How to do more pull-ups and push-ups?

AscensionExperiments · 2019-09-14T00:41:15+00:00

Uhh I don't know about the rest of y'all but feeling sore the next day is one of my favorite parts

But not everyone's cup of tea I guess

The answer to move lactic acid more quickly is hot baths, self massage, and time. And drinking apple cider vinegar if you have the balls.

The answer to doing more pull-ups is to accumulate more reps across the day- do 5 every time there's a commercial on on tv or however you spend your break time. Do 20 when you wake up and 20 when you get home. Eventually you'll be able to do 30+ in one go. Progressive adaptation.

But also, just doing pullups and pushups is pretty gay and you're way too thin, go to a real gym

nobody_thinks · 2019-09-14T00:46:09+00:00

go heavier

AnxiousProof · 2019-09-14T00:48:44+00:00

I'd argue that feeling sore after a workout (or DOMS, Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness), is part of the workout.

When you fully exercise a muscle you create microscopic tears within the entire muscle group. The secondary reaction after this... is localized inflammation and increased blood flow to the affected area. Your nerves become stimulated by this activity causing a sensation of pain and soreness. Congratulations, you exercised.

Now consider all of the elements which come in to play which are necessary to growing and strengthening your muscles. To answer your question I'll use a metaphor. My favorite metaphor to use is the construction site:

When you work out, you're delivering the blue prints to the construction site.

When you eat well, you're delivering the supplies to the construction site.

However, when you sleep well, that is when the construction happens.

Make sure that you have all of those elements taken care of before you question the improbable, such as genetics or low testosterone.

deathhandmachiavelli · 2019-09-14T12:58:45+00:00

20 a day?

You aren't going to get anywhere with that.

I used to focus on pushups and do 300 in an evening. The first couple sets would be 50 each, and then they would go down. Pretty soon, I would be down to 10 and would wait 1 minute between sets.

I'm a natural push up machine though.

You should do inclined pushups, clap push ups, and buy yourself a 20lb weight vest and a 40lb weight vest.

Do pushups with those on and your overall strength should increase so that you can do more.

Pullups, I'll do 150. I'll just do a couple at a time until I get to the number.

One thing about pushups though, I would do them to excel in sports and I had the speed and practical strength to do very well.

One day I got some heavy weights instead and they were MUCH more effective for gaining muscle (for looks), it only took a few weeks before I looked way different in shirts and people at school were asking me how I got big so fast.

Pushups are great, but heavy weights are what puts on more muscle. Pushups for performance, weights for looks.

Two_kids_in_a_coat · 2019-09-14T01:52:03+00:00

Damn, no one has any worthwhile advice. So what you need to do is reverse ladders. First break it down to sets. Say you do 20 a day. Instead of all at once do 5 sets 6-5-4-3-2.

Tomorrow 6-5-4-3-3

next day 6-5-4-4-3

Next day 6-5-5-4-3

6-6-5-4-3

7-6-5-4-3

7-6-5-4-4

7-6-5-5-4

7-6-6-5-4

7-7-6-5-4

8-7-6-5-4

Now you’re up to 30 per day. Just keep adding one per day in this style. Take one day off per week. It’s important because with pull-ups your tendons need to rest. I like to switch up between pull-ups, chin-ups, wide spread and Tarzan style but you do you.

Terdmuffin · 2019-09-14T01:37:28+00:00

If youre not getting sore, you're probably not stressing your muscles enough to see much progress.

If you want to reduce soreness you need to focus more on recovery. Rolling your muscles, cold therapy, proper nutrition, proper sleep.

ScooopWoopScoup · 2019-09-14T00:41:35+00:00

Steroids.

Dude seriously you have to do more than 20 a day of each of that's all you're doing.

Or buy light weights and start doing different accessory lifts to help out. 20 of each is seriously like nothing. I mean 20 pull ups is probably decent but like you should try to do as many as possible like 40+ if that's l you are doing.

Tldr: stop being a pussy

YesVeryKewl · 2019-09-14T01:54:39+00:00

check out this program:

https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/al-kavadlo-20-pull-up-challenge.html

SalporinRP · 2019-09-14T02:15:19+00:00

Either you do more everyday or you start strapping progressively heavier weight to yourself to make the 20 harder.

As long as you eat your protein you will see progress.

DamianPriest · 2019-09-14T04:04:32+00:00

Download Runtastic Pushups.

fightclubdevil · 2019-09-14T05:14:48+00:00

Push ups and pull ups twice a day. Once in the morning and once at night. One powerful set until failure each time. You'll have gains before you know it.

INNASKILLZ2K18 · 2019-09-14T05:40:47+00:00

'I don't go to the gym'

'I don't really have a diet'

'I only do 20 pull ups and push ups a day'.

There are your answers. Take this shit seriously, or don't.

youcancallmedada · 2019-09-14T07:43:52+00:00

Do your max pull ups in one set, then do 10x that in however many sets is needed. Isolate the muscle that gives out first. Do that every three days. Also, hundreds of push ups throughout the day.

[deleted] · 2019-09-14T04:19:13+00:00

70kg at 177cm is quite small. You just need repititions and to build more muscle mass. How do you do that? Track your calories and eat more food so you're in a caloric surplus. Eat 120-180g of protein each day. You'll recover faster and put on more muscle.

Fromstatepharm · 2019-09-14T01:04:40+00:00

Pushups are pointless. Pull ups only matter if you are adding weight.

Title	How to do more pull-ups and push-ups?
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Date	September 14, 2019 12:36 AM UTC (6 years ago)
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