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Try this: http://bodyweightculture.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=4 981

For 2 years I have been trying new and different ways to increase the amount of pushups I can do. Sadly, I never found how to break my push up limit. Currently I've been doing the Perfect Pushup routine and am on day 11 out of 21. I don't know if that will help me break my limit so I am asking you guys how you broke your pushup limit. Please don't tell me to try new and ...

You should be able to break 25 fairly easily to be honest. But the trick is you just have to keep adding a few more every time you go at it. Seriously... add on more on your morning sets... so when you wake up do 26. Your mid day set.. do 26... your afternoon set... do 26... your night time set do 26. Do that for several days and then add one more up you go to 27. And so on and so forth. I...

How I increased my pushups was with 2 techniques. 1. Without resting move between these different pushup techniques as quickly as you can... 5-10 pushups with hands in diamond shape directly below chest 5-10 with hands in normal position 5-10 with hands further forward and pointing out at angles 5-10 with hands in diamond shape just past the head so your head comes down just ...

this thing has been floating around the internet for ages, but whether it works or not I can't really say as I haven't done it. http://www.impulseadventure.com/weights/100push.ht ml

OK, well there's this: http://www.100pushups.info/index.htm I've done it and it does work, to a point. it's kind of like me just saying 'do some pushups' though. Also, a few routines I've done in the past: pyramid pushups. do 1, then wait 20 seconds, do 2, wait 20 seconds, do 3, up to say 10 or 12, then back down again. Keep the rests the same Ladders. Basically just one half of a pyramid,...

hey knight_errant I saw that same website ages ago and I have no idea if it works either. They don't really go into detail on how to break your pleateau's and why that workout outlined on that site would work. Any other suggestions (or sites)?

thanks kinght-errant! I'll try that. pce, -kombat

I agree with slip, you should be able to increase your reps beyond 25 fairly easily. I dont know the details of the routine you are following but heres a suggestion. Firstly dont train pushups everyday! 2-3 times is sufficient as it will give the muscles time to recover and build strength. Next divide your total reps into sets, say 3. Then start off with say 3 sets of 20 reps. Next session...

Interestingly , I was stuck at 44 push ups for a while. Then I had to back off on my training to move 11,000 lbs of crushed rock , and then I had to dig 10 1 yard holes. When I was recovered from that , my pushups had increased to 50! Not a big change , but it was a bit of a milestone for me , and I hadn't done any pushups for several weeks. So , I don't really know what the lesson is here , but...