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Gym 8w
i’m a 5’2, 118lbs, 20 yr old girl tryna get into calisthenics, I can hold a plank for a minute but can’t do more than like 3 assisted push ups 😭 any tips? I’ve worked mainly on my core for a few months but my arms are weak and my balance is bad
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Anonymous 8w

Wall push ups or push ups done at a steep incline either with a barbell on j hooks set at a high height in the rack or bench. You could even do them on the countertop of your bathroom or kitchen. I would not try to progress to a harder variation until you’re able to complete 20-30 reps of the variation with clean form, no arching of the back or contorting of the body to finish a rep. This method also applies to planks too, aim for at least a minute before progressing the variation.

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Anonymous 8w

Slow pushups negatives got me from 0 to 10 pushups, keep it up!

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Anonymous 8w

I used to struggle with push ups too, what helped me personally was focusing in on the muscles that are used for push ups (so I’d do chest press and triceps and stuff), and also just making myself do as many push ups as possible daily and eventually my max increased

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 8w

thank you!!

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Anonymous replying to -> chudmunkey 8w

okay!! tysm!!

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Anonymous replying to -> chudmunkey 8w

Do these 2-3x a week, for 2-3 sets per workout. I would only pick at most 3 variations that help with developing your push up, so plank variation, push up variation, and at most 2-3 exercises to target core, such as crunches, leg raises, side planks, or russian twists. Make sure they target a different function of the abs, such as rotation/anti rotation, lateral flexion/anti LF, anti extension, and trunk flexion. You can vary the exercises you do in between each workout to ensure you’re covering

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Anonymous replying to -> chudmunkey 8w

Your bases. If you care solely abt appearance just focus on any crunching motion.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 8w

i guess i just worry about my arms getting too big. My shoulders are already disproportionally bigger and i’m small everyone else, I’m 5’2 and don’t like how my arms look already don’t wanna make it worse yknow

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