AHHHH I remember the days I could rep out sets of 20 but that was in my 50's now 3 months away from 70 and shoulders just don't want to do it but still trying 4 days a week to lift. I will never see sets of 20 again but I still keep training. Way to go Chadd.
@@violentpixelation5486 Thanks very much but after 30 years in the Fire Service in a busy place it has taken a toll on my body but I keep going. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Try to focus more on 'Function and Form', similar if not better results and low wear-n-tear. Along with good hydration and a few GOOD supplements; you should feel decent! Good on you Sir, keep pushing on.. @@mtnride4930
I'm 42 years old and a retired Navy veteran. I always try to implement push-ups when I work from home. 25 every hour, along with 25 sit-ups and 25 air squats. On my off days from work (3-4 days a week), I hit the gym and go hard. As we age, it's important to maintain physical fitness, even when our "check engine" light comes on regarding our joints or pre-existing injuries.
35 y.o. 8 major surgeries, 2 total joint replacements. And for shitz n giggles I broke 2 vertebrea in my back about 2.5-3 months ago😂 oddly enough push ups don't hurt my back. I always try and do 100 a day, wide width, shoulder width, diamonds, and incline. I mix em up. Honestly varying the type of push up has SERIOUSLY benefited my total overall arm strength snd stamina. Plus.. big old pecks and then triceps from the diamonds. I need to work back up because I've been down for sooooo long so many times over the last 4 years. Its been a battle. Gain strength and build. Surgery recovery and lose some of it. Build up. Surgery snd recovery just over and over it feels like.
@@ady3754 impressive! try touching ur chest to the ground and see how many u can do I went from 500 to 250-300 and I do that every other day and 500 squats in sets of 100 the other day
Hey, Chadd. I'm 70 years old and have been active all of my life. Lately, I've been taking it easy on myself and it's beginning to show. I'm going to give this a shot. I just now tried, and I could only get out eight, and I don't know if I can do another eight after only one minute. But I'm going to work on this and see what happens. Thanks for providing the incentive to improve. I love your videos. Keep up the good work! God bless you.
Try doing only two workouts per week as follows: Warm up muscle group (2 60-70% fatigue sets) Then 1 set to total muscle failure, fight it until you give out. Worked for me and a buddy. In 2.5 months I went from around 40 push ups to 85. Dips went from 18 to 50 and pull-ups went from 12 to over 30. It works. And it won’t wear you down like high volume.
Working to failure is not a good idea for this gentleman, he's 70yo, as a basic human that is already much wear on the human physique. Not attempting to battle with you, but for a person that age it's not wise to push your body/muscles to failure like that; reason being is the recovery time is vastly much longer for full regrowth and recovery. It's better at that age to have a full day of resting those muscles-worked, and go for a 3 mile walk, and hydrate along with a high protein, semi-fattening diet; could always eat leaner on the workout days.@@jnananinja7436
That's one thing that never left me from the army , pushups and running. I workout 5-6 days a week and do weighted pushups with a 25lbs plate down to 10 lbs plate, down to a 5lbs plate until I basically get bored. I get bored before I get tired.. I used to get "smoked" in the army a lot lol ..
I appreciate this video. Here in Durango, CO at the American Legion we will hold pushup contests this year with the aim of community engagement and pro fitness lifestyles. We will have categories by age and sex. It is gonna be fun. I'm 63, took notes and starting my own pushup routine based on notes taken here.
Interesting, I’m 56 and I do five sets of 20. I’ll increase this to 10 sets as you have inspired me. I don’t have military experience but I do a lot of physical labor on my farm.
Kudos, man. I'm 56, too and before my rotator cuff injury at 54/55, I was doing 100 / day, sometimes 120. I think many years of pulling 250 lb patients from gurneys to CT tables snd back, all by myself, caused a lot of degeneration which, when I started doing push-ups, shredded the tendons and caused the damage. Thankful for a successful surgery and PT and it's GTG- full range of motion, pain free and strong, but just to be safe, I now do inclined push-ups so it's less stress on the joint, but still builds strength, and can help get those pesky lower pecs, too.
I used to do the Hershel Walker push up workouts in high school. 25 reps during tv commercial breaks. I still have the magazine that talks about how he didn’t touch a weight until college. I’m still doing push-ups today.
He never lifted as his main stay, and he says he never lifted period, though he did experiment but I believe his results are mainly those of calisthenics.
Great advice Chadd. At 73, I still do sets of 20+ and immediately jump up and bang out 30-40 bwt squats. I sometimes use my homemade pushup handles to get depth. I thought you were going to use the elevated foot position for a way to add weight. For you older guys, keep at it.
It helps keep your muscles oxygenated.. instead of hyperventilating w little incomplete breaths. It also puts me in a kind of meditation which helps in multiple ways
I've been struggling with getting more reps in. When I started I would inhale going down, exhale coming up. Since I've gotten more efficient, I've been hyperventilating churning them out and it's not sustainable. I'll have to give this a try, thanks!
I doubt you will see this but I’m a 29yo certified personal trainer and nutritionist. I really liked a lot of the points you shared in this video. I think push-ups are great for everyone to practice and get better at. Would be awesome to be able to chat and share ideas of other movements and exercises that are essential to becoming combat effective with you. I am forever thankful I came across your videos a little while ago, your a good man. Keep the videos coming and I will keep watching and supporting to the best of my ability.
I do push-ups every other day. I wear a weighted vest for a better workout but I can promise you if 40 push-ups is my personal best rep that equates to about 10 correctly done like Chadd demonstrates. I used to disregard form on everything but have discovered how important correct form is for every exercise. Thank you Chadd.
I'm not going there, when I started 2&1/2 years ago I could do 8 bare pushups. I wear a 20 pound vest now so I don't know how many I could do bare. My personal best is 40 so like Chadd said, you will build up strength day by day. @@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763
This is great advice if you are of combat age and maybe thinking of military service. I am over 60 and just happy I still take a shot at push-ups 4 times per week, 75 or so each session. I'm not entertaining fantasies of becoming Johnny Paratrooper any time soon though.
Sir you are an inspiration for me. Today I did 10 reps of 20 pushups in about 30 minutes. Im slowly doing dead hangs upto 15sec no pull-ups though. I am 21yrs old, 6ft 100kg. My goal is to become an JTF-2. Thank you for your time. Be safe, rise and shine.
Why are you going slow on the dead hangs bud? Any reason? I try to do a few sets a few times a week as long as I can hold, up to a minute. I'm 42. Is this advice out there to be cautious with them and build up slowly for safety that I've missed, or is it due to the weight difference? You have 30 kg on me and are taller so obviously they'd be a lot harder.
Thanks Chadd, I've been wayyyyyyyyyyy to F-ing lazy this year, can still put-out14-17 push-ups in a set a few times, but I need to push myself back to fighting-shape. Your advice I shall try and see how much I can move the volume bar in 2-3weeks. Merry Christmas everyone, stay alert, keep aware of the neighborhood and people when your out in public.
I’m almost 63 and have been working out religiously since the 7th grade. There was only maybe, 1 or 2 years in my 20’s that I didn’t. However I started noticing my health deteriorating so I thought, forget this and began again, never stopping. I tried that push up routine yesterday 12/25/23 and it felt amazing! I haven’t done pushups in many years because it has been less stress on my back doing just bench presses! Chadd, your suggestion of doing 5 push ups, rest 1 minute then do 5 more push ups, for a total of 10 sets will be added to my workout routine! Thank you! God Bless!
dont do anything without learning how to stretch. by far the most important thing. this guy is young. if you are new or out of shape or older, learn how to properly stretch. ive been doing this along time and have the injuries to prove there is a right and wrong way. also, focus on what you can do not what you cannot. semper fi boys.
I'm 62 I do a 15 minute plank then 75 good pushups. then 45 push ups then 35-45 push ups...lots of stretching lots of walking....very low carb diet ...I get told all the time how good I look but more important I feel great! Thanks Chadd for what you do!
That's crazy insane. You are a machine. I have to say I have trouble belive this. Especially the 15 minutes plank. A 5 minute plank is considered impressive. But hey who am I. Although I'm 50,been doing 40 push ups every morning, and the last 5 years 50 push ups amongst lots of running, skip rope, walking, weights. But I could never do 15 minutes plank, or 75 good push ups in a row.
good vid. thanks. you made me realize how much i sucked. and I was chasing a number that is fake. I've started over from scratch and every push up is proper form now.
The state of our individual people (fat, unfit, distracted, stressed, mentally ill, addicted) is reflected in the state of society. I pray the American people can start to give a damn about themselves because everything starts with the individual. I was borderline obese, early 40s and turned things around in 5 years. Now I do weighted pushups 35 lbs 4 sets 10, 10, 9, 7 on pushup handles for extra depth. Not superstar level at all, and so many people are far beyond that, but for me it's something.
Six years ago, I was at a gun show and long story short. I saw a guy wearing a plate carrier who literally wouldn’t have been able to run across the street to save his life. In that moment, I decided the most important aspect of me being prepared is having the physical capabilities to do what I need to do, very next day I signed up for jiu jitsu. I’ve been training jiu jitsu and judo and working out ever since. For many reasons that has literally been the best decision I have ever made in my entire life. STAY HARD MOTHERFUCKERS
I'm 3 months from 60. Ive had 7 neck surgeries, now neck is fused at 8 levels with 1 plate, 2 rods and 24 screws. Also left shoulder replacement and titanium rod running through the center of right humerus from shoulder to elbow. Can't do standard push-ups anymore but can hammer out 50 reps of incline pushups placing hands on edge of the bathtub and feet on floor. Suggest people try those if they have physical limitations.
Good program. I started driving truck last year and realized after a bit that I had time to get some exercise in while being unloaded. Started doing sets of push-ups, body weight dips, and body weight squats on different days of the week. Worked it up to 10 sets of 17 in short order and finally decided I was in good enough shape to hit the gym again. That cost me zero of my own time cuz I was on the clock waiting to be unloaded anyway...just a few stares from the factory workers and other truckers. Haha!
I remember getting gas on a road trip and seeing a truck driver getting a workout in across the parking lot while he was waiting for his truck to fill. I thought it was awesome. Great to see a dude doing what he could to take care of himself in a few minutes of spare time. Way more respect for him than the guys who go to the gym just to stare at themselves in the mirror and hope other people notice them too.
Chad I’m 65, but very physical, I have a bad left shoulder that is prone to dislocation. Can’t do the flat push ups, but I do 3 sets of 40 everyday before I shower. I do them using the sink counter in the bathroom so I’m more at a 45% angle, but it does help me keep the movement going. Thanks for the inspiration.
Had the same issues with shoulder dislocation until I started focusing on training rear delts best to train side and rear front usually gets enough if doing push-ups/bench press
The letter J is only a few hundred years old therefore His name isn’t “jesus” … He was born a hebrew with a hebrew name … His name is YAHUSHA (it means YAHUAH/YAH is our salvation). Wake up yall ❤
Great video! I also add variation in hand position not only hands close or farther apart but one hand offset vertically rather than focusing on trying to have perfectly aligned positions on ground. Amazing how many different muscles get worked this way
I certainly appreciate the concept of combat readiness and physical effectiveness. I also, as an older man with physical limitations, have to consider real capabilities and appropriate strategies for maximizing effectiveness. Something as simple as getting yourself off the ground and back on your feet may require a different or multiple different techniques. By training these scenarios I have been able to find what works best for me and strengthen the muscle groups needed and increase my speed. Doing push-ups is great but you also need to train for potential real life situations. Full kit, up and move!
Good info Chadd. I'm 57 and stay fit. Last week I included your strategy for increasing volume and did 12 reps of push-ups per set with 1 minute rest in between sets X 10 sets. Went unbroken no problem. I think your test is a good marker to see if you are making progress and where you are at. I'm going to increase by 2 reps per set until I hit failure, mark that and then continue work to push passed that. Good content and ideas here!
I agree 100% had a lame ass crash broke three ribs in a scapula took about 5 months before I could start calisthenics again. Absolutely you must hit it daily
Yes he did a video on pull ups last month I think. Go check it out. It has some good info. I don't struggle with them but I have been using some of the tips to help my wife with hers. It is helping.
I love pull-ups, I prefer them over weights for muscle mass, I started only being able to do 2 or 3. I did them every night, as many as I could do in two reps. Within two weeks I was doing 15 each rep. I then added 20 Lb to my backpack and repeated until I was doing 20 each rep in another two weeks. Two months later I was doing perfect muscle ups with 25lb weight added, 20 each rep. I prefer adding weight instead of repetitions, the gains are higher if you want to add muscle. Just keep at it every night and add a good protein drink after. It gets easier and easier. Don't get discouraged if you can only do one, that's where everyone starts. You probably know this, just saying what works for me. As far as form, no momentum. Completely down, break, completely up. Going slower is equivalent to adding reps.
Good video, at 68 doing an every other day workout seems to be fine for me. What ever anyones situation just don't stop moving. We should be able to save or carry your own butt out of a jamb and realistically take someone with you on your way out of that jamb. Stay ready.
im 50 and i did 10 set of 16 defeceit pushups tonight in 15 minutes. ill do 17s in a few days. then i hit 3 sets of 20 to 30 dips. i feel pretty good about that. ill have 20 in a couple weeks. im glad you put this up ,appreciate it!
I go from flat palms to fists sets, shoulder length and wide.. just in case I gotta knock some disgruntled individual out, so I don't damage my wrists .. Thank you Chadd and Chili 🙏 keep up the great work!
Gave it a try on Thursday, intending to run and while wearing a 20+lbs vest. When I started running, my left calf started cramping. Then, I watch your video with John Lovell, and at the end you say cramping is for [pansies].... boy did I feel sheepish. But I did the workout on my lunch break today BEFORE watching the video with Mr. Poet. A few caveats; No vest this time. Until I can run it without cramping, I will not do a vest. Then, we got a snow storm yesterday, so no running. No assault bike in our house, so I did a stationary bike. Enough with the caveats. Total elapsed time: 46:30.
I live in Michigan and I love running in the snow. Helps to have the right layers and even more so to have Gore-Tex running shoes. The key is that you're just trying to get the time and the miles in and not trying to set any records. If there's snow on the ground, I usually shorten the distance and slow the speed and still end up with a better workout than my usual run.
@@jon27d i have run a few times this week, and I am going for just easy, conversational pace for a certain time and ignoring the distance. Most of our sidewalks and roads still have ice and frozen snow all over them. Hazardous as all heck. I am just trying to not slip while running. That is my main focus.
@@gavinstrawn6833 awesome man! That's it exactly. No one needs to get hurt and no records will be set but it sure beats sitting on your butt at home! Some of my favorite pictures are ones of my eyebrows, eyelashes, and neck gator coated in ice after running in single degree temperatures! Maybe I'm a little nuts but I'm going to enjoy it while I'm young enough to do it 👍
Hey Chad! Man, I love it when you demonstrate exercises for us. Great idea for 2 reasons: 1) it shows us how bad ass you really are underneath your humble demeanor, 2) I always learn something and get really inspired- which is a good thing. After this episode I got down on the floor and started doing pushups:) Thx Chad. Look forward to your new episodes for inspiration.
Good plan 76 been doing push ups since 2019 I ruck and drop on the road at stops I do them actually you can do them anywhere. They are critical for combat effectiveness. Semper Fi.
My 12 year old and I do this same method only we are doing Diamond Push ups and we incline our feet with each rep which puts the weight on the front end. Very difficult but the results are undeniable. Some things I learned in the Navy never die!!
I am combat ineffective, but its not just my push-ups causing it. The biggest struggle is finding the combat. Everyone keeps saying that its coming...but when i get my 3 line gear on and prepare a fighting position, the combat still isn't here. It's been years now...
You might want to really see who is coming in from the southern border. the election will not change what is already happening regardless of what your choice of candidate says. It's all a show and each one is just playing the part to keep everyone divided and distracted. Bread and circus.
People fought over toilet paper two years ago. That should have told you everything you need to know about this country and where we are heading. It's just not going to look like your apocalypse fantasy.
For those of you with wrist pain, you can do lots of push ups on your knuckles. This will keep your wrist straight and “stack” your bones for support. No excuses!
You can put 2 dumbells on the floor and grab them instead of putting your hands on the floor. My one wrist is fucked so that's what I've been doing for years. Works great and allows you to get your chest lower too.
Hey Chad,I’d like start off by saying thanks for the variety of content you put out. Guns, gear, America, people,running, survival, etc… Lots of stuff, I LOVE IT. You probably don’t remembertalking to me at dinner before an ultra in KY. I asked you to put out a video with Chilli doing the 20 meter Pacer test for my P.E. students You put it in your phone. Little kids and high school students need to see what it looks like when someone tries hard. I’ve ran with all my class until I hurt my Achilles and now I am messed up. I’ll be fixed one day. It will do my students good to see two men compete and have healthy trash talk Thanks man…NUFFSAID
Thanks for your excessive videos. In April I joined the gym and do a full body stretch every day on my off gym days. I am 46 and lifting more weights than I did in high school. I added pushups to my workout and you are so right.wow my push-up suck.I really have added this to my workout. Been at it for 2 weeks and they are getting much better thanks to you.
I’m 40 yrs old, USMC 0311 grunt and proud that I’m in better shape now than I’ve ever been - my goal this year is four sets of fifty pushups at a decent pace.
I’m 64. I can do sets of 10 easily enough but have to rest a little between sets. I try to knock out 50 a day. What I need to really work on is my pull-ups. I can only do 6 band assisted pull ups at a time. I have not been able to do a single unassisted pull up in years but I am trying 😂
When I first started working out in 2009 I was weak, couldn't do many of any push ups or pull ups. Wanted to get good so I did them every day. Now I'm back to 3 sets of 20 pull-ups and the same or more of push ups. If you suck at something just do it every day, I swear you will become great at it.
Volume has its place, but let me share an anecdotal story: My friend and I decided to apply HIT to push ups, pull ups and dips. We met twice per week and did a couple warm up sets and then one set to muscle failure. This isn’t simply when you can’t complete a rep, it’s when you fight that rep with everything until you truly fail. This is all we did. The results for me were as follows: Push ups 40 to 85 Pull-ups 12 to 35 Dips 18 to 50 This took place over 10 weeks. My friends gains were comparable except he could only do one pull up at the start and did 10 at the end.
At 54, I'm finally improving my fitness. I've been slim or slightly overweight all my life, but if I push myself much at all, I get injured and have to stop training. I've tried many times to get fit with this result. I'm finally making real gains by only making very small increases to my reps, then doing that number until it's completely easy, then barely increasing again. It doesn't help that I separated my shoulder when I was 20.
While taking care of my fiance in the hospital after cervical fixation surgery.....I hit up 5 sets of 20 reps of pushups in about 18 minutes.......I'm 71 yrs old........
That slow one is really good. Once you get in decent shape, try the slow one with the weighted backpack thingy. The key for me, after 64yrs of life and a couple of shoulder surgeries was to just get started back at it. Go slow at first but get 5 workouts in a week. You will be surprised at how quickly strength returns even to us seniors.
I want this thumbnail on a t-shirt asap. Merry Christmas to you, may the best be within your long reach and may your family continue to be blessed by God. From a respectful and grateful old warrior from Vietnam.
I’ve found that spreading your fingers gives you an advantage. For me, it feels like my body weight is more evenly distributed; this has led to higher rep counts and better overall chest muscle activation.
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AHHHH I remember the days I could rep out sets of 20 but that was in my 50's now 3 months away from 70 and shoulders just don't want to do it but still trying 4 days a week to lift. I will never see sets of 20 again but I still keep training. Way to go Chadd.
💪🔥💯🤙 Keep it going!
@@violentpixelation5486 Thanks very much but after 30 years in the Fire Service in a busy place it has taken a toll on my body but I keep going. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Try to focus more on 'Function and Form', similar if not better results and low wear-n-tear. Along with good hydration and a few GOOD supplements; you should feel decent! Good on you Sir, keep pushing on.. @@mtnride4930
shallow water push ups
good shit
I'm 42 years old and a retired Navy veteran. I always try to implement push-ups when I work from home. 25 every hour, along with 25 sit-ups and 25 air squats. On my off days from work (3-4 days a week), I hit the gym and go hard. As we age, it's important to maintain physical fitness, even when our "check engine" light comes on regarding our joints or pre-existing injuries.
35 y.o. 8 major surgeries, 2 total joint replacements. And for shitz n giggles I broke 2 vertebrea in my back about 2.5-3 months ago😂 oddly enough push ups don't hurt my back. I always try and do 100 a day, wide width, shoulder width, diamonds, and incline. I mix em up. Honestly varying the type of push up has SERIOUSLY benefited my total overall arm strength snd stamina. Plus.. big old pecks and then triceps from the diamonds. I need to work back up because I've been down for sooooo long so many times over the last 4 years. Its been a battle. Gain strength and build. Surgery recovery and lose some of it. Build up. Surgery snd recovery just over and over it feels like.
Much better to go hi intensity for :30 to an hour
45 yrs and i make 500 pushups/day!!🗣️
@@ady3754 impressive! try touching ur chest to the ground and see how many u can do I went from 500 to 250-300 and I do that every other day and 500 squats in sets of 100 the other day
@Kwahu93 that's what I normally do. My favorite workouts have become the Deck of Death and the 300 workouts.
Hey, Chadd. I'm 70 years old and have been active all of my life. Lately, I've been taking it easy on myself and it's beginning to show. I'm going to give this a shot. I just now tried, and I could only get out eight, and I don't know if I can do another eight after only one minute. But I'm going to work on this and see what happens. Thanks for providing the incentive to improve. I love your videos. Keep up the good work! God bless you.
Try doing only two workouts per week as follows:
Warm up muscle group (2 60-70% fatigue sets)
Then 1 set to total muscle failure, fight it until you give out.
Worked for me and a buddy.
In 2.5 months I went from around 40 push ups to 85.
Dips went from 18 to 50 and pull-ups went from 12 to over 30. It works. And it won’t wear you down like high volume.
Working to failure is not a good idea for this gentleman, he's 70yo, as a basic human that is already much wear on the human physique. Not attempting to battle with you, but for a person that age it's not wise to push your body/muscles to failure like that; reason being is the recovery time is vastly much longer for full regrowth and recovery. It's better at that age to have a full day of resting those muscles-worked, and go for a 3 mile walk, and hydrate along with a high protein, semi-fattening diet; could always eat leaner on the workout days.@@jnananinja7436
how old are you?@@jnananinja7436
Your a tremendous inspiration to people a quarter your age 👍
We are blessed and GOD BLESS you a d your family
Thanks Chadd
Great stuff and very thorough instruction and authentic presentation....
GOD BLESS
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I’ve struggled my whole 62 years with pushups but. I’m going to conquer it. This video is weirdly timed since I started last week on it👍
I LOVE my morning pushups.
3 sets to failure and then start the day. I think they should serve as the core of every able bodied mans regimen.
And you do this without warming up?
@@elmanitasdeplomo Some light cardio to get the blood flowing but that's it
@@adamweisshaupnot good enough, imo. But God bless you.
Also an underrated way to sweep the gym with your face rug! Great tips Chadd
That's one thing that never left me from the army , pushups and running. I workout 5-6 days a week and do weighted pushups with a 25lbs plate down to 10 lbs plate, down to a 5lbs plate until I basically get bored. I get bored before I get tired.. I used to get "smoked" in the army a lot lol ..
Been working out 5 days a week for 40 some years, push-ups are essential and yes and old dog can learn new tricks. Merry Christmas nuff said.
I appreciate this video. Here in Durango, CO at the American Legion we will hold pushup contests this year with the aim of community engagement and pro fitness lifestyles. We will have categories by age and sex. It is gonna be fun. I'm 63, took notes and starting my own pushup routine based on notes taken here.
Interesting, I’m 56 and I do five sets of 20. I’ll increase this to 10 sets as you have inspired me. I don’t have military experience but I do a lot of physical labor on my farm.
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5 sets of 20 is really good well done mate
Check also Johnny Grube
Kudos, man. I'm 56, too and before my rotator cuff injury at 54/55, I was doing 100 / day, sometimes 120. I think many years of pulling 250 lb patients from gurneys to CT tables snd back, all by myself, caused a lot of degeneration which, when I started doing push-ups, shredded the tendons and caused the damage. Thankful for a successful surgery and PT and it's GTG- full range of motion, pain free and strong, but just to be safe, I now do inclined push-ups so it's less stress on the joint, but still builds strength, and can help get those pesky lower pecs, too.
I used to do the Hershel Walker push up workouts in high school. 25 reps during tv commercial breaks. I still have the magazine that talks about how he didn’t touch a weight until college. I’m still doing push-ups today.
He never lifted as his main stay, and he says he never lifted period, though he did experiment but I believe his results are mainly those of calisthenics.
Merry Christmas guys. Love you all and thank our Father for Jesus.
Great advice Chadd. At 73, I still do sets of 20+ and immediately jump up and bang out 30-40 bwt squats. I sometimes use my homemade pushup handles to get depth. I thought you were going to use the elevated foot position for a way to add weight. For you older guys, keep at it.
Breathing was my best improvement on my pushups pr.. 5 push ups per complete breath.. 2 pushups per inhalation, 3 pushups per exhalation
It helps keep your muscles oxygenated.. instead of hyperventilating w little incomplete breaths. It also puts me in a kind of meditation which helps in multiple ways
I'll have to try this. I always wondered how to breath while doing these.
I've been struggling with getting more reps in. When I started I would inhale going down, exhale coming up. Since I've gotten more efficient, I've been hyperventilating churning them out and it's not sustainable. I'll have to give this a try, thanks!
I doubt you will see this but I’m a 29yo certified personal trainer and nutritionist. I really liked a lot of the points you shared in this video. I think push-ups are great for everyone to practice and get better at. Would be awesome to be able to chat and share ideas of other movements and exercises that are essential to becoming combat effective with you. I am forever thankful I came across your videos a little while ago, your a good man. Keep the videos coming and I will keep watching and supporting to the best of my ability.
“Swole like me!” Amen Brother!!!!!!!
I do push-ups every other day. I wear a weighted vest for a better workout but I can promise you if 40 push-ups is my personal best rep that equates to about 10 correctly done like Chadd demonstrates. I used to disregard form on everything but have discovered how important correct form is for every exercise. Thank you Chadd.
I wonder how many pushups the average ladyboy can do? Do you know the answer Mark? 😊
I'm not going there, when I started 2&1/2 years ago I could do 8 bare pushups. I wear a 20 pound vest now so I don't know how many I could do bare. My personal best is 40 so like Chadd said, you will build up strength day by day. @@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763
Why would he know has he ever been to Thailand?@@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763
This is great advice if you are of combat age and maybe thinking of military service. I am over 60 and just happy I still take a shot at push-ups 4 times per week, 75 or so each session. I'm not entertaining fantasies of becoming Johnny Paratrooper any time soon though.
Sir you are an inspiration for me.
Today I did 10 reps of 20 pushups in about 30 minutes. Im slowly doing dead hangs upto 15sec no pull-ups though. I am 21yrs old, 6ft 100kg.
My goal is to become an JTF-2.
Thank you for your time.
Be safe, rise and shine.
Why are you going slow on the dead hangs bud? Any reason? I try to do a few sets a few times a week as long as I can hold, up to a minute. I'm 42. Is this advice out there to be cautious with them and build up slowly for safety that I've missed, or is it due to the weight difference? You have 30 kg on me and are taller so obviously they'd be a lot harder.
Merry Christmas 🎄 everyone
Merry Christmas skid Marks
Thanks Chadd, I've been wayyyyyyyyyyy to F-ing lazy this year, can still put-out14-17 push-ups in a set a few times, but I need to push myself back to fighting-shape. Your advice I shall try and see how much I can move the volume bar in 2-3weeks. Merry Christmas everyone, stay alert, keep aware of the neighborhood and people when your out in public.
I’m almost 63 and have been working out religiously since the 7th grade. There was only maybe, 1 or 2 years in my 20’s that I didn’t. However I started noticing my health deteriorating so I thought, forget this and began again, never stopping. I tried that push up routine yesterday 12/25/23 and it felt amazing! I haven’t done pushups in many years because it has been less stress on my back doing just bench presses! Chadd, your suggestion of doing 5 push ups, rest 1 minute then do 5 more push ups, for a total of 10 sets will be added to my workout routine! Thank you! God Bless!
dont do anything without learning how to stretch. by far the most important thing. this guy is young. if you are new or out of shape or older, learn how to properly stretch. ive been doing this along time and have the injuries to prove there is a right and wrong way. also, focus on what you can do not what you cannot. semper fi boys.
I love this guy, inspires life, very positive, also great voice, A+++, thanks Chadddddddd!!!!!!
I'm 62 I do a 15 minute plank then 75 good pushups. then 45 push ups then 35-45 push ups...lots of stretching lots of walking....very low carb diet ...I get told all the time how good I look but more important I feel great! Thanks Chadd for what you do!
That's crazy insane. You are a machine. I have to say I have trouble belive this. Especially the 15 minutes plank. A 5 minute plank is considered impressive. But hey who am I. Although I'm 50,been doing 40 push ups every morning, and the last 5 years 50 push ups amongst lots of running, skip rope, walking, weights. But I could never do 15 minutes plank, or 75 good push ups in a row.
@@designrdan I know it took me a few years to work up to 15 minutes.
good vid. thanks. you made me realize how much i sucked. and I was chasing a number that is fake. I've started over from scratch and every push up is proper form now.
Always take the hard road you'll be glad you did
Words to live by 💪🏽
Hard road equals discipline.
Back away from them pies bubba
Unless it's with women. Avoid the hard road.
The state of our individual people (fat, unfit, distracted, stressed, mentally ill, addicted) is reflected in the state of society. I pray the American people can start to give a damn about themselves because everything starts with the individual. I was borderline obese, early 40s and turned things around in 5 years. Now I do weighted pushups 35 lbs 4 sets 10, 10, 9, 7 on pushup handles for extra depth. Not superstar level at all, and so many people are far beyond that, but for me it's something.
Six years ago, I was at a gun show and long story short. I saw a guy wearing a plate carrier who literally wouldn’t have been able to run across the street to save his life. In that moment, I decided the most important aspect of me being prepared is having the physical capabilities to do what I need to do, very next day I signed up for jiu jitsu. I’ve been training jiu jitsu and judo and working out ever since. For many reasons that has literally been the best decision I have ever made in my entire life. STAY HARD MOTHERFUCKERS
But those guys need the gun the most. The old, sick the disabled... it's the one thing they can use to defend themselves
I'm 3 months from 60. Ive had 7 neck surgeries, now neck is fused at 8 levels with 1 plate, 2 rods and 24 screws. Also left shoulder replacement and titanium rod running through the center of right humerus from shoulder to elbow. Can't do standard push-ups anymore but can hammer out 50 reps of incline pushups placing hands on edge of the bathtub and feet on floor. Suggest people try those if they have physical limitations.
This is very helpful for when im going to Navy OCS, I've always had problems consistently performing pushups well!
hello, thanks for the tips. You are so correct about losing the reps once you stop doing push ups. its so crazy. I like the 10 rep suggestion.
Good program. I started driving truck last year and realized after a bit that I had time to get some exercise in while being unloaded. Started doing sets of push-ups, body weight dips, and body weight squats on different days of the week. Worked it up to 10 sets of 17 in short order and finally decided I was in good enough shape to hit the gym again. That cost me zero of my own time cuz I was on the clock waiting to be unloaded anyway...just a few stares from the factory workers and other truckers. Haha!
I remember getting gas on a road trip and seeing a truck driver getting a workout in across the parking lot while he was waiting for his truck to fill. I thought it was awesome. Great to see a dude doing what he could to take care of himself in a few minutes of spare time. Way more respect for him than the guys who go to the gym just to stare at themselves in the mirror and hope other people notice them too.
Chad I’m 65, but very physical, I have a bad left shoulder that is prone to dislocation. Can’t do the flat push ups, but I do 3 sets of 40 everyday before I shower. I do them using the sink counter in the bathroom so I’m more at a 45% angle, but it does help me keep the movement going. Thanks for the inspiration.
Inclines are great for people with shoulder issues.
Had the same issues with shoulder dislocation until I started focusing on training rear delts best to train side and rear front usually gets enough if doing push-ups/bench press
You can do a full-can shoulder workout.... Squat University has some good videos about shoulder instability
Yep. That will come in handy in combat 😅. Nuff said
Merry Christmas to you and your family!🎅
Appreciate the tips. I love simple workouts that don’t require going to the gym. God bless
73 here. Inspiring video. Getting back in shape and keep hearing you - "Don't give pain a voice." Thank you.
Jesus is King! 👑
yes Revelation 19:11-16 says he is Faithful and True KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
Christ is King
Oh Yeah!!!!
The letter J is only a few hundred years old therefore His name isn’t “jesus” … He was born a hebrew with a hebrew name … His name is YAHUSHA (it means YAHUAH/YAH is our salvation). Wake up yall ❤
Amen
Appreciate the wisdom...no matter how old I get...will always be physical active
Great video! I also add variation in hand position not only hands close or farther apart but one hand offset vertically rather than focusing on trying to have perfectly aligned positions on ground. Amazing how many different muscles get worked this way
Don’t pinch your beard when you hit bottom my dude !
Just building my home gym this year. Advice really helped since I’m starting over. Thank you
Chad, could you please make a warm up for running video?
Too lazy to search YT little Jimmi?
@@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763 😂
I certainly appreciate the concept of combat readiness and physical effectiveness. I also, as an older man with physical limitations, have to consider real capabilities and appropriate strategies for maximizing effectiveness. Something as simple as getting yourself off the ground and back on your feet may require a different or multiple different techniques. By training these scenarios I have been able to find what works best for me and strengthen the muscle groups needed and increase my speed. Doing push-ups is great but you also need to train for potential real life situations. Full kit, up and move!
Good info Chadd. I'm 57 and stay fit. Last week I included your strategy for increasing volume and did 12 reps of push-ups per set with 1 minute rest in between sets X 10 sets. Went unbroken no problem. I think your test is a good marker to see if you are making progress and where you are at. I'm going to increase by 2 reps per set until I hit failure, mark that and then continue work to push passed that.
Good content and ideas here!
Thanks for sharing your training to increase push ups ...I was a 800 meters runner... did a lot push up and also pull ups...sure i am gone try today.
Appreciate this. Been doing pushups everyday working on improving for my ACFT next month.
This is such a great video, thanks for sharing Brother Chadd!
Another goal to achieve! Thank you!
Love this advice, I’m on week three of sticking to it, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I agree 100% had a lame ass crash broke three ribs in a scapula took about 5 months before I could start calisthenics again. Absolutely you must hit it daily
Yeah buddy that Creatine is good and really can feel the difference. Messages heard loud and clear! Thanks again Chad Wright. 🇺🇸
Your TH-cam channel is on to something dude!✅
Thank you Chadd!
A tip for anyone, if your elbows are not in the correct spot, it doesn’t matter. Just do the damn push-ups.
Have you done a similar video on how to Get Better At Pullups ? If you haven’t, please do, I really struggle with pullups.
Yes he did a video on pull ups last month I think. Go check it out. It has some good info. I don't struggle with them but I have been using some of the tips to help my wife with hers. It is helping.
I love pull-ups, I prefer them over weights for muscle mass, I started only being able to do 2 or 3. I did them every night, as many as I could do in two reps. Within two weeks I was doing 15 each rep. I then added 20 Lb to my backpack and repeated until I was doing 20 each rep in another two weeks. Two months later I was doing perfect muscle ups with 25lb weight added, 20 each rep. I prefer adding weight instead of repetitions, the gains are higher if you want to add muscle. Just keep at it every night and add a good protein drink after. It gets easier and easier. Don't get discouraged if you can only do one, that's where everyone starts. You probably know this, just saying what works for me. As far as form, no momentum. Completely down, break, completely up. Going slower is equivalent to adding reps.
Good video, at 68 doing an every other day workout seems to be fine for me. What ever anyones situation just don't stop moving. We should be able to save or carry your own butt out of a jamb and realistically take someone with you on your way out of that jamb. Stay ready.
One of my new favorite channels
im 50 and i did 10 set of 16 defeceit pushups tonight in 15 minutes. ill do 17s in a few days. then i hit 3 sets of 20 to 30 dips. i feel pretty good about that. ill have 20 in a couple weeks. im glad you put this up ,appreciate it!
I go from flat palms to fists sets, shoulder length and wide.. just in case I gotta knock some disgruntled individual out, so I don't damage my wrists ..
Thank you Chadd and Chili 🙏 keep up the great work!
Those push ups are starting to show. Look a little more jacked lately. God bless everyone , Merry Christmas 🎁🎄
Thank you for the fitness content, Chadd. Wife bought me a pull-up bar for Christmas after she overheard me listening to one of your videos.
Gave it a try on Thursday, intending to run and while wearing a 20+lbs vest. When I started running, my left calf started cramping. Then, I watch your video with John Lovell, and at the end you say cramping is for [pansies].... boy did I feel sheepish. But I did the workout on my lunch break today BEFORE watching the video with Mr. Poet. A few caveats; No vest this time. Until I can run it without cramping, I will not do a vest. Then, we got a snow storm yesterday, so no running. No assault bike in our house, so I did a stationary bike. Enough with the caveats. Total elapsed time: 46:30.
I live in Michigan and I love running in the snow. Helps to have the right layers and even more so to have Gore-Tex running shoes. The key is that you're just trying to get the time and the miles in and not trying to set any records. If there's snow on the ground, I usually shorten the distance and slow the speed and still end up with a better workout than my usual run.
@@jon27d i have run a few times this week, and I am going for just easy, conversational pace for a certain time and ignoring the distance. Most of our sidewalks and roads still have ice and frozen snow all over them. Hazardous as all heck. I am just trying to not slip while running. That is my main focus.
@@gavinstrawn6833 awesome man! That's it exactly. No one needs to get hurt and no records will be set but it sure beats sitting on your butt at home! Some of my favorite pictures are ones of my eyebrows, eyelashes, and neck gator coated in ice after running in single degree temperatures! Maybe I'm a little nuts but I'm going to enjoy it while I'm young enough to do it 👍
@@jon27d I love the ice build up! My kids laughed their heads off when they saw me at the end of me run.
Hey Chad!
Man, I love it when you demonstrate exercises for us. Great idea for 2 reasons: 1) it shows us how bad ass you really are underneath your humble demeanor, 2) I always learn something and get really inspired- which is a good thing. After this episode I got down on the floor and started doing pushups:) Thx Chad. Look forward to your new episodes for inspiration.
Good plan 76 been doing push ups since 2019 I ruck and drop on the road at stops I do them actually you can do them anywhere. They are critical for combat effectiveness. Semper Fi.
I love these different styles of "ye ol' push up" ~ THANK YOU !!
My 12 year old and I do this same method only we are doing Diamond Push ups and we incline our feet with each rep which puts the weight on the front end. Very difficult but the results are undeniable. Some things I learned in the Navy never die!!
I am combat ineffective, but its not just my push-ups causing it. The biggest struggle is finding the combat. Everyone keeps saying that its coming...but when i get my 3 line gear on and prepare a fighting position, the combat still isn't here. It's been years now...
Welp, a presidential candidate is in the process of being removed the ballot in some states so you might want to start doing your push ups
You might want to really see who is coming in from the southern border. the election will not change what is already happening regardless of what your choice of candidate says. It's all a show and each one is just playing the part to keep everyone divided and distracted. Bread and circus.
People fought over toilet paper two years ago. That should have told you everything you need to know about this country and where we are heading. It's just not going to look like your apocalypse fantasy.
Start frequenting a run down dive bar. It won't take long to find the combat.
“If you stay ready, you don’t have to get ready!”
For those of you with wrist pain, you can do lots of push ups on your knuckles. This will keep your wrist straight and “stack” your bones for support. No excuses!
You can put 2 dumbells on the floor and grab them instead of putting your hands on the floor. My one wrist is fucked so that's what I've been doing for years. Works great and allows you to get your chest lower too.
Hey Chad,I’d like start off by saying thanks for the variety of content you put out. Guns, gear, America, people,running, survival, etc… Lots of stuff, I LOVE IT. You probably don’t remembertalking to me at dinner before an ultra in KY. I asked you to put out a video with Chilli doing the 20 meter Pacer test for my P.E. students You put it in your phone. Little kids and high school students need to see what it looks like when someone tries hard. I’ve ran with all my class until I hurt my Achilles and now I am messed up. I’ll be fixed one day. It will do my students good to see two men compete and have healthy trash talk Thanks man…NUFFSAID
Thanks for your excessive videos. In April I joined the gym and do a full body stretch every day on my off gym days. I am 46 and lifting more weights than I did in high school. I added pushups to my workout and you are so right.wow my push-up suck.I really have added this to my workout. Been at it for 2 weeks and they are getting much better thanks to you.
Love these videos! Thank you!😊
I’m 40 yrs old, USMC 0311 grunt and proud that I’m in better shape now than I’ve ever been - my goal this year is four sets of fifty pushups at a decent pace.
its so true,,,,used to do push ups at karate years ago....17 -20 yrs back,,,stopped going......now Jan. 2024,,,can't do one... not one,,. unreal,,,
I’m 64. I can do sets of 10 easily enough but have to rest a little between sets. I try to knock out 50 a day. What I need to really work on is my pull-ups. I can only do 6 band assisted pull ups at a time. I have not been able to do a single unassisted pull up in years but I am trying 😂
You are so right in this one!
Thanks, Chadd! Merry Christmas!
Chadd your beard touches the floor before your chest.
Cheers mate. Keep up the good vids. 👍
Thanks brother serving in Fort Bliss right now and need to work on my hand release pushups
Great video. Where did you get the weighted backpack ??
I appreciate you put out this good simple information that's easily actionable by anyone.
When I first started working out in 2009 I was weak, couldn't do many of any push ups or pull ups. Wanted to get good so I did them every day. Now I'm back to 3 sets of 20 pull-ups and the same or more of push ups. If you suck at something just do it every day, I swear you will become great at it.
Volume has its place, but let me share an anecdotal story:
My friend and I decided to apply HIT to push ups, pull ups and dips. We met twice per week and did a couple warm up sets and then one set to muscle failure. This isn’t simply when you can’t complete a rep, it’s when you fight that rep with everything until you truly fail. This is all we did. The results for me were as follows:
Push ups 40 to 85
Pull-ups 12 to 35
Dips 18 to 50
This took place over 10 weeks. My friends gains were comparable except he could only do one pull up at the start and did 10 at the end.
This is solid advice. I’ve used 3 sets to failure with 2 minutes rest between to great effect with push ups and pull ups.
He does volume so he can build work capacity.
You are a constant inspiration man. Thank you.
Did push up for first time in a month’ thanks for getting me back on track - been walking n staying fit tho’ so it weren’t so bad
Damn! Thanks for the video! so glad I came across this channel!
At 54, I'm finally improving my fitness. I've been slim or slightly overweight all my life, but if I push myself much at all, I get injured and have to stop training. I've tried many times to get fit with this result. I'm finally making real gains by only making very small increases to my reps, then doing that number until it's completely easy, then barely increasing again. It doesn't help that I separated my shoulder when I was 20.
While taking care of my fiance in the hospital after cervical fixation surgery.....I hit up 5 sets of 20 reps of pushups in about 18 minutes.......I'm 71 yrs old........
Great exercise. God bless.
Good tips
Outstanding 🇺🇸💪
That slow one is really good. Once you get in decent shape, try the slow one with the weighted backpack thingy. The key for me, after 64yrs of life and a couple of shoulder surgeries was to just get started back at it. Go slow at first but get 5 workouts in a week. You will be surprised at how quickly strength returns even to us seniors.
I want this thumbnail on a t-shirt asap. Merry Christmas to you, may the best be within your long reach and may your family continue to be blessed by God. From a respectful and grateful old warrior from Vietnam.
Thank you for this very good explanation
How often should you do pushups? Every day? 3 times a week?
I’ve found that spreading your fingers gives you an advantage. For me, it feels like my body weight is more evenly distributed; this has led to higher rep counts and better overall chest muscle activation.
Thanks man. Very helpful!
Will you share a link on the weighted pack? I have just recently found your channel and really enjoy your content. Thank you and God bless!
Great exercises to work into the regimen, thanks Chad 🤜🏼