Hi
On another thread Ford Prefect said that a person should be able to do 3 sets of 10 chin ups before advancing onto weighted chin ups.
I'm aiming for this by doing pyramind sets to build my reps as well as doing 3 sets of X reps (my maximum without going to failure.)
What in your opinion is the number of pushups that a person should be able to do before advancing onto weighted pushups? And how how the hell can you add resistance onto a pushup, without raising your legs? Surely if you add resistance by placing your feet higher, your chest is being hit less and less?
I know that after you can do a certain number of reps you aren't strength training any more with these exercises, so you need to add more weight. What I am trying to do is establish a goal to go for with unweighted reps.
The way I will go for this goal is by doing either one set of pyramid repetitions ( the base of the pyramid being when my form starts wobbling, and not failure) or 3 sets of X reps, again not going to failure, daily.
This pattern will be carried out everyday, cycling between pushups, chin-ups and pull ups. Anyone have any suggestions for cycling between these three exercises? And is it worth including any tri dips in the cycle?
Rest days will kind of come naturally on days that I'm too busy at work to train. I know this training is pretty low intensity, but I'm aiming to do it daily, and I still have a problem with my sternum that isn't helped by high intensity training. So I'm going for a high volume, low intensity approach.
Can anyone help with an opinion or something? Thanks.