push ups
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Elfan
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Why do you use them as a punishment?
We do pushups often as warm up and as punishment. All instructors do push ups while the class does them. All black belts assisting on the floor do them as well as the instructor and students. We are a team Grow together, suffer together, acheive together.
I agree with that statement completly.
We do pushups. flat hand, knuckle, 2 finger and thumb. 1 finger and thumb, finger tip, back of hand( wrist as done in aikido), thumb alone (for those that can), extended throught the hands and back up, hand stand( against the wall or unsupported) And a couple others.
They help your muscle development and it is the basic motion of a punch.
I love them, the class dosnt feel the same way some days:rofl:
I agree with that statement completly.
We do pushups. flat hand, knuckle, 2 finger and thumb. 1 finger and thumb, finger tip, back of hand( wrist as done in aikido), thumb alone (for those that can), extended throught the hands and back up, hand stand( against the wall or unsupported) And a couple others.
They help your muscle development and it is the basic motion of a punch.
I love them, the class dosnt feel the same way some days:rofl:
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c2kenpo
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Love this idea!!!!! Hope you don't mind me borrowing it. Would love to challenge my teen class with pushups and a portion of the student creed.
He he he.......then with white belts to practive the kenpo creed......great idea....
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progressivetactics
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No Problem. Enjoy it!!!
Punishment sounds a bit harsh, but when we have a student acting up a bit, and normal measures are not responding, we give push ups.
We also have rules that the punishment is push ups.... Like students sitting in our spectator chairs....Dropping your weapon...Forgetting your belt...Not bowing when going through Dojang door...etc.
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TallAdam85
3rd Black Belt
Fav types of push up what is your fav type of push up to do?
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TallAdam85
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When I do them at home I do basic or knuckle push ups
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otherground
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I like to do pushups on milk crates because I can dip deeper.
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progressivetactics
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If it is continously cracking throughout the push up, I would check with a doctor, as a normal push up, you wrist should be pretty stable, and not 'cracking'. If it is in the initial positioning, and completion of a set, then for starters, do some wrist strengthening exercises, like judo/jujitsu wrist warm ups, back of the wrist push ups (start on your knees though), etc. Also, consider trying some Glucosimin if there is pain involved. You can take about 1000mg 2 times a day, every day and never have negative side effects. It is an excellent health enhancer.
My ankle pops when I rotate it. It always has. When I was a teen running track, through today stretching out a class, when I sit on the floor and rotate my ankle, it will pop continously. Never had pains, never got weak, but the sounds never went away. It is possible, you are just a squeky clean person!!
Excellent. I do those occasionally as well.
We also do feet elevated on chairs with clap push ups, and the legs spread out stretch and body bent over doing push ups! I think I like those the best.
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phlux
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Hey Paul,
How long would it take you to do 1K pushups? and in what breakdowns did you do them?
10 x 100? or something like that?
How long would it take you to do 1K pushups? and in what breakdowns did you do them?
10 x 100? or something like that?
Cruentus
Grandmaster
I can't remember how long....maybe 4-6 months? I would have to work my way up to that number again, but I'd imagine it would only take a few weeks.
It started with me trying to break 100. I could only do 40 in one set. I forced myself to do them daily, adding 3 every day. Then once day I went from about 55 to 75. Then I went right to 100 the next day. Once I hit 100, I platued for a while, only able to add 3 a day to my 1st set, except now I was doing them multiple sets, 1 set of 100, 2 of 50. Then I eventually went to every other day, and multiple sets, raising my repetitions gradually.
My eventual break down was 250, 250, 100, 100, 100, 100, 50, 50. The most I ever did at once was 500, but I couldn't bring myself to finish the 1000.
I also practiced 1 handers; able to do 100 at one time, on one hand.
What happends is your body gets acccustomed to a movement, and your able to break plateus because of this. This is how power lifters can lift huge amounts of weight, and things of that nature. Becoming accustomed to the movement is what let's you break plateus, not just strength.
I hit 350 4 reps on the bench the same way, and squat 600 5 reps. In other words, if you want to be able to do alot of pushups, you have to practice doing pushups. If you want to bench or squat large amounts a weight you have to practice that movement, as well as strengthen your muscles.
There are a lot of stronger people then me out there that I can out bench, or out push-up.
Hopefully that helps!
It started with me trying to break 100. I could only do 40 in one set. I forced myself to do them daily, adding 3 every day. Then once day I went from about 55 to 75. Then I went right to 100 the next day. Once I hit 100, I platued for a while, only able to add 3 a day to my 1st set, except now I was doing them multiple sets, 1 set of 100, 2 of 50. Then I eventually went to every other day, and multiple sets, raising my repetitions gradually.
My eventual break down was 250, 250, 100, 100, 100, 100, 50, 50. The most I ever did at once was 500, but I couldn't bring myself to finish the 1000.
I also practiced 1 handers; able to do 100 at one time, on one hand.
What happends is your body gets acccustomed to a movement, and your able to break plateus because of this. This is how power lifters can lift huge amounts of weight, and things of that nature. Becoming accustomed to the movement is what let's you break plateus, not just strength.
I hit 350 4 reps on the bench the same way, and squat 600 5 reps. In other words, if you want to be able to do alot of pushups, you have to practice doing pushups. If you want to bench or squat large amounts a weight you have to practice that movement, as well as strengthen your muscles.
There are a lot of stronger people then me out there that I can out bench, or out push-up.
Hopefully that helps!
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Elfan
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PAUL, two questions for perspective:
1. Do you rest in a position of mechanical advatanve during your long sets?
2. What is the time per rep? (2 seconds positive, 4 negative for example)
1. Do you rest in a position of mechanical advatanve during your long sets?
2. What is the time per rep? (2 seconds positive, 4 negative for example)
Cruentus
Grandmaster
#1. I try not to rest during the set, only after. Unless I am really sore or in trouble do I have to pause/rest in pushup position. Usually I don't, though; I just plug through til the end.
#2 Time per rep; fast as hell! I would have an extreme amount of difficulty doing a 2 second positive, 4 second negative for that many reps! When I do that many push ups, I am trying to work my fast release muscles anyways. So I DO NOT SACRIFICE GOOD FORM (this is important) but I do them very fast. I would say 1-2 per second, depending on how tired I am in the set. Each set only takes me a few minutes.
Good questions!
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progressivetactics
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and for all you kids at home want to get big arms...Read what Paul does... It worked for him. He has some pretty big guns...
