Push Up Holds: Progress Check-In
I wrote on Tuesday how my 1 rep max for push ups was progressing. The progress has come about by primarily doing static holds in the push up position every other day, along with some cross-training. Today, I did a quick check in on my max time for a single push up hold. Again, read my last post for a note about the technique I am using.
Here is a recap of progress for 1 set max push up reps:
- May 7th: 30
- May 14th: 37
- May 16th: 38
- May 29th: 41
- June 6th: 44
Here is the progress of max time for a single push up hold:
- April 29th: 20 seconds
- May 9th: 1 min 25 seconds
- May 14th: 1 min 45 seconds
- May 18th: 2 min
- May 23rd: 2 min 6 seconds
- May 26th: 2 min 30 seconds
- (Today) June 8th: 2 min 48 seconds
For each of these “tests,” I am completely struggling to keep myself up towards the end of each set and actually stop the time when my arms totally give out. It is pretty interesting to look back 1 month from today and see that my time has almost doubled!
I am excited. Progress is coming along.
I plan to do another 1 set max push up test on Monday.
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