Hey yall, Ive been wanting to work out for a while lately but havent had the time. Id like to try working on my stamina and my physical strength.
Is anybody into this and can give me advice on how to begin?
Hey yall, Ive been wanting to work out for a while lately but havent had the time. Id like to try working on my stamina and my physical strength.
Is anybody into this and can give me advice on how to begin?
Follow the instructions to determine how many reps to start with, and then follow the program. If you ever get stuck then stay at that level until you can manage it before moving on. One time I was stuck for 2 weeks and thought I'd never break through, but I did. It took me 9 weeks to get up to week 5.
Correct form is crucial. I've seen some pretty lousy pushups over the years but the individuals had no idea. If you can't do a proper pushup then work on getting your form correct before starting the challenge.
You should probably do something aerobic as well; running or whatever.
Advice from my middle-school swim coach: If you can't manage the full set even from knees and hands, then try this. Stand a little further than an arms-length away from a wall and put your arms out to the wall, then lean in and finish the reps that way. If that feels to easy, step back a little further. Try to avoid bending your torso if you're doing them against the wall. If you're thinking you have to bend, then you're standing too far back.
It takes some time to build muscle when you've not worked out for awhile.
If you're not really good on the pushups, start off with the first half properly and switch to being on your knees for the second half of each set. Each day, bump up the percentage of proper pushups.
Do the whole program twice if you do this, though. Once to get yourself built up, again to get yourself where you need to be.