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Muscle Building Questions - Training For
School Sports Team
Question:
I am training to try out for a team at my school. I have the
requirements to pass the tryout test. One of them is to be able to do 40 push-ups
in a minute time (full, from floor to full extension, push-ups). I'm around 25
push-ups per minute now and I have about 40 days to the tryouts. Are there any
exercises to increase the amount of push-ups per minute?
Answer:
If you want to increase your overall reps for push-ups, I would
recommend focusing on strengthening your secondary muscles. The primary muscle
in the press up exercise consists of the pectoralis major (chest) muscles, and
the secondary muscles are the deltoid (shoulders) and triceps (back of arm). Here
are a few exercises to increase the strength of your deltoids and triceps which
will hopefully increase your strength and repetitions for push-ups.
You might also want to use a spotter/assistant when
training for high rep push-ups. Have a friend lay down next to you and once you
start getting tired, have him use his hand and push up on your chest. This will
allow you to get in several more push-ups once your past failure. This is a great
training tool to use for ultra high reps. 
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