I'm actually sore in my lower lats, which I wasn't expecting at all from pushups. Go figure.
It would probably be a kick-ass experiment to see how many ass-to-floor air squats you can do in three minutes, but you'd probably need a puke bucket for that one.
Not actually touching the floor, but bottoming out as far as you can go.
Thats good though because now you know the baseline you have to work with. So next time you should do 10 reps, and then rest 10-15 seconds. Then do 10 more reps. Rest again but for 15 - 20 seconds this time. Rinse and repeat. Using that method, you'll probably double your first attempt on the second try.
This is something I know a little bit about. As I mentioned in the recently closed thread, my principal cardio exercise is bodyweight squats, which I had been doing with speed intervals. So I would do 25 at a brisk pace, followed by 25 at max speed and repeat until I did the desired number. However, the max speed got to be a bit taxing after a while, and so, I just do them very quickly, but not quite at full max speed. I do 300 following my resistance workout and then immediately follow with 2 ab exercises, which I regard as an extension of the cardio. And on the weekend, I do a set of 400 without the abs. My best time averaged just under a second per rep, but most times I exceed the one second per rep by a little bit (i.e. 1.05-1.10 seconds per rep).It would probably be a kick-ass experiment to see how many ass-to-floor air squats you can do in three minutes, but you'd probably need a puke bucket for that one.
Did the challenge on Monday. Tried a different rep/rest cycle to change it up.
I did do something similar when I was in better shape a year ago. Better heart shape. I took an 18lb. ball and held it chest high and did squats. 15 reps, rest 20 seconds. Do 3 sets. Then I would immediate take that same ball and do Wall Ball sets of 15 with 20 second rests. Then I would immediate do 3 sets of 15 Kettle Bell swings with 30 lbs. 20 second rests. That was one cycle. I'd rest 2 minutes and repeat the process for 3 full cycles. For me it was a great cardio workout. Weights and reps can of course be adjusted to suit ones personal conditioning. Doubt I'll ever be able to push that hard again given my condition, but for anyone in decent shape it's a nice cardio. Much less boring than the elliptical or tread mill.I'm actually sore in my lower lats, which I wasn't expecting at all from pushups. Go figure.
It would probably be a kick-ass experiment to see how many ass-to-floor air squats you can do in three minutes, but you'd probably need a puke bucket for that one.
