maxing out at 30-35 pushups... real pushups. whats the deal??

pickerel wrote:

i've been stuck at 2 weeks maxed out at 30-35 pushups- not the ones with a wimpy flex at the elbow, but chest touching the floor each time.

i've mixed it up in the weight room. my pull ups have had a great progression- 8,10,12,14...

pushup feel like they are at a plateau... suggestions?

How's your dead lifting? In my empirical experience, given your already strong core From running and pull-ups , dead lifting helps the push-up ceiling. The caveat is that , barring steroid use, dead lifting is not a free privilege. You can injure your back, rotator cuffs, heel, etc if you don't regiment the training properly. It pays off though.

Jane_Tissot wrote:

How's your dead lifting? In my empirical experience, given your already strong core From running and pull-ups , dead lifting helps the push-up ceiling. The caveat is that , barring steroid use, dead lifting is not a free privilege. You can injure your back, rotator cuffs, heel, etc if you don't regiment the training properly. It pays off though.

Good advice here. Dead lifts, properly done, should be part of any strength training program. One of the best ways to boost your testosterone and work multiple body parts.

Do you bench? I hadn't done a pushup in months i bet but i do bench and i just did 50 and wasn't fully maxed

pickerel wrote:

i've been stuck at 2 weeks maxed out at 30-35 pushups- not the ones with a wimpy flex at the elbow, but chest touching the floor each time.

i've mixed it up in the weight room. my pull ups have had a great progression- 8,10,12,14...

pushup feel like they are at a plateau... suggestions?

Is this Mo Farah posting here again?

This is your coach Alberto Salazar.

You are in big trouble (and I might be in big trouble also…if I did not have Hex gel).

Mo. Get back in the gym right now for more revolutionary and secret "push ups".

i agree with the main thing people are saying...do more

i was maxed out at about the same one summer, so i just did like 15 sets of 20 or so every day for the 3 months or so (well mon-fri) my job was super boring so i would do the 15 or so sets throughout the day. after the summer and i was back at school i told my coach how i was crushing out push ups all summer so he said "let me see you do 50", i thought i would flail at about 35 since thats about when i would always die out, but i crushed out 72....

but my question is your pull ups...no matter if i do sets of 4 or 5 sets of 10, i have never been able to do more than 15, other people do the 4 sets of 10 for two weeks and crush out 20+ pisses me right off haha

so curious on what your pull up sets and reps are?

are you training as a runner? race goals?if so, who cares how many push-ups you can do. the smalle ryour upper body (but still strong) the faste ryou will race. Look at Mo FarahI do 3 x 25 pushups everyday, and have for about 6 months. About twice a week I do as many as I can the last set, usually between 30-40.between each set I either do 5-7 pulls upr 75 situps / side ab sit up things / hip strengtheners.i'm scrawny but could probably do 100 continuous pushups. and I know I can do at least 20 pull-ups, because i did them at a bar the other night i started at 3 x 20 pushups and it was hard, but doing them every day makes big gains.(6'-1" 158 lbs)

pickerel wrote:

i've been stuck at 2 weeks maxed out at 30-35 pushups- not the ones with a wimpy flex at the elbow, but chest touching the floor each time.

i've mixed it up in the weight room. my pull ups have had a great progression- 8,10,12,14...

pushup feel like they are at a plateau... suggestions?

I wouldn't worry about it to be honest. You probably are just made up of a VERY VERY high percentage of fast twitch fibers type 2. It's time for you to switch to sprinting.