Right guys, this is what worked for me and may not work for all but i suggest giving it a go as it was quite effective
This also needs to be coupled with some appropriate muscle group work in the gym as press ups are an upper body compound exercise, for example you need to work on endurance (comfortable weights for about 4 sets of 20-25 reps). Muscle groups include chest, deltoids (shoulders, posteria, lateral and anterior), and triceps and a little upper back work. all other groups are important too but these mostly for the press ups RM style.
With reguards to press ups themselves, my advice and what worked for me is DO NOT do them everyday, although you may not feel like your body is aching and has worked really hard rest time is very important, you need about 2 solid days of rest, from everything, a week (after i started to rest properly I managed my 1.5 mile in 8.51
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Set 1 Do the absolute maximum you can do, dont be a sissy and go untill it gets tough, push past that until your body hits the ground! *text deleted*
Take about a 1min 30 rest
Set 2 Take off 10 from the total you did in the first set and do that, so if you managed 27, do a set of 17.
Take another 1min 30
Set 3 Round you last set down from the 2nd. e.g. if you did 17 in the 2nd go down to about 12-15, BUT do them slow, take 2seconds to lower your body and about the sme to raise it, make sure you keep perfect form all the time its too easy to sacrafice your form for quantity.
I would be more than happy to make a little gym routine for anyone that would like it, and if there is anything else you feel could be added just post it up!!
And by the way, i cant do 60 straight off! i need a couple of seconds rest in the press up position after about 44 *text deleted*
