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Push ups

  • 28-11-2016 5:48pm
    #1
    protog777
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭


    I need to do 20 push ups on Saturday for an army fitness test. My current max is 12. Do I do as many as I can until my arms hurt and wait and hope I can do the 20 on the day or do I do practice them everyday until Saturday? Please help


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  • #2
    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,498 ✭✭✭BrokenArrows


    protog777 wrote: »
    I need to do 20 push ups on Saturday for an army fitness test. My current max is 12. Do I do as many as I can until my arms hurt and wait and hope I can do the 20 on the day or do I do practice them everyday until Saturday? Please help

    Do as many pushups as you can manage every day until thursday morning. Do one more set thursday morning and rest for the remainder of thursday and friday.

    Do a light set on friday morning and hope for the best on the day.


  • #3
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,382 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Have you done similar tests before and know what is acceptable or not?

    i.e. at one time I could bang out maybe 60 pushups which a layperson would have counted as being reasonable, but only maybe 10-12 which an extremely strict instructor would have accepted. You can get a rhythm going with them if they do not have to be very slow & controlled & totally deep.


  • #4
    Zillah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    Might be a good idea to ask some military folk how strict they are on form. Easy to knock out 20 shitty push ups; much harder to do 20 strict push ups. Do you know if your 12 are strict or messy?


  • #5
    drdeadlift
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,189 ✭✭✭drdeadlift


    You will be fine,if you can do twelve adrenaline will get you over the line on the day


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