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Originally Posted by Razor
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TFM, as for push-ups, The few times I abandoned weight training and did only push-up workouts, my APFT push-up max reps dropped by 5-7 reps. That's me, though; you need to experiment to see how your body adapts to various exercise. .
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TFM-Razor is not alone in this aspect in prep for push-ups. I have had the same problem with cutting back on the weight training and doing only body weight training. For me push-ups were more a matter of endurance than strength-but strength gained through weight training also helped my endurance. When I was little I was routinely well over 300 lbs on my bench presses and was always able to max out on the push-ups. However, with deployments and duty requirements cutting into PT I found regardless of how many and what types of push ups I did I could not increase my output until I got back into a weight training routine in conjuction with normal PT. So for me to meet my own standards I had to incorporate weight training with normal push ups to continue to advance to the levels I wanted. I would give Razor's recommendation a try and I think you will be pleasanty surprised.
Jack Moroney