So...I'm slowly getting back into things (swimming, running, biking)...just getting in shape in general.
I've been doing push-ups in the morning (15 on the perfect push-up/ 20 with my legs on the yoga ball) and lifting (5lb weights, 3x12 Flys, forwards, backs) at night.
I felt a lot of strength improvement over the first 2-3 weeks (I've increased the # of push-ups from 10/15) but now...not so much. In fact, I feel like they are much harder now than they were last week at the same repetitions.
So my thoughts on the issue is that I am not getting enough nutritional intake to support strength growth. Anyone have suggestions? thoughts? ideas?
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So...I'm slowly getting back into things (swimming, running, biking)...just getting in shape in general.
I've been doing push-ups in the morning (15 on the perfect push-up/ 20 with my legs on the yoga ball) and lifting (5lb weights, 3x12 Flys, forwards, backs) at night.
I felt a lot of strength improvement over the first 2-3 weeks (I've increased the # of push-ups from 10/15) but now...not so much. In fact, I feel like they are much harder now than they were last week at the same repetitions.
So my thoughts on the issue is that I am not getting enough nutritional intake to support strength growth. Anyone have suggestions? thoughts? ideas?
Keep in mind that if you do the same thing, at the same intensity, all the time, you will eventually plateau and cease to make much improvement. I'm sure you know this from your swimming, but it also applies to things like strength training. You need to vary this by day and allow for adequate recovery day(s) between harder bouts of work.
Other things: Don't eat lots of crap. Get some rest. Stay away from people of low moral character - which excludes some of the people here, like me...
-LBJ
So...I'm slowly getting back into things (swimming, running, biking)...just getting in shape in general.
I've been doing push-ups in the morning (15 on the perfect push-up/ 20 with my legs on the yoga ball) and lifting (5lb weights, 3x12 Flys, forwards, backs) at night.
I felt a lot of strength improvement over the first 2-3 weeks (I've increased the # of push-ups from 10/15) but now...not so much. In fact, I feel like they are much harder now than they were last week at the same repetitions.
So my thoughts on the issue is that I am not getting enough nutritional intake to support strength growth. Anyone have suggestions? thoughts? ideas?
Keep in mind that if you do the same thing, at the same intensity, all the time, you will eventually plateau and cease to make much improvement. I'm sure you know this from your swimming, but it also applies to things like strength training. You need to vary this by day and allow for adequate recovery day(s) between harder bouts of work.
Other things: Don't eat lots of crap. Get some rest. Stay away from people of low moral character - which excludes some of the people here, like me...
-LBJ
