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Surgicalcric · 01-31-2010, 16:24

110 push-ups nonstop?

I would stop there. Sounds like an over-training issue to me...

There is really NO need in being able to do more than that, IMHO, except to impress someone with your ability to do push-ups, an exercise that while is important to the APFT, means little else in terms of fitness or strength. Personally I think the push-up should be removed from the PT test, but I digress...

Are you working on any other upper body strength exercises (ie: bench, dips, pull-ups, etc...) or lower body for that matter? Or are you just focusing on one exercise, the push-up?

Crip

01-31-2010, 16:24	#3
Surgicalcric Quiet Professional Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wherever my ruck finds itself Posts: 2,972	110 push-ups nonstop? I would stop there. Sounds like an over-training issue to me... There is really NO need in being able to do more than that, IMHO, except to impress someone with your ability to do push-ups, an exercise that while is important to the APFT, means little else in terms of fitness or strength. Personally I think the push-up should be removed from the PT test, but I digress... Are you working on any other upper body strength exercises (ie: bench, dips, pull-ups, etc...) or lower body for that matter? Or are you just focusing on one exercise, the push-up? Crip __________________ "It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees." "Its not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me" -Batman "There are no obstacles, only opportunities for excellence."- NousDefionsDoc
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