week, my push up performance went up by 10 to 60 push ups.

Another routine involves training every other day. I ... read more

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