Perfect Pushup ... ouch

turbo chicken · #1 10-25-2011, 09:30 AM

I started working out ... mostly using body weight for my resisance training
-Legs im doing wall sits, lunges, jumping etc
-Upperbody im using the perfect pushup thing my buddy abandoned long ago.

I'm no stranger to being sore ... but i over did it with the push up part of my exercise routine. I AM FLIPPIN SORE... arms and legs meh not so much. My back, chest, shoulders ... ouch ouch

Yesterday was rest day far as resistance training... except for the 30 min jog around the block.
Today is resistance exercise again ...

Question: Do I go thru my routine and tough it out? or Should I wait one more day?

Now im off to google my question now that i typed all of this and realized i can probably find the answer on my own

Kawai-chang · #2 10-25-2011, 09:45 AM

I'd just do some stretching and some non-weight upper body. You have overtaxed those muscles and have a bunch of lactic acid built up. You need to get some blood flowing through there to cleanse. I recommend something light like shadowboxing for a little while to loosen everything up. Get a good sweat worked up, then some good stretching.

J. Crawford · #3 10-25-2011, 12:41 PM

Usually one rest day is enough, but thats when you've been at it for a while. Being sore is your muscle's way of saying, "Hey, I'm dead.. lemme be." Sometimes your answer should be no, and you should go work them more. Sometimes you should listen to them.

Remember, when building muscles you are literally making microscopic cuts in the muscle, causing them to swell and expand. This makes your muscles. This is why you shouldn't live everyday, no matter what the huge guy at the local YMCA tells you.

We were just learning about this in my Exercise Physiology class the other day.

Oh, and the Perfect Pushup is killer.. no lie.

HEIST · #4 10-25-2011, 12:46 PM

You can also take some supplements to speed up muscle recovery. Take some BCAAs during your workout for faster recovery between sets or take glutamine.

tastybasslines · #5 10-25-2011, 02:34 PM

You just encouraged me to do some pushups in my office. Thanks bro.

turbo chicken · #6 10-25-2011, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by tastybasslines

You just encouraged me to do some pushups in my office. Thanks bro.

Don't forget Dips on the desk for your triceps, wall sits, situps. If you can get away with pushups... you can do some of that too. Or are you too scared?!!!?!?

I've decided to give the resistance a rest for another day and do a wii fit or ea sports active cardio circuit this evening.

I've been stretching and massaging what I can reach. Man it "hurts so good". When i get home i grabbing the electric massager and getting my back.

tastybasslines · #7 10-25-2011, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by turbo chicken

Don't forget Dips on the desk for your triceps, wall sits, situps. If you can get away with pushups... you can do some of that too. Or are you too scared?!!!?!?

I've decided to give the resistance a rest for another day and do a wii fit or ea sports active cardio circuit this evening.

I've been stretching and massaging what I can reach. Man it "hurts so good". When i get home i grabbing the electric massager and getting my back.

No, I'm fearless!!! I've been meaning to get back into that. Just doing pushups and sit ups each day. Very easy to do. Lot's of reward over time.

J. Crawford · #8 10-25-2011, 04:01 PM

Just don't over do it. Thats the biggest mistake noobies or returning folks do. Your body is a process. Don't get a ton on fitness spark one day, go crazy, then be so sore you can't do anything for a week.

elgecko · #9 10-25-2011, 04:06 PM

Yum...push ups!

tastybasslines · #10 10-25-2011, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by elgecko

Yum...push ups!

Man, I miss those!

Big Joe · #11 10-25-2011, 06:50 PM

The "perfect push up" is the perfect way to need rotator cuff surgery.

turbo chicken · #12 10-25-2011, 10:54 PM

wii fit tonight ...

tastybasslines · #13 10-26-2011, 11:01 AM

I got further inspired and went to Muay Thai last night as well.

SoonerMatt · #14 10-26-2011, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Joe

The "perfect push up" is the perfect way to need rotator cuff surgery.

Yyyyyyyyup. Happened to my old roommate and he still used it after the surgery

turbo chicken · #15 10-27-2011, 11:00 AM

How can using it contribute to a rotator cuff tear vs a regular pushup? serious question ... I'd like to be informed. (ill probably end up doing some research as well though)

and i found this ... thankfully it's in plain english
http://www.livestrong.com/article/16...rfect-push-up/
I don't do the extended range... elbows at 90* and back up 2 seconds down 2 seconds up.
The instability does come into play though...

Looks like im going back to using my dumbells instead of the "perfect pushup" deals. Especially since im just starting back after several months of zero training.

i_got_a_mohawk · #16 10-27-2011, 03:03 PM

Will admit that I'm not too familiar with that kind of product, the returns seem minimal. Do whatever of the movements you are more comfortable with/irritate past injuries the least.

turbo chicken · #17 10-28-2011, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by elgecko

Yum...push ups!

had some orange sherbert with the kids last night... it was fun explaining to the kids that it was the same thing in a "push-up pop"

Pilgrim · #18 10-28-2011, 09:40 AM

Doing exercise at any level is more than most of us do. Don't get carried away, just do the exercise.

Americans are addicted to thinking that more is always better. It's not.

turbo chicken · #19 10-28-2011, 12:30 PM

I hear ya pilgrim ... I made the mistake of thinking I could perform the same level of activity I was at before stopping my exercise routine. Exercising was more of a hobby at that point. I don't have that time luxury ...

30 mins a day of some type of exercise is all im getting now. Yesterday it was riding my bike to and from the train station... that ride up hill all the way home wiped me out.