I was being a funny boy. I’m pro rec-y SNFO. But yea, on this board for SNA.
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24MAY2021 Pilot/NFO Board
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GodSpeed1997
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9 more days till at board list comes out 
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️?Not like we’re counting or anything9 more days till at board list comes out
WannaFlyHigh
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We should place bets on which rumor came true.
- AD Board only
- AD and January rollovers board only
- AD and January rollovers and new applicant board
- other
GodSpeed1997
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Anyone have any recommendations or advice on what workouts increase push-up counts?
The Armstrong Workout - Armstrong Pullup Program
Jump to Day 1 First…do you have a pullup bar? If you want to easily challenge yourself daily–get that piece of gear! If you need an easier start, try our Beginners workout here. If your pullups have plateaued, try the Advanced workout here. If you’re a lady, you’ll find the Armstrong for Women...
Technically for pullups, but you can easily swap for pushups. Consistency is key!
Push-ups are something I’ve been working on. Initially I was just doing a ton of push-ups but progress was really slow so I started going to the gym more and weight training upper body and core. I talked to a personal trainer and he recommended higher reps to focus on muscular endurance, like in the 4 sets of 12 reps range for each exercise, and also when I do work push-ups, to work in doing weighted push-ups at lower reps than target and assisted (just put your hands on something higher than feet) for higher reps than target. If you work both the strength and endurance sides the middle should fall into place. I’m sure there are people way more qualified than me to weigh in on this but as someone who struggles with getting my push-up max up I’ve been improving with this strategy over the last couple months.
Honestly, do more push-ups. Train, train...train. Two a days if you have to.
Going until muscle failure and varying sets with reps of regular, diamond, and wide have helped me. Also helps strengthen your mindset since there’s no “target” number that signifies the end. You hit the same level of exhaustion each time
just a word of advice for all of you who would be warriors....how about instead of saying...."hOw do i tRaIn foR PUshuPs".....just start a regular, complete and balanced training plan? work your chest, legs, back...your GLUTES!!! trust me on this one...for 5 years in the Navy never I once trained just for the prt and always maxed out in pushups and (back then) sit ups.....working only pushups is a quick ticket to injury land.....if anything, work on your run....cuz going from that 10:30 run time to a 9:30, will probably take you much longer than maxing your pushups out
PS: needless to say...if you have a bit too much "cushion for the pushing...." try losing a bit of weight.......just trust me on this once
PS: needless to say...if you have a bit too much "cushion for the pushing...." try losing a bit of weight.......just trust me on this once
All great advice above.
Also...wake up at 4AM abruptly..sleep on top of your bed (not under the covers)....and when you wake up...rush to get to your workout whatever you are doing lol. There is a big difference between working out when you have fuel and you're comfortable and empty stomach/uncomfortable.
Also...wake up at 4AM abruptly..sleep on top of your bed (not under the covers)....and when you wake up...rush to get to your workout whatever you are doing lol. There is a big difference between working out when you have fuel and you're comfortable and empty stomach/uncomfortable.
GodSpeed1997
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Lol. I train pretty much everything. My running and planks are fine, but I was struggling with push-ups so I’m going to ask advice something specifically for push-ups.
People struggle with different things. I was strong before I started, but not in ways that helped with push-ups. It took me over 6 months to train up to theoretically pass the PRT.
Where my strength lies is in running. On multiple occasions, I have trained from zero stamina to 10Ks in under 3 weeks with little difficulty. I had teammates in college that could roll up day one to our strength tests and whip out 15+ pull-ups and a 4+ minute plank without training but could barely run a mile .... we all played the same sport.... and genetics are weird.
For push-ups, I followed the 30's rule which is when you can do 30 wall push-ups, you can do 10 girl push-ups. When you can do 30 girl push-ups, you can do 10 regular push-ups. I have found it's very difficult for me to gain reps by doing regular push-up repeats. For me, what is most effective is doing as many regular push-ups as I can, followed by pushing myself with girl push-ups. This allows me to focus less on keeping form as I get tired, and more on getting reps in.
I'm no expert, but I've always been someone that wasn't great at push-ups and its been awesome for my training/improvement!
Also, for reference of where I was starting from, I once had a coach tell me "Betty White can do more push-ups than you."
... and at the time, he probably wasn't wrong