Why I stopped doing high rep pushups
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- čas přidán 28. 09. 2022
- I used to do a lot of pushups daily! But I eventually went with a more balanced routine. I explain why in this video.
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I had a different thumbnail where I was doing pushups, but my wife thought this one was funny so I ran with it.
Hope you all are well! Getting back in the swing of regular content.
wholesome
You are very nice my guy
wait which country yoy live in and what time is it there!
Your wife was right
Glad to have you back. I do 20 but nobody cares I do it just for the exercise and it remains there just for my health
I’m nearly 70, and I started trying to get fit again after several years of inactivity. I’d found that I’d suffered a fair amount of muscle loss, and it took a while to build back some strength. But, as of 2 weeks ago, I was doing between 35 and 50 pushups a day. I’d seen the 100 pushups/day challenges on CZcams, and I decided “Sure, I can do that!”. (You’d think I would have learned by 70 years old, but you’d be wrong…) So, for the last two weeks I’ve been struggling with a shoulder impingement and a bad case of golfer’s elbow, and it’s only in the last few days that I was able to even do 7 good form regular pushups in a row again. I hope to stop having the pain in my shoulder and arm within a month or so, but I sure did have to pay for letting ego win over common sense. Conclusion: I have no idea, other than ego has no place in a fitness regimen, if your aim is to be fit.
good job keep going brother
We are never too old to learn or change, you are a great example, keep going, i wish you the best
You may need to strengthen your external rotators (gently and progressively)
@@asdfkjhlk34 Yes, you’re right, and thanks! In addition to other exercises, I do a routine several times a week that’s aimed at strengthening the rotator cuffs - I got it from my physical therapist, and it has helped to some extent (I’d originally gone to PT back in April because I’d injured my OTHER shoulder… sigh.) As you said, it takes time, and I interleave those exercises with others intended to build more strength and endurance so that I don’t totally lose the progress I’ve made so far. At 70, you lose muscle really quickly with inactivity, so it’s important not to let up, but also to find ways to work around injuries without making them worse.
But my point is really that it was really dumb of me to try to more than double my reps in one day, really dumb to keep going just to get to an arbitrary number despite the sharp pain in my shoulder and elbow, just because I let my ego get in the way of common sense. I doubt I’m the first person to do something like this. I’ve had to rethink my approach to fitness somewhat as a result of this latest injury. I’m now trying to focus on a program that keeps me fit to do things that will allow me to continue to lead a rewarding life, rather than focusing on increasing the weights or reps week after week and obsessing about “gains”. There really isn’t much of a practical reason for me to be able to do 100 pushups, and there are lots of other more useful things to work on in order to be able to be fit and live a rewarding life. I think that’s also the point Hampton was making.
@@asdfkjhlk34 whats an external rotator? And how would you strengthen it?
I decided to do a challenge of 100 push-ups every day for a month. It wasn't a problem. But on day 10 I felt pain in my elbow. I stopped my challenge and waited for a full recovery.
I work out for my health, not for the numbers.
Could've been good for your health too. I found that when i first started working out my Elbows hurt a lot so I had to take a break. When I came back a week or 2 later they felt much better and stronger but eventually they felt bad again so I took another break. Over time my Elbows got stronger and stronger and the pain ended up being a good thing. You just have to know your limits and not push yourself too far
How long did you wait to start again?
@@Paulovictor.agui29 probably until it stopped hurting
I didnt had elbow pain tho, maybe ur form not good ?
@@haoxin2790 some exercises (s)train your joints more than others and if they are too weak, theyll gonna hurt. doesnt necessarily have anything to do with bad form, so you either havent been pushing your elbows to their limits or theyre just strong :)
Back in my late 20's (10 years ago) I did as many push ups as I could 3 times a day. Once in the morning, once in the afternoon, and once at night before bed. Eventually I got to the point were I was doing 115 push ups at once which was 345 a day. I seemed to hit a plateau and I just couldn't get past 115 no matter how hard I tried. Also, it would take ALL of my energy and I had to push myself to the extreme to hit 115. Once I was done, I would just fall to the ground and my heart would be pounding. I started to dread it when it was time for me to do push ups. I would get butterfies in my stomach when it was push up time. I really really hated doing them after a while. Then I started dating this hot girl. When we started dating she wanted to see me do push ups because she didn't really believe that I could do 115 at once. I did the push ups in front of her and I actually hit 120 for the first time. After that I was like "there! I did it. I impressed a hot girl. I acheived me goal! No more push ups!!" After that I stopped doing push ups every day and focused on other excecises. That's my push up story.
Your story is so cute it made me smile. And I'm a straight adult male lol
You're strong
I know that sense of dread, but I get it with pull ups, it is horrible, once I started doing 20 pulls ups/ chin ups, i started feling it to the point I felt like throwing up before doing them, shit sucks.
@@DC_DC_DC_DC so surprising that a adult straight male would smile, how awful!
That is a wonderful exercise story
I started watching Hampton because of calisthenics and fitness, but I really benefit from these gems of wisdom and personal reflection.
Yeah the same
bro i just hearing this guy talk, kinda like a bob ross effect
Exactly, bruh
The doctor example rang true for me. I was always sick as a child, and always had a great medical team to support me. I wanted to be just like them. Since age 4 I'd said: "I'm going to be a doctor". About 15 years later, after starting to work in the field, I realized that I didn't like the structure and issues associated with the U.S. healthcare system, and it led to a real identity crisis. That is, until I let go of that arbitrary goal that I'd held onto for so long, and realized my true love was in physiology and toxicology. Still very relevant to my education, but just simply accepting that who I am can change, and letting go has allowed me to be so much happier, and pursue things I never thought I could. Thank you as always Hampton for the kindness and inspiration!
That's awesome! Congrats man
Honestly thank you for sharing
Hope you too have a wonderful day . thanks for the insights my idol , mr.hampton 💞💞. Hugs from Philippines
amazing
I am 76 and still do 50 push-ups every other day or so. I use parallettes. I can also 11 pull-ups ( first set), lap swim, and use light dumbbells. I like to mix things up.
If you can keep moving and stay strong you’ll be vertical longer. 😊
Strong guy💪
Nicd
Very inspirational! Good on you for being on your A Game!
50 push-ups isn’t doing anything for you
@@707josh He is 76
I do 100 when I roll out of bed. I have realised for me it is more about pushing myself to do something hard rather than just a workout thing. It makes me realise I can get out of my comfort zone for the day. Plus I always feel accomplished afterwards
Same here. Stay hard!
I like this! I must incorporate this! Thanks for the inspiration!
Be careful with those youtube advisors. You can harm body very easy and it will take forever to heal.
I'm disabled and have joint problems and hearing you speak about calisthenics in such a welcoming and friendly and helpful manner is so encouraging! I feel like I can find something that fits me! Thank you for teaching in such kind and inclusive manner! 🥺❤
You can try pulling exercises instead of pushing. Because they don't put pressure on joints. But always start with the easiest form and low intensity. And build up strength by increasing reps. Then you can increase intensity. But do consult with your physical therapist before trying.
I have issues with inflammation and breathing, so my progress is fairly slow compared to most people. It can be really easy to get caught up in videos stating “this is what your progress should be”. Don’t listen to that shit. Workout for your health.
One thing I would suggest is starting out with stretching. Over time, just start adding weight to your stretches (it could be your body weight) and start engaging your muscles more over time. Especially with joint problems, you don’t want to go too hard at the start.
Good luck on your journey.
Same 💕
@@kyleolin3566 I agree, often the problem for many people will be mobility and only secondary a strength deficit. Stretches will help you gain that mobility to train in optimal positions so your training will be as effective as possible. And as stated by others, start out slow and light and only go heavier if you feel confident that your form is correct on the exercises even with higher weight. 👍🏻
This information is so useful, describes your channel perfectly. It is not just for the excercise but for life in general. Thank you!
I just do 4 burpies and 40 pressups in to a door frame (as part of a short daily workout). Your videos have helped me to be okay with less in order to not give up and have more pride in where I am at. Theres so much more go be gained once we drop the ego. Thanks for the content :)
Hi Hampton... so glad I hung out until the end of this video. There is a very valuable thought project in here. I am 50 and health issues over the past 12 years have really derailed my life. I have managed along the way figure out other things to work with what I had. The past 3 years I have been basically bedridden which has affected every area of my life to the point where lots of things are sort of been exhausted including relationships. The only point of painting this picture is that I literally am now questioning everything more because I have to. Until this moment I think I was feeling like this meant I had no choices. The way you framed things it has helped me see things differently as I am not sure I was actually doing things I wanted to be doing anyway 🤯... crazy how everything can be a blessing in disguise.
I feel blessed that you are in my life and that I have the pleasure of experiencing your unique thought delivery. Thank you for being uniquely you.
I did 400 once (200 more than my previous best) then fell out of my bad later that night because I forgot my arms were jelly. I landed on both my wrists and was out of training for weeks
400 without stopping? thats insane bro
@@00Shaurya. bro, idk if anyone can do 200 straight. Let alone in decent form. Also nice name
@@SportySnake the world record is over 1k so yeah, there's people who can do 200 straight with good form.
@@aidannieve1312 eh, but consider the definitions of good form is highly debatable. If we are talking about the form shown in Hampton’s routine or Convict Conditioning, it’s hard for me to believe that someone could go up to 100 pushups (even 50 would be unbelievably impressive even for elite athletes)
4 sets 100, 60 sec in between.
Great video as usual. I'm glad you also applied that mindset to things outside of fitness, helping people realise/become their best/authentic self. You can always split your time between different passions without losing progress, or just change directions completely. For me, it's muay thai (within which I include your teachings), philosophy, writing and guitar, but could apply to anything and anyone. Up until 30 I was on a different path, now I get to do what I love, it's never too late. Keep up the good work, peace.
All you need to do is keep it simple and basic for muscle growth. I do push-ups/ pull-ups/ weighted squats and leg raises for core strength. Also include a cardio workout like jogging. Do not go too fast if you're trying to improve muscle growth. Go nice and slow to feel your workout.
Well said - whole body workout is the way to go. Always enjoy your content- thanks!
Hey Hampton glad to see you again. Since you were talking about pushups I just wanted to let you know that you are the single biggest reason why I have started working out and I can proudly say that I have begun seeing results after about 2 months into it. I started with wall pushups and now I can do about 7 knee pushups. It may not be much to some people but it feels great to me. Anyways keep continuing to make these awesome videos and I hope you stay healthy and happy.
Your 7 knee pushups are 7 more than people doing nothing, so keep it up! Fitness is a journey, and you're on the right path
Even if you only ever get to 7 knee pushups, the fact that you're moving your body and working out at the level your body can take, that's what's impressive! Not the number, just the fact that you're taking care of yourself, and that's awesome, be (or stay) proud of where you've gotten yourself! 👊
All progress is great progress! Keep going
That's fantastic progress! Keep it up!
Consistency is key! Stay patient, keep going! Try not to get hung up comparing yourself to others. Your max might be somebody else's warm up, but that's just fine. What's more important is that you're better today than you were yesterday. Compare you to you. You'll make it bro! We'll all make it!
“Sometimes we’ve been pursuing a goal for so long, that we haven't really questioned if we really want that for quite some time.”
Well said.
I love the holistic notion that fitness is a part of our lives and can be integrated into a mindset that helps us improve in different dimensions than just on a physical level. You get that kind of mindset across easily in these "rambly" style videos and I find them enjoyable because of it.
On the topic fitness goals, it's easy to neglect how different everyone's journey is, and it's mostly because of the kinds of goals we set, and we should definitely set them to begin with and question them often to avoid getting caught up in them.
Everyone's body, mind and experience is gonna be different, and it's important to embrace that.
I, for example, work out mostly for aesthetics and the sense of self-efficacy that comes with shaping the physical form. Getting to the point where I can admit that without feeling shallow for it took time, but ever since I accepted it, I look and feel better than I ever did, and not just on a physical level.
My fitness mindset bled into the rest of my life and I'm happier because of it. Thank you for the part you've had in this, I probably would never have stuck to it if it wasn't for you showing the world how little it takes to get started, and just how far it can get you.
Tl:dr: you do you fam
Great content. Direct to the point. Clear to the point. No time wasted. Thank you!
What a great message! :)
I experienced this to be true for a lot of schedules I had Set up for myself... realizing that those were good start to learn how to have a fulfilling Workout more by intuition than by strict schedule (which does not mean to abort structure in your Training!). Very important step for me towards more flow-driven workouts!
High reps for anything can be very useful but it takes a LOT of time to build the proper tendon strength and movement patterns to not injure yourself seriously. A lot of the people who can do high reps all the time have been doing it for years and years
And high reps are still usually worthless if form is cheated. Way better to do 10 perfect reps than 100 cheated reps
Must be some very odd "cheating" then. Even if you just wiggle a little, 100 reps of that should at least be an ok exercise for your corse, while 10 won't do anything if you're able to plank for the time of a hundred.
@@MrCmon113 of cource 100 is still better than 10,but whz do 100 if you can do 10?
I got up to 330 straight pushups twice daily and never got injured, yet I did both rotator cuffs lifting weights lol
@@jaiganticpooey3012 maybe the pushups and weightlifting targeted your shoulders instead if your joints.
So do high rep push ups build tendon strength?
Great video, balance is very important! Also everything depends on your goals 👊
Another soothing video. I am working on my push-up form but hurt my wrist/forearm so here I am again at Hybrid Calisthenics
10:00 That is huge. I went for almost 10 years struggling to get into a specific career field because my parents pushed me away from the one I really wanted to do. Fortunately I realized last year I still wanted to try the career I originally wanted and have been working to get into that since. It also just so happens that it requires me to be very physically fit so I'm now in the best shape of my life- at a time where all my friends are now in the worst shape of their life. So maybe the timing all just worked out anyway.
Agree! I think so many struggle with this.
What do you want to be then?
I’m wondering what the job is?
Army?
Same with my problem
I think I needed to hear this to prevent myself from getting into a rut with a very similar goal. Thanks Hampton, God speaks through you.
I started gym with being able to do max 1 push up
2 months later i can be 3 sets of 10 reps
I agree it made me feel super good
That’s great progress, keep pushing :)
I can do 4sets of 12 after smth like 6months, js this good ?
@adam yes bro thats great
I could not even do one push-ups now a couple months later I can do 34-37
Same with me lol. When I got to 3 sets of 5 reps, I probably was the happiest man on this planet but now I can do around 200 till 250 regular pushups ups in around 10 sets and am not happy as I want more.
Your comments near the end of the video really hit home for me. My parents were the driving factor behind many of my lifelong pursuits. From being a national team athlete for a professional sport, to acquiring my engineering degree, retrospectively I was not doing it for myself, and have found much more personal enjoyment and sense of purpose in life from other pursuits.
Just started a couple of months ago tho ignorant and inconsistent. followed your push ups advice - tho I can barely do 20 in knee push ups let alone 25 but I focused on my form a lot and broke knee push ups in 5 sets of 20 to reach a hundred per day regardless! - Tried a full push up today using proper form. From barely 4 push ups I can finally do 15 consecutive push ups with proper form and I feel like I can do more. Used to be afraid of push ups so I just focused on weight lifting but now I think I wanna do more body weight exercises! Thank you for the positivity you radiate through your vids man! It gives me confidence and make me feel I can do more than what I think I'm capable of! 🙂
This is totally my story lol. I was committed to doing 100x push-up, 100x squat, 50x pullup and 50x dips a day and for a good part of a year, I could do them well spreadout throughout the day. But as I increase my resistance training routine, I begin to start feeling burnout and incurring "debts" like what you highlighted. After a few months of such vicious cycles, decided to regulate them to doing them every 2-3 days and never felt better mentally and physically. Thanks again for sharing.
I love Hampton’s demeanor. He always gives great advice without the slightest hint of condescension because he certainly is very strong!
Always informative and thought provoking. Thanks!
I love this channel. What really resonates with me is your challenge to think about what your goals are. Even ones you've been pursuing so long you may not even remember why you started. There have been many times where I have thought to myself "do I really want this, or do I just like the idea of it?" There's something so relieving about just letting go of a burden you've placed on yourself. Goals are a great thing to have, but sometimes we make ourselves crazy trying to achieve these arbitrary, unimportant things.
I am 65 and a year ago I could not do one pushup. Now I can do well over 100 with several sets and now have my own fitness channel and feel so physically healthy. Thanks Hampton, love your videos.
Good video. I stopped at 50 reps(in one session) and just made them more difficult. Added weights, clapping, different variations etc
My friend just showed me your channel and by just watching a couple of videos I just wanted to tell you that you seem to be one of the kindest and most genuine person on this planet and I really from the bottom of my heart wish you all the love, strength and happiness in the universe.
Best regards from Sweden ✌❤
Always love your outlook on life. May you always be blessed and continue to help others with your methods. All the best to you and yours!
I did 300 pushups for 43 days and ended up in bed for a week with elbow and shoulder pain. Now it's been 3 or 4 years since I have been doing controlled and full range pushup with proper form and this helped me with my mobility, increased my strength and helped me with lifting weight
Here's some things you can try that may be better than adding more push-ups.
Stop 1cm above the ground each rep instead of touching it with your chest.
Pause in the botton for a full second
Make sure your pelvis chest and nose are all 1cm off the ground and keep them in line through the rep by keeping your abdominals stiff.
Slow doen the eccentric (lowering portion)
Speed up the eccentric (pushing portion) like go as fast as you can while keeping your torso stiff, even to the point your hands leave the ground.
Reduce your rest between sets. 2 mins is a good maximum. You may be surprised how few you can do on you 3rd 4th or 5th set if you keep your rest short.
Raise your feet up, even just a little.
Bring your hands lower, toward your waist.
Bring your feet together or even lift one foot up and alternate between feet for each rep.
Try pike push ups
Try archer push ups
Honestly, i dont think there is any need to do more than 100 pushups in one day. Most people would benefit more from doing more difficult variations with a lot of focus.
My favorite, frog, or Mike Tyson pushups. Try them with BFR bands and maybe a pack on your back. !00 of these is brutal...
Wow glad I found your channel, you’re awesome fam. Been watching a bunch very helpful and reminded me of things I overlooked or forgot.
Hey hampton! Thanks a lot! I enjoy the shorts but i enjoy even more the longer formats
From 500 push-ups to philosophy on life … the transition was amazing and smooth
I do 35 now. No response. His new pseudo ideology.
Im working on my weight and posture mostly also doing a lot of mental(ity) stuff. About 6 years back I became T1 diabetic, I was always kinda overweight as a kid, but T1 aint really in your control. I quickly lost a lot of weight (both fat and muscle) and felt very weak. In my mind I still had 'the fat people disease' though and became incredibly depressed. Getting used to insulin (often using too much, which leads to low bloodsugars which results in eating, high bloodsugars, too much insulin etc etc). This meant I was gaining weight, and with my mindset and thoughts this was devestating. I was 85kg at 173cm (about 4 years back). For me it felt like I was starting at a disadvantage. Eventually one of my friends told me 'the easiest thing to change is your body, be glad youre not a douchebag'. And Idk that just hit me very well, positively, motivating. Some more shit happened but really not the point. Now I'm 75kg, 176cm (my posture was reaally bad, but I dont even know if that's much). Lost quite a bit of fat, gained a fair amount of muscle and conquered some of my mental and emotional issues. Thanks in part to this channel as well, so thank you for that. However, I still have some things to lose, a lot to gain and a few more things to conquer.
I feel like I needed to get this out of my system for a while and for some reason this video triggered me well.
Best of luck to everyone💟
Thanks men. Now I can be more clear with my career goals as I was struggling for years. I knew and understood what other people said but you said in a way that it actually crossed through my dumb mind.
I love hearing about your life my Friend. It adds another dimension to your vids. 🙂 I used to be in the same boat. I was doing about fifty pushups a day every day, but just regular ones ( not wide or diamond). It got to a point where i began feeling dissatisfied. I then dropped the pushups down to fifteen a day and added the other variations of pushup along with a host of different exercises so i hit my entire body during the week. It's now my permanent programne, and i treat it more like a game than a strict routine. Love it. 😁👍
I am 41 years old now, at 38 i was checking old pictures of when i was 20-26 and i felt so sad because all my muscles were missing and my body was feeling old, so i decide to change that doing some exercise at home daily.
At the beginning i was having such a hard time doing even 10 consecutives push ups (My goal was to do 30 push ups daily) but i kept going, and now 3 years later i can do 50 push ups consecutives in 4 series (200 daily), also i can do 16-20 with weight in my back.
Not just doing push ups, i am mixing with some other exercises at the moment, but now i am at 82 kgs (When i was young it was arround 78kgs) and not only i got all my muscles back, they got even bigger.
So yeah, i really recommend everyone to exercise, but important: SET A GOAL and fight for it.
Good job man!
I’m a martial artist who is training for a tournament currently and I came across your channel a while back.
I’ve always struggled with motivation for solo training but your videos have helped me figure out what kind of exercises I want to do for conditioning.
I was on the fence initially about competing again but I’m also training for my black belt test and figured this is the kind of push I needed to get myself in top shape.
Anyway I’ve got until early November to train up! Wish me luck
Good luck! Which martial art is it?
any updates?
Love your videos and you're a big motivation thank you ❤️😁
Thanks for including your thoughts about goals.
I had the same realization a few months ago regarding careers. Yet, it seems I still chase after lofty career goals because I feel the need to impress others.
Watching this while doing 90th pushup.
Couldn't even do knee pushups in July. Thanks, Hampton.
Bullshit.
Seriously how fucking dumb do you think people are?
That’s awesome bro!!!
Been training your endurance
i hate starting to do excercise, but most of the time as you go you get motivated and somtimes is harder to get into that mindset but since i started to do less cardio and more excersices that work different groups of muscles with less reps but more consistent i have seen faster and better results along witth been carefull with the food that you eat most of the week, because if you know how the food really interacts with your body you acn find a lot of delicious options that are good for you. And i guess learning to be patient with the results is the key to achive your goals, and to be cosistent in what you do, i dont know what i wanted to say but i really like your aproche into excercise and how you explain it to others, great work. Greetings from chile ! excuse my english jajajaj
All your content is precious! 💖
I also started doing high rep push ups I did nearly 100-140 pushup a day for a year or so but after that I started focusing on muscle tension and time under tension. Now my average push up set has 5-6 push ups only and I do 5 sets most, one push takes me about 4-5 seconds and I also add a forward lean with it believe me it really burns out the chest and I have been getting good chest gains with it.
I liked learning to do push-up 😅 my husband taught me. Some people seemed “wowed” when they see girls doing it but I don’t find it hard. But yea I prefer low reps and more sets 😊
God bless you brother, you're putting out great knowledge 🙏❤️👑
My friend introduced you to me gave me beginner tutorials helped me through discord doing exercises and i thank you alot i used to be a bit chubby around 2 years ago thank you for changing my life i love you
Hey Hampton, tommorow is my exam and i am looking at the CZcams videos for my subject explanation but i really can't focus. It's like i watch the video for 20 minutes and then realise that i was not really watching it just looking. Can you give some tips to focus.
Some people find meditation helpful! It's okay if we're not focused during the entire meditative practice too. The act of realizing our mind is drifting and "refocusing" offers benefits.
@@HybridCalisthenics i am very sorry but what do you mean by the last two sentences. Can you please explain. I don't often realise my mind is drifting away and then start overthinking in meditation
My advice: cut out all distractions and take it slow.
@@shiv.ansh03 When you meditate try to focus on one thing, your breath for example. The momen you start to realize you're thinking about something else, just stop and focus on your breathing again.
I think what he’s saying is by practicing meditation it’ll teach you how to stay focused. So when you’re meditating the goal should be to focus on the fact you are meditating (being mindful of breathing, not letting your thoughts wander). But naturally your thoughts *will* wander (probably). But that’s fine. The objective is to teach yourself to go back to the meditation state of clearing your mind and focusing on breathing. So by learning to catch yourself getting distracted during meditation it’ll help you catch yourself not focusing when you’re studying. Or at least that’s what I think he’s saying
I wanna do 100 pushups in a row since I was 12 but didn't put in the work
I'm on 40max rn and I'll get there
Cheering for you!
@@HybridCalisthenics aye :D
You'll get there man if I could do 81 in a row you can get too 100
@@vanitas9837 dam you're strong dude
@@smileorgobyebye6330 I was, then I burned out and didn't train for years. I used to train every day.
This video made me think a lot about what I want in my career. Thank you for this perspective.
This video inspired me to start doing some pushups while watching TV. I've really wanted to add pushups to my "move muscles regularly" palette. I really want to increase my upper body strength but a bench press at the gym once a week doesn't really achieve that for me. I really, really much enjoy my fitness goals shrinking into this very simple and easily doable "move muscles at least once a week". The goal shrinking from multiple arbitrary numbers to that one simple formula has caused me expand my excercise into multiple new areas. Because of the variety, for the first time ever, excercise has become something else than just pain and boredom. For the first time ever it has made my mind and body crave the movement instead of feeling a massive relief when I catch the first flu of the season.
The problem with doing high-rep exercises is most people don't work out the antagonist muscle groups. So if you're doing a lot of push-ups, make sure you do inverted rows to the same degree so you're not creating muscle imbalances.
Opps I’ve only being Doing pushups for 2 months
I did that and both my shoulders got fucked up...now im working on form and slow eccentrics and guess what?
I made more gains than before
Bro give me bodyweight version not that things
The doctor example... i think many of us could relate. But for me, i grew up wanting to be a engineer, and then a teacher. Somewhere in the middle i realised you don't have to be a teacher to teach. I went ahead with engineering. Halfway through engineering school, I gradually realised i wanted to study medicine, be a doctor. Now that I have done my MCAT, I am again questioning if I should go for med school. Because I really quite like my life now. I appreciate the monotony, the peace, and also not having crazy late nights and being tired all the time. I think i might still go for med school, but even if I get rejected, I will be at peace.
Hello my friend Hampton,
For some times I'm fllowing your contents. I really love how you look at things. You touched my life and thak you.
Yes finally a video about this. I would always do 50 each time but now that I'm older I can't do it anymore. Thank you doing a video about this topic!
My numbers are for me. I train at home so I don’t care what others think. Most importantly is being safe with all lifts while approaching 50.
Good day, Hampton!
Ive been following your videos and made so much improvement!
Just a few questions hopefully you can help out!
1. How long should my rest be after each set of push up, pull up etc
2. When progressing to the harder variation, do I do the current variation until I reach the goal even if I struggle at the last set/reps or do I progress only when I can complete the current variation with ease?
Love and peace from Thailand ❤️
1. Rest at least 2 mins or more(making sure rep range is either at failure or 80% near failure)
2.build enough strength and endurance then when you feel ready to start the harder variation go for it without expecting much as in you're only able to do one or half of one(when you do the harder variation plan a day where you're well rested and fresh then don't do more than 5 sets and if you want continue regular push up routine)
Thank you Hampton it's been 2 years since my first pushup because of Ur video
great thoughts! and like you say relevant to all things really
In my youth my goal was to never become overweight, to remain fit and lean for all my life. I would challenge myself to see how many sit-ups I could do in a minute (72). I chased that goal for vanity and fitness reasons and as the years went by it was harder and harder to achieve and I've been upset with myself for not being able to maintain that goal. Maybe it was never a reasonable expectation?
I usually get really tired at 28 pushups, but with agony I was able to do 84 solid pushups till failure happened. I got a major headache from doing it.
I prefer to do 6-8 pushups at a time, two or three times a day, with dumbbell curls and bench presses at the gym.
Hampton thank you for sharing your fitness wisdom.🤔💯👌🤔💯💪👍👊
thank you for the final lesson, it makes me think about some things, like drawing.
I have found that dumbbell pushups works the best for me. Normal pushups make my wrists feel weird and the angle causes discomfort/pain.
Interesting point
I had the same problem. I spent some time doing wall pushups to develop wrist strength/flexibility. Eventually I developed them to the point that I could do regular pushups (low reps). Still building from there
I do knuckle pushups. I find the ROM to be much better than regular open palm pushups.
recently i progressed to one leg sqauts and my lower back hurts. I have been obsessing and questioning why i have this back pain. When i started working out, my body was sore because it was suddenly under a lot of pressure and maybe it is also the case with my back. Specially because i progressed from weighted squats to one leg squats with very little progression involved. I didn't do a slightly harder variation but skipped them and just begun doing (assisted) one leg sqauts. I can do up to around 10 reps and i dont feel like i am dying at all but i dont want to keep doing something that hurts my back. I have been doing squats for months now with something heavy because squating without some form of weight can't cut it for me so my legs have gotten stronger. This comment is very out of place i know but maybe one of you guys know a tip or two lol
was a pretty good eye opener
greetings from Sweden and God bless you
Great advice 👍
I LOVE YOU HAPTOM !!!!
Love you too!
I was very skeptical about fitness, but I started to follow your routine because it seems to be coherent with my goals which are to get more strength and mobility but also to keep the routine through time all that without taking me too much time, so I can practice other stuff without being super sore every day.
What were you skeptical about?
That was a great video!
Love your contents Hampton
Hampton is a true Chad. I've recently also started following K Bogue on CZcams. His philosophy is pull ups, pushup and squats every day. Amazing routines and fantastic physique 👍
i've been watching the bioneer recently. What's your opinion on the lizard crawling? Do you use some of his functional exercise recommendations?
Hmm I don't currently do the lizard crawls, but I've done plenty of bear crawls in the past. I think it's good to have different options that work for different people!
The Bioneer inspires me to re-examine my training.
@@HybridCalisthenics same here man. He's making training 10x more fun. You two are the pillars of fitness
I’ve known since I was a young kid that I wanted to do fashion design, and from the age of 8 to 18 my goal was Paris. Throughout all of high school I strived to go to a fashion school in Paris, and in senior year I was accepted. It felt incredible, and everyone in my life was so happy for me- then I went, and for many life reasons, I was totally not ready. It was my first time in Europe and I was alone, still sort of in the pandemic, it was supposed to be my dream come true, but I was so depressed. I came home a month later, and spend several months thinking things over. It was very difficult for me to accept that this goal that defined me for years was no longer what I wanted, and I feared letting down everyone in my life… but now nearly two years later, after choosing a local fashion school and continuing to pursue what I love but with new passions and goals, I’m so grateful I listened to my own heart. Thank you for spreading this message 🖤
Good morning from the Philippines, Hampton. I really appreciate the lesson from this video.
It's a good thing you uploaded this video on the same day I was about to get back to my 500-pushups-a-day journey.
For some context, I used to do 500 pushups and 120 burpees every day for 10 days, with 3 days of rest.
This went on for 2 years, and it somehow worked for me because I lost a lot of weight (30lbs.)
However, when I started my college life, I had to spend more time on academics and working for money, so finding time to exercise was getting harder and harder, until the time came when there were days when I just didn't exercise at all.
I would only get to exercise every 3 days, every 7 days or so, etc.
Days would turn into weeks, and in a span of 3 months, I gained over 45lbs.
It really affected my self-esteem, and up until now, I'm still trying to lose these pounds.
Just 3 months ago, I got back to having a more consistent fitness routine, but this time, I'm not doing 500 pushups a day anymore. I'm now following HIIT, full-body cardio, and bodyweight programs to work my entire body out.
Results are way slower than the ones I used to see back in my 500 pushups routine, but I'll just have to trust the process.
I'm really glad that this video came up on the same day I was about to continue my 2nd day of falling into the trap again.
Wish me luck!
Thank you so much, Hampton! Much love from the Philippines.
Try waking up early and exercise early
Don't forget to warmup
Here's a good full-body routine.
-100 pushups
-100 situps
-100 squats
-10k run
Do this every day.
Okay, but what do you eat for breakfast, though?
Saitama!🤣
I was doing 100 a week on my pushing day and a friend said he could do 200 and said I should be able to as well so I went further and I did 300 I felt huge but it also took a lot out of me. Now I only do 100 on pushing day 5 sets of 20 but I also bench press and other pushing movements as well
Thank you my man 🏋💪
You are truly the person I look up to and the reason why i started working out. Thanks so much!
After I got to 30 push ups with good form, I switched to one arm push ups to build more strength. Can currently do only 16 In a row (alternating arms), so it’s much better for pushing myself to failure.
At least you're good at humble bragging.
Have to get the world "only" in there solely to shit on other people.
@@MrCmon113 Only is used in contrast that 16 is less than 30 and therefore better for building strength. It’s almost like a number that is smaller is being compared to a larger number and that justifies the use of only… If I could do 200 push ups in a row and “only 50” one arm push ups I’m not shitting on anyone I’m just saying that I can do less than the normal ones…
And do I not have a right to be proud of my 18 months of hard work? I’m not putting others down I’m just setting standards for myself, my goal has been 20 and I can only do 16
If you do 500 pushups a day, you will hit one million pushups in about 6 years, so you probably already hit it! Congrats!
Got me thinking. 👍💪
such a Hampton move to turn a pushup video into a friendly wisdom video. love it
At my peak (15-16 years old and weighing 85 kg, I was fat) I could do 81 in a row. And now I can barely do 11 pushups.
There's a rebound effect, you should be able to gain strength faster.
@@MrCmon113 I am 19 (tomorrow) now I haven't been training for years now
Yeah but was the quality of those pushups? Usually when I hear peole claiming they can do close to 100 push ups I wanna see there form. How were you fat weighing 85?
@@gabago0l I did as perfect form pushups I could do, I had boobs fam, and had love handles. Think I was 164cm at the time.
I got good genes from my mother side. So you could never see how fat I was until I took if my shirt.
To say the least my diet was shit but I did train every day.
@@gabago0l yep most of the times there form isn’t good at all or the last section are half and or with worsen form
No offense but, why don’t you look super jacked? You’re obviously crazy strong. Are you not jacked on purpose? Maybe you should make a video about the topic
He looks like a novice. It's weird
He does, but man he is strong. I guess strong ligaments and trained nervous system has something to do with it. Just my guess though.
@@thestuff4321you dont need to be look muscular i cant do one arm push up while my physiques look skinny when wearing clothes
from pushups to life philosophy, man this is insightful!
most chill fitness youtuber ever fr
High reps have definitely a role for building muscle but low reps with more weights will build that thick and strong physique that we all desire 💪
Even with no added weight slowing the tempo down and really squeezing the muscle mimics heavy weights in my personal experience.
I did 1000 a day for 6 days on the 7th my elbows were clicking and sore😭
Lmao rip
I ended up being a physiotherapist. I've graduated from my masters this December and am working in a private clinic. Main goal initially was to follow in my family members footsteps and go into a medical field - one that gave me freedom with arranging my schedule, freedom to bond with patients and satisfaction (google said profession switch rate is very low and satisfaction is high). Plus, as a bonus, I enjoyed teaching type occupations and was active in several sports so I wanted to promote an active lifestyle for people. ... Interestingly, respect (including my own self-respect) and recognition and status are big driving factors for me currently, especially for improving my skills, rather than to serve my patients better which seems to come as a second though closely tied. I am in this loop of "I will first get better, then I will feel satisfied, then I will like this job and my life better. Need to get better and get this challenge first before I consider other things". In the end, I simply want respect and recognition from family and peers. 😂
Wow, I love the story-telling of that guy. It's a very valuable skill. I clicked on the video because I could relate, then had to leave the room because my girlfriend was ill in the other room. After doing some cleaning, I came back to find that the video was still playing with two minutes left. That's awesome. Keep up the good work!