Don’t do push-ups do A push-up

[pierinifitness]

You only need one for a decent push-up workout.

[BigBruvOfEnglandUK]

I've done these years ago. I didn't like them. I changed to doing them starting from the bottom because starting from the top seemed much easier. Not that any of it is easy though. I didn't like them either.

I think Parker may have said he did this but with dips? Have you tried that, m8?

[mr potatohead]

Mar 17, 2024 7:50:42 GMT BigBruvOfEnglandUK said:

I've done these years ago. I didn't like them. I changed to doing them starting from the bottom because starting from the top seemed much easier. Not that any of it is easy though. I didn't like them either.

I think Parker may have said he did this but with dips? Have you tried that, m8?

I've stated in past posts that I do "one" dip or hang, but it's not completely static. I move, twist or shake a bit.
It's a very efficient and effective use of TUT, IMO.

[pierinifitness]

Mar 17, 2024 7:50:42 GMT BigBruvOfEnglandUK said:

I've done these years ago. I didn't like them. I changed to doing them starting from the bottom because starting from the top seemed much easier. Not that any of it is easy though. I didn't like them either.

I think Parker may have said he did this but with dips? Have you tried that, m8?

I did try once starting at the bottom because from bottom to top is the hardest so doing it fresh seemed like a good idea.  I don't know that my total time was any longer.  I agree with you that they're hard to like because they're hard.  I was chasing a 3-minutes push-up but made a "business decision" to throw in the towel because the additional work to get there wasn't worth my effort.  

I don't know that I've tried a super slow rep with bar dips but once I did a set of bar dips with a 5-count pause at the top and bottom on each rep.  I only managed a humbling 6 reps.

[BigBruvOfEnglandUK]

Mar 17, 2024 12:58:17 GMT mr potatohead said:

Mar 17, 2024 7:50:42 GMT BigBruvOfEnglandUK said:

I've done these years ago. I didn't like them. I changed to doing them starting from the bottom because starting from the top seemed much easier. Not that any of it is easy though. I didn't like them either.

I think Parker may have said he did this but with dips? Have you tried that, m8?

I've stated in past posts that I do "one" dip or hang, but it's not completely static. I move, twist or shake a bit.
It's a very efficient and effective use of TUT, IMO.

Did you watch the video? They are not static, m8

[gruntbrain]

I like lengthy timed static confractions by cheating with intermittent pulsing .

[moxohol]

I do a timed static chest dip by placing the hands from behind on top of buttocks with the elbows flairing out. The hold is performed ramping style.

Afterwards, I do lean to pushups between the doorposts to get a good stretch. I either use one or two arms depending how my shoulders feel.

The starting iso is an analgesic & also creates PAP. The lighter pushup is contrast training. It's all done as a superset.

Then to counter balance the training & help with the shoulders I do an iso towel row in the stretched ROM followed by Australian pullups(where's BigBruv?) using my TRX.

[mr potatohead]

Mar 17, 2024 19:14:05 GMT BigBruvOfEnglandUK said:

Mar 17, 2024 12:58:17 GMT mr potatohead said:

I've stated in past posts that I do "one" dip or hang, but it's not completely static. I move, twist or shake a bit.
It's a very efficient and effective use of TUT, IMO.

Did you watch the video? They are not static, m8

And, neither are mine, m8.
We must be twins, separated at birth.

[moxohol]

Mar 17, 2024 13:26:14 GMT pierinifitness said:

Mar 17, 2024 7:50:42 GMT BigBruvOfEnglandUK said:

I've done these years ago. I didn't like them. I changed to doing them starting from the bottom because starting from the top seemed much easier. Not that any of it is easy though. I didn't like them either.

I think Parker may have said he did this but with dips? Have you tried that, m8?

I did try once starting at the bottom because from bottom to top is the hardest so doing it fresh seemed like a good idea.  I don't know that my total time was any longer.  I agree with you that they're hard to like because they're hard.  I was chasing a 3-minutes push-up but made a "business decision" to throw in the towel because the additional work to get there wasn't worth my effort.  

I don't know that I've tried a super slow rep with bar dips but once I did a set of bar dips with a 5-count pause at the top and bottom on each rep.  I only managed a humbling 6 reps.

If u do an iso session prior to the next routine below the results are fantastic for the 60+ crowd.
=======================
—Preliminary Isometric Tension Improves the Effectiveness of Dynamic Work by up to 20%
buildmuscle234.50webs.com/7086.html

—Goodbye Traditional Sets And Reps! – Get Pumped with EDT And Ladders
faithandfitness.net/goodbye-traditional-sets-and-reps-get-pumped-with-edt-and-ladders/

[pierinifitness]

Mar 19, 2024 10:26:08 GMT moxohol said:

Mar 17, 2024 13:26:14 GMT pierinifitness said:

I did try once starting at the bottom because from bottom to top is the hardest so doing it fresh seemed like a good idea.  I don't know that my total time was any longer.  I agree with you that they're hard to like because they're hard.  I was chasing a 3-minutes push-up but made a "business decision" to throw in the towel because the additional work to get there wasn't worth my effort.  

I don't know that I've tried a super slow rep with bar dips but once I did a set of bar dips with a 5-count pause at the top and bottom on each rep.  I only managed a humbling 6 reps.

If u do an iso session prior to the next routine below the results are fantastic for the 60+ crowd.
=======================
—Preliminary Isometric Tension Improves the Effectiveness of Dynamic Work by up to 20%
buildmuscle234.50webs.com/7086.html

—Goodbye Traditional Sets And Reps! – Get Pumped with EDT And Ladders
faithandfitness.net/goodbye-traditional-sets-and-reps-get-pumped-with-edt-and-ladders/

Have you tried either of these methods and experienced the benefits described?

I have done weighted pull-up singles progressing from a lighter weight to a heavier weight, resting as needed between rounds to perform a good quality rep.  Then after resting, I've done a final set of BW only and my performance is generally good because of the weight having been removed.  I think this is something similar to the benefit described in the first article.

[moxohol]

Mar 19, 2024 19:06:46 GMT pierinifitness said:

Mar 19, 2024 10:26:08 GMT moxohol said:

If u do an iso session prior to the next routine below the results are fantastic for the 60+ crowd.
=======================
—Preliminary Isometric Tension Improves the Effectiveness of Dynamic Work by up to 20%
buildmuscle234.50webs.com/7086.html

—Goodbye Traditional Sets And Reps! – Get Pumped with EDT And Ladders
faithandfitness.net/goodbye-traditional-sets-and-reps-get-pumped-with-edt-and-ladders/

Have you tried either of these methods and experienced the benefits described?

I have done weighted pull-up singles progressing from a lighter weight to a heavier weight, resting as needed between rounds to perform a good quality rep.  Then after resting, I've done a final set of BW only and my performance is generally good because of the weight having been removed.  I think this is something similar to the benefit described in the first article.

Yes, I have. The isometrics set up the Post Activation Potentiation. The ladder sets allow more intensity by volume without frying the CNS.

U can do it another way which is supersetting isometrics with the corresponding calisthenic exercise. This method is like a weight training substitute.

However, I prefer the 1st stated paragraph because I can do a 10 minute iso session. Take a 10 minute walk. Then do my ladder sets which can be scaled to suit but not so much that ur gunna break a heart valve or be crippled for the whole week.

[whiffet]

For a short time I was trying the 90 second pull up. You do 30 seconds down, 30 up, then another 30 down.

It was an interesting experiment but not one I’d try again.