Push Ups Exercise
Progression Method...
Not Just Chasing Higher Reps!

Push ups exercise progression is always a hot topic... everybody wants to put up big push ups numbers.

The ability to do a good number of proper push ups is a fitness milestone in bodyweight calisthenics training.

But there is more to bodyweight exercise progression than increasing the number of repetitions per set.

As a matter of fact, I don't advise training with a high number of repetitions per set... I would rather see you do less proper push ups with good form and do more sets to get your over-all push ups numbers up per workout. 

Increasing the volume of your over-all push up training in this way will lead to higher push up numbers when you test yourself.

Unfortunately, some people get so caught up with putting up big push us numbers... they forget there are other methods of push up exercise progression.

Push Ups Exercise Progression
From Easy To Difficult

Using different push ups variations, you can progress from an easy push up variation to a more difficult one.

For example...

Start your push ups exercise progression with incline push ups...

Then increase the difficulty by performing classic push ups...

Further progress by doing incline push ups...

And end the push up exercise progression by performing handstand push ups...

As you can see, the difficulty and effectiveness of push ups exercise can be increased without chasing big numbers.

The Benefits Of This
Push Ups Exercise Progression

Progressing in this fashion improves upper body strength better than high repetition push ups exercise... which is a sign of strength endurance.

The above progression increases the amount of weight you must lift with each repetition... making you stronger.

Using this push ups exercise progression method can also avoid boredom and prevent overuse injuries.

Remember, there are more ways to progress using bodyweight exercises than just increasing the number of repetitions per set.

This type of progression strategy could, and should, be used with other bodyweight calisthenics exercises as well.

The Workout Without Weights: Bodyweight Calisthenics Workout Progression System not only uses 6 different Progression Phase Workout methods to improve your performance of certain bodyweight calisthenics exercise... but the exercises are split up into Basic, Intermediate and Advanced so you can progress from easy to difficult bodyweight calisthenics exercises. This type of multiple bodyweight exercise progression allows you to take your bodyweight calisthenics training to new heights... reaching your fitness, health and physique goals faster!

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