Improve Your
Fitness
With A Pushup
Workout
Special
Article by the Author of
TURBULENCE
TRAINING
-- Craig Ballantyne
--
By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS,
MS
Turbulence Training for Fat
Loss
Let me ask you a question...
how many pushups can you do?
You see, a pushup workout is
the all-American exercise. It is simple. It is easy to do and
you can do it anywhere that has a flat, clean
surface.
But too bad... most American
adults would have an extremely hard time doing even a single
repetition... never mind doing the number of pushups they
should be doing for their age!
I encourage you to stand out
from the crowd with a superior fitness regime... and regain
your upper body strength. I put together a CHALLENGE for the
Men's Health magazine last year... but know this... I set the
bar very high.
This is how men
under the age of 45 can determine their level of
fitness:
- He is able to do less
than twenty pushups -- he is out of shape
- He is able to do between
twenty and thirty four pushups -- he is in average
shape
- He is able to do between
thirty five and forty nine pushups -- he is in fit
shape
- He is able to do MORE
than fifty pushups -- He is in "Men's Health" fit
shape!!!
For the women, reduce the number of
reps by 60%. For example, for a women under the age of
45, to get an average shape fitness score -- she should be able
to do at the very least, 12 pushups.
Here is how you can
improve your fitness score with this pushup workout
plan:
So you want to start doing a
pushup workout but are out of shape... I suggest that you start
with the kneeling pushups to build strength. Do one set of five
to ten repetitions TODAY! And then add one more set every other
day until you are able to do 3 sets of ten kneeling
pushups.
When you get to that level of
fitness... it is time to go up the next level: lower yourself
to the ground for a three count. Then relax onto your knees and
get back up to the start position (that's one repetition).
Challenge yourself to do this every other day until you are
able to do 8 reps.
Now you are ready to do a
full, traditional pushup! This is how you can improve your
fitness score... first start by doing 1/2 of the number of reps
that you are able to do. Rest 30 seconds. Then repeat the same
number of pushups. Rest 30 seconds again. And then repeat that
same number of pushups. Do this 2-3 times per week. Decrease
your rest period by ten seconds each week. Retest your max
after three weeks. Adjust up the number of reps and start over
again.
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Turbulence Training
Craig Ballantyne
Author, Turbulence Training
About the
Author:
Craig Ballantyne
is a Certified Strength &
Conditioning Specialist and writes for
Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Maximum
Fitness, Muscle and Fitness Hers, and
Oxygen magazines. His trademarked
Turbulence Training fat loss workouts
have been featured multiple times in
Men’s Fitness and Maximum Fitness
magazines, and have helped thousands of
men and women around the world lose fat,
gain muscle, and get lean in less than
45 minutes three times per week. For
more information on the Turbulence
Trainingworkouts that will help you burn
fat without long, slow cardio sessions
or fancy equipment,
visitwww.TurbulenceTraining.com
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