Ever seen someone doing rapid-fire push-ups and think that it’s really impressive? Well, it is. It shows that they have developed strong muscles for very specific motions. But what about the rest of their range of motion? Chances are that if a lot of people slowed their push-ups down, they would have a lot of trouble! That also applies to real-world use for those muscles, their use outside the gym. It’s a lot easier to use your muscles for a practical purpose if you have a full range of motion! That’s where my favorite push-ups come into play. Five seconds. Constant motion. No breaks. For contrast on how hard they are: My record for standard pace push-ups is 80. Yet my vision started to go dark once I hit 34 five-second push-ups. (That’s when I decided that it might just be time to scale it back a little.) They’re hard. Insanely hard. But their benefits pay off!
So what’s a good plan to work out with these push-ups?
Action point: Use the principle of slow, technique-focused repetitions to improve your workout experience Purpose: Applying discipline and routine to your workout can help not only with increasing your skill and make you less injury prone, but also with your discipline for other tasks!
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Bucky-George
8/17/2019 04:28:17 am
Wow. Your upper body strength must be insane. I literally can’t even do one push-up. I’m serious. I get half-way down and collapse onto my face. X’D It’s terribly sad.
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Rachel Scheller
8/17/2019 06:52:00 pm
Haha, it's not as insane as I'd wish. Or rather, it is, but only for one specific exercise. I'm currently focusing a LOT more on other exercises since the push-ups don't help me pick things up that much. I still do them for the core strength, though.
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