PillsDoughboy
Aug 17, 2007, 09:31 PM
Workout Log
8/17/07
* Coming off an injury so I’m taking it pretty light. These are my basic exercises, that I do most often, except the scissors.
Dips -----------------3 Sets -----20/20/20 -----Rest 1 min btwn sets
Pushups -------------1 Set ------50 each-------(Doing incline off the wall)
Burpees -------------3 Sets -----4/3/2 ---------Rest 3 min btwn sets
Run In Place --------3 Sets -----3min/2/1 -----Rest 3 min btwn sets
Squats --------------3 Sets----- 25/20/15 -----Rest 1 min btwn sets
Leg Scissors --------3 Sets -----10/10/10 -----Rest 1 min btwn sets
Calf Raises ----------3 Sets -----25/25/25 -----Rest 1 min btwn sets
No rest during any set.
Doing one set of pushups to try out an experiment that I hope will help me and possibly others in building up to do handstand pushups. I’m going to test the theory myself before giving it as advice to others.
I basically plan to start incline pushups on the wall and gradually increase my angle downward every week on my stairs (maybe 1 stair a week, I wont be sure until I try it), until I’m on the ground doing regular pushups. Then start doing decline pushups with my feet going up possibly one step at a time until I get to try handstand pushups.
I chose 50 pushups because 25 is not enough for me but if it is for a beginner 25 will be better. Now when I say one angle a week, I mean once you are able to do 50 at that angle to do it for a week. So, if you need 4 days before you can do 50 at that angle, then you will be there 4 days plus 1 week before moving to the next angle. Also with the angles that I made on my drawing you can have less angles if it’s not a big enough change every week. Like after leaving the wall try it on steps or on items of various height. If on steps go either 1 or 2 steps at a time depending on your level. Its basically a base and you can choose to change it a bit if you please.
Here is a drawing I made in MS Paint to help illustrate.
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4478/pushupswq9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Tell me what you guys think of my plan for pushup beginners for going from Incline pushups to Decline and Handstand pushups at the end. Of course I will try it myself before telling other people it works and will post it as a workout here if its good enough.
8/17/07
* Coming off an injury so I’m taking it pretty light. These are my basic exercises, that I do most often, except the scissors.
Dips -----------------3 Sets -----20/20/20 -----Rest 1 min btwn sets
Pushups -------------1 Set ------50 each-------(Doing incline off the wall)
Burpees -------------3 Sets -----4/3/2 ---------Rest 3 min btwn sets
Run In Place --------3 Sets -----3min/2/1 -----Rest 3 min btwn sets
Squats --------------3 Sets----- 25/20/15 -----Rest 1 min btwn sets
Leg Scissors --------3 Sets -----10/10/10 -----Rest 1 min btwn sets
Calf Raises ----------3 Sets -----25/25/25 -----Rest 1 min btwn sets
No rest during any set.
Doing one set of pushups to try out an experiment that I hope will help me and possibly others in building up to do handstand pushups. I’m going to test the theory myself before giving it as advice to others.
I basically plan to start incline pushups on the wall and gradually increase my angle downward every week on my stairs (maybe 1 stair a week, I wont be sure until I try it), until I’m on the ground doing regular pushups. Then start doing decline pushups with my feet going up possibly one step at a time until I get to try handstand pushups.
I chose 50 pushups because 25 is not enough for me but if it is for a beginner 25 will be better. Now when I say one angle a week, I mean once you are able to do 50 at that angle to do it for a week. So, if you need 4 days before you can do 50 at that angle, then you will be there 4 days plus 1 week before moving to the next angle. Also with the angles that I made on my drawing you can have less angles if it’s not a big enough change every week. Like after leaving the wall try it on steps or on items of various height. If on steps go either 1 or 2 steps at a time depending on your level. Its basically a base and you can choose to change it a bit if you please.
Here is a drawing I made in MS Paint to help illustrate.
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4478/pushupswq9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Tell me what you guys think of my plan for pushup beginners for going from Incline pushups to Decline and Handstand pushups at the end. Of course I will try it myself before telling other people it works and will post it as a workout here if its good enough.
