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Increasing REPS

nightcrew17 Posts: 3 Joined: 2001/11/08	2002/08/13, 10:12 PM Hi, my name is Jason, and I am trying to get into West Point. The problem is that for the physical testing, I am not even near ready for those standards. I need help doing dips, pullups, situps and pushups. How do I increase my reps at a faster rate? Or how do I go about with the workouts, do I just do those above workouts or do I add some weight lifting, and aerobics along with it. I really need help with this. I can probably do 15 pushups, need to do 80, 20 situps, need to do 80, 1-2 pullups need to do 20. Any advice would be grateful, I am a desperate man.
fireloard Posts: 665 Joined: 2001/03/27	2002/08/14, 12:21 AM For pullups I often have seen people say that doing negatives help them build up to being able to do more pullups (you get someone to help you to the top of a pull-up position then you SLOWLY lower yourself back down).. for pushups.. hrmm you could try different hand positions and some work on your chest in general with things like bench/dumbell presses/flyes.. before I benched I would do about 50 pushups and after I started to do weighted worked it helped me do just a bit more... although I doubt I could do that many today as my workout has changed a lot since then... as for situps?... i'm not sure.. maybe you could try some negatives there too.. as well as other things to help you build up that area.. like twisting crunches and so on.. but are these situps (where you sit all the way up) or crunches (where you come up a bit until your ab region just 'crunches' up)... I'm a little lost though.. haven't seen really anyone before working only to increase the # of reps they can do on an exercise... good luck.. hope some of this helps..
roni0906 Posts: 1,008 Joined: 2002/01/24	2002/08/14, 07:10 AM You don't need to post more than once. We will get your post. -------------- Lisa
mikencharleston Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2002/01/09	2002/08/14, 08:31 AM Hey Jason - what you're working up to is pretty typical of the standard military PT. The easiest way I found to increase the reps is to do like fireloard said and work on improving overall body strength. Other than that you're just going to have to suck it up and push your capability by doing the exercises you're going to be tested on by doing them.
Chr1s_R3dfield Posts: 3 Joined: 2007/12/18	2007/12/18, 10:22 AM Hi Jason, here's a tip (since I workout to become a soldier) - do push ups, sit ups and pull ups every day (rest about 1-2 a week) and increase reps by at least 2 every week.Pull ups increase by 1 for now.work hard - really hard.that's the only way to beat the competition - don't doubt yourself whenever you're weak.If you do that, you won't make it far. Do workouts until you can't feel the pain anymore - push yourself!
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2007/12/18, 10:27 AM This post is over 5 years old -------------- As a quarter squatter was dominating the rack, I heard a conversation between an old powerlifter (easily in his 60\\'s) and what I would guess was his grandson (15-yrs old): Kid: \\"So, why does he stop so short on his squats? That looks weird to me.\\" Old PL\\'er: \\"He\\'s afraid if he squats deep, his vagina might touch the ground.\\" 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2007/12/18, 02:50 PM Looks like good advice to me... ============ Quoting from Chr1s_R3dfield: Do workouts until you can't feel the pain anymore - push yourself! =============