rafsmx Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 So, I've been inactive for a while, but I'm back on track now. I've tried to keep my diet as Paleo as I could and I feel a lot better, but I went to the 1 week Ignatian Spiritual Exercises and, now I'm back to normal life, recovering and ready to go.It's just that, I just finished doing about 40 push ups, on my knees, in 4 reps, I noticed how my arms get EXTREMELY weak, specially my left arm, my legs are pretty strong (Ithink), but my arms, oh god. Any tips? Where can I start?Thanks a lot. Quote Urban Druid Human [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Level 1 Str: 1 Dex: 2 Sta: 3 Con: 2 Wis: 5 Cha: 2 ""Wthout love I'm nothing" Link to comment
Pat G Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Pushups are always a good place to start. you completed 40ish knee pushups in one go? If so, try doing something along the lines of 3 sets of 10, or even 5 sets of 5 regular pushups (if you can't get 3x10 out) to increase the intensity of the exercise. Bodyweight squats are always good too, something about helping generate the required hormones to increase muscle growth/energyburn. if you need assistance you can use a chair to help you keep balance. Quote "Strength is the cup. The bigger the cup, the more you can put in" - JDanger Link to comment
Corbab Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Bodyweight exercises are probably the best to build a base of strength. Like Pat G said, pushups and squats are two of my favorites. Check out the free resources on the blog for some good routines that will get all your muscles in. Quote Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them. -Ayn Rand Amongst those less skilled you can see all this energy escaping through contorted faces, gritted teeth and tight shoulders that consume huge amounts of effort but contribute nothing to achieving the task. Link to comment
AustralMoonBear Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Steve's playground workout from today would be a perfect place to start. I started with body-weight work in the local park nearly 3 months ago then somehow started lifting weights... But bodyweight deffinatley got me over the starting hump. Quote Fitocracy || Twitter Link to comment
Atalan Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Push-ups are a good way to build strength, but when you're doing 40 of them, you've left strength behind and are now building endurance.I would look into building to full push-ups, as others have said. Quote Link to comment
Waldo Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Don't be afraid of very low rep bodyweight work. Just like with weights, it is how your maximize strength gain. If you can only do 3 full pushups before your arms give out, those 3 pushups will do more for your strength than 40 on your knees. Quote currently cutting battle log challenges: 21,20, 19,18,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 don't panic! Link to comment
brutace Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 well, as people already said, bodyweight exercises are a great way to start gaining some strength, muscle mass, to improve the form and your body consciousness/awareness (really don't know the right way to spell it in english, lol). as you evolve in the bodyweight exercises, you should take care of your mobility issues, if you have, and start learning the correct form of execution of the basic weight exercises (like back squats, military presses, deadlifts, rows, bench presses, and such) and then start doing some kind of progression on them. Quote "Death isn't sad. The sad thing is most people don't live at all" Link to comment
andygates Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Pick up heavy shit. Quote Link to comment
Corbab Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Pick up heavy shit. Andy has, in four words, told you all anyone ever needs to know. Quote Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them. -Ayn Rand Amongst those less skilled you can see all this energy escaping through contorted faces, gritted teeth and tight shoulders that consume huge amounts of effort but contribute nothing to achieving the task. Link to comment
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