How To Increase Reps | Pull Ups, Dips & Push Ups

Our max reps is the best indication of our overall capacity in a movement, but being able to do more is what allows us to improve.
If you're looking to increase pull up reps, dips or any bodyweight exercise for that matter, the technique we go through today will achieve this!
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[@daniella3528]

Going to do this for one month and see how it works. *Edit* : I did this for all of December and almost doubled the number of push ups I could do and I only learned how to do push ups 3 months ago! Thank you Andrew!!!

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

This is amazing progress! All your own work - All I did was post a video on youtube - you're the one that put the shift in!

[@bobjones787]

@@CaliToTheCrowd can this work by keeping the rest time the same and increasing the reps

[@dannilovescats6474]

Am I the only one excited for this channel to blow up?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

haha! thanks Danni!

[@_nakamao]

This is by far one of the best video I have seen related to increasing reps in calisthenics

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Great that it helped, Piyush!

[@soonami111]

Got from 13-20 pushups with this. Channel is so helpful

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Brilliant work! Congratulations on this win! Also thanks for the kind words 👊🏿

[@proudmisfit4405]

i am at 6 feet assisted pull ups, 10 push ups and 6 Dips lol still improving. I have been working more on completing at least 3 sets of a number of reps like 8-8-8 then adding a rep so far my push ups have increased. it's been feeling manageable because i find having so many "progression techniques" can confuse you and derail you big time. i like yours cuz it's also manageable.

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Try it out and see what you think. At 6 feet tall, even what you can do already is insanely impressive. Keep going and to be honest, as long as you keep seeing improvement that you can track accurately, you will win! 👊🏿

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

What is your max for pull ups, push ups and Dips?

[@crazynoob3632]

about 5 pullups, 50 pushups, 15 dips

[@asarma0804]

12 pullups, 100 pushups (idk how the form looks near the end tho), 30 dips. I do 10 sets of pushups throughout the day 100 normal ones, and then 10 pseudo planche, 10 archer and 10 pike not sure if it's efficient for growth but since it's the only thing I've been doing since lockdown and I know it's better than nothing. Recently got a pullup bar so there's not too many reps on that yet.

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Pull up bars are a game changer, Asarma! Vertical pulling gains incoming for you!

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Those are some solid numbers @crazynoob363

[@asarma0804]

@@CaliToTheCrowd Thanks man your channels been great for skill development too, watching your pull up videos were good

[@anna.alinda]

Soo proud of you getting 10K subscribers!! Huge achievement 👏🏼 We wouldn't be here today with such a following without your dedication and passion every week!! ❤️

[@DrSimpp]

This was WILDLY useful, greatly appreciated

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

No worries!

[@SCP--nq6uq]

I’m really grateful for you being straightforward and not making it super complicated I’ve been struggling with trusting in my pull up and dip work as I feel like I’ve seen no progress (In fact I might have declined) With next week coming up though I’m gonna go ahead and test my max reps and start training this way along with more reps on top of them to really get the endurance and volume Thank you!

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

No worries! And please let me know how it goes! Increasing our max reps can be a long process but good on you for grafting hard! 💪🏿🔥

[@balake.1]

Can you share some updates on how it went?

[@shaymiantewhau3014]

I'm so excited to start doing this

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

YEESSS Shaymian!!

[@williamcooper6905]

Brother, you are such a good watch. I love seeing your videos. You should be proud of yourself young Man. Good on ya

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Thanks Will! Comments like this make it easy to keep the motivation going! 💪🏿

[@whyimustusemyrealname3801]

one of the best channel in this topic and segment, thanks for this andrew

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

That is VERY high praise! That means a lot so Thank YOU ❤️

[@EMOTIONLESS-tn6nx]

This is gold right here . Bro's channel is underated af 🤯

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Thanks!!! 👊🏿

[@sund3ei]

im going to test this, literally i just learned the pull up 1 week ago , now i only can do 2 pull ups il come back in may :D

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Please do! And let us know how it goes!!! 💪🏿

[@MalcolmTrez]

Congrats on 10k Brudda! You deserve way more!

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

You're awesome, Malcolm! 👊🏿

[@robinpeterson3719]

Great video man, really helpful. Instant sub. Keep it up dude

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Cheers, Robin!

[@Natano-v4p]

Wouldn’t working up to doing 5 pull-ups with 3 45’s mean that you could basically do high reps of pull-ups without having to do high rep stuff first?

[@simonsaes1678]

10k subs! congrats my man!

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Thanks, Simon 👊🏿

[@valerioboldrini6308]

Always very clear!

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Thanks Valerio Happy you think so! 👊🏿

[@MechiDome]

I’m gonna try it and share how it goes, great vid, just earned yourself a new sub

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Welcome to the Cali Crowd! And keep me posted on how it goes!!! 💪🏿

[@darrensimmons6943]

unreal channel. Always coming with the best informations

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

yessir!

[@simonsaes1678]

You're videos are simply amazing bro

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Thanks Simon!

[@janetswinston9202]

I can do dips and push ups but not pull ups yet! But I am working on that 😅

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Go get them pull ups, Janet!

[@ZararKhan-dw1rk]

Should we target for Same Total number of reps in terms of Pushups? 25 - 35 might be Easy

[@TehLiquid]

Thank you, Andrew.

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

You're welcome 😁

[@scottyghouse]

Thanks for the video, gonna try this with my pull ups, can currently do 8. I would like to increase my pushups too, I can currently do 20 but would like to try to double it. Would I just start with 5 sets of 14 (70 total) and decrease the time?

[@evol2460]

currently at 5 - 6 pullups and 15 - 23 push ups, depends on how well i slept etc. i'll give y'all an update in december (8.1. 2024) i'll be honest with you, i failed to stick to one program and i haven't really improved. i'm sorry. i'll try to update you after every workout from now on. date, exercise, reps×sets, rest time 8.1. push ups, 14×5, 2 mins + several rests in between push ups (hard to complete) 10.1. pull ups, 3×4(/5), 2 mins failed to do 3rd pull up of 5th set, did one after some more rest 13.1. push ups, 14×5, 2 mins + small rests between push ups 14.1. pull ups, 3×5, 2 mins 7.2. haven't been uploading for a while, i've seen some progress, but now i've regressed again even though i've been working out, failed on 4th set of pull ups today. i feel frustrated and don't know what's the problem, maybe i don't sleep properly, otherwise i have no idea. i think it's better if i stop uploading it and just focus on myself, see you in a few months

[@mosargon4423]

It's almost december, did you see any improvement?

[@zachgoestoeuro]

What’s the progress mate?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

We're dying to know how it went, mate!!!

[@mosargon4423]

@@CaliToTheCrowd I dont think he will respond, I'll try to come back to this in 2 weeks. I tested my max 1 month ago for pull ups, it was 5 using a tempo of explosive, 1 sec down. Im now at 1 min rest and its really starting to test the limits of my grip

[@mosargon4423]

​@@CaliToTheCrowd First day using 30 sec rest, failed to do a set of 3 after 18 so I continued with sets of 2. Continued with that until I had 28 pull ups. So far, my pull ups have gotten a lot lighter. I will train for the muscle up by adding straight bar dips and leg raises. Do you have a certain video that you would recommend using? You have multiple videos on muscle ups and I havent watched them yet. Will update again when I can do sets of 3 all the way up to 30 total using 30 sec rest. Thanks for the method!

[@jorgeflin9711]

How do you know it’s not the other way around?

[@Natano-v4p]

And if I’m trying to increase pushups what should be the total of all my sets like you mentioned pulls ups should be 25-30? I can do 25 clean pushups rn.

[@xFieldsy]

Congrats on 10k!!

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Thank you 😁

[@Tricky-yg5xm]

Currently at 6 pullups and 6 dips, im gonna try this out. Ill update in a month 🔥

[@seweq7815]

and how is it going?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Yeah please let us know how it's going so far 💪🏿👊🏿

[@Tricky-yg5xm]

Update- I just hit 11 pull-ups yesterday. I wasn't too disciplined with the training and may have skipped a couple of days. If I hadn't, I'm pretty sure I would've hit 15 by now

[@Tricky-yg5xm]

Im gonna do it again for a month, this time not skipping a single day hopefully. Will update soon

[@DemidCode]

@@Tricky-yg5xmso how it going, I’m starting this with 5 pull ups right now

[@alant779]

Cool, I never saw it this way. Focus on improving our ability to recover, and let higher reps be a byproduct of that. It's like a big part of "strength" depends on our ability to manage lactic acid, which again seems pretty obvious when I think about it. I love your ideas. Do you have any books that you'd recommend?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

I absolutely loved overcoming gravity, but it is not the easiest read. Smart bodyweight training from Matt Schiffle is decent too but generally I mostly read journals on PubMed.com

[@leonardoandrade471]

I went from 6 to 12 reps for my pull ups rep max in 8 weeks by using the Recon Ron method. also works really well

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

That is awesome progress, Leonardo! How long did that take you?

[@leonardoandrade471]

@@CaliToTheCrowd it helped that this was me reacquiring strength after losing it from being injured, I think! 8 weeks doing pull ups 5 days a week Increasing daily reps every week (total reps are 1235). This week I did a deload and just 5x5ed everyday

[@snoo333]

i will come back to this when i can do pull up without any assistance.

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Good luck and keep up the hustle 👊🏿

[@nemesyssss]

Hello, Usually, the best thing to do is to start a workout with the hardest exercises since we are fresh. In my case, dips are harder than rows. I want to increase my reps of both dips and rows. I work out 3 times per week, full body. How should I organize this? Use this method for both exercises on the same day each workout? If not, then should I start with rows using your method and later do normal sets and reps of dips until failure, or start with normal sets of dips and later use your method for rows? In case I shouldn't use this method for both exercises on the same day, would you recommend doing 2 days focusing on your method for rows and 1 on dips, or 2 days of focusing dips and 1 day on rows ? I know I'm asking a lot of questions, but I'm the type of person who needs to know every detail to work out with a clear mind.

[@Andrei-ld3gw]

i did this exercise once a week, a long with ladders and testing my max in between days, in hopes of breaking my plateau of 15, i tried doing it for 4 months and only able to increase my pull up rep to a measly 1! 4 months for just 1 rep to increase my 15 pull ups to 16! what helped my break my plateau is greasing the groove, should have done it sooner

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

🤔 Interesting - glad you eventually broke through your plateau 💪🏿 I would say though that once per week probably wouldn't have been enough to stimulate a response.

[@Andrei-ld3gw]

@@CaliToTheCrowd yeah i guess, i tried kbogs workout, but he did in fact stated a disclaimer that 10pulls up above would not be a beneficial compared to those that have lower than 10 max, but i did it anyway.

[@filippobertone4255]

My maximum pullups is 7, so in theory I should do 9 sets of 4 to reach 36… but by set 5 I’m just too exhausted and can’t even complete it 💔

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Good question. Because the number of reps within your capacity are quite low, I'd suggest you have a longer rest period - in the same way that you would if you were training for strength. If you set a starting rest period of, say 4.5 mins and try this again, let me know how it goes. Also make sure you are only training once you have fully recovered.

[@johnguest4525]

@@CaliToTheCrowd It may be more time efficient to drop the number of sets to 6 and keep the initial 120 rest period for the 6 week cycle). Pushing 9 sets will likely result in more recovery time (days lost) and therefore less overall volume. The 4.5 minute rest down to 30 seconds will take 12 weeks by dropping 15 seconds a week. Its a tricky one :)

[@GodOfTheArenaa]

Hello :) What if I can't achieve target pull ups with such rest time? My max is 7, so originally I wanted to do 5x5 with 120s rest, just to reach 25 reps. But I didn't have strength to do it and I ended up doing like 5,5,3,3,2,2,2,2,2 :) Should I be keeping these 120s rest for next weeks until I will be able to reach 5x5, or should I decrease rest time next week regardless? Thanks!

[@AuAuWorapop]

Thanks 👍🏻

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

No problem 👍

[@ovERForCurrys]

What if during the weeks u fail to get reach the target reps and sets under your rest time, do you still rest 15 seconds less the next week?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Great question, Ish! My steer would be to add another week of the same rep and and rest times. and try to follow up again the following week! if you continually don't progress, then really have a think about what you are doing to recover. i.e. are you easting/sleeping well enough etc.

[@tepeIkrijger]

I can do 6 pull ups. 70% of that is 4. But i cant do 4 reps for 7 sets. What should i do now?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Good question. If you're struggling with the capacity aspect, do what you can and then once you're too tired, do the rest of the sets with the lightest band that allows you to complete the sets 👊🏿 P.s. also make sure you're taking long breaks; 3-5 mins 💪🏿

[@noorachman]

​@@CaliToTheCrowdWhat do you think about taking longer rest times but still consistent like 20, 30, or even 120 minutes like what other channel recommends? And do I need to push until failure or muscle fatigue at every sets?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

I that could work too. And then slowly whittle it down as you progress 👊🏿 P.s. I assume you mean 120 seconds, right?

[@noorachman]

@@CaliToTheCrowd No, I mean ½ hr or like longer 2 hr rest time in between sets, what if for example I can only get 1 or 2 good quality pull up with that amount of rest time? Do you think taking that amount of rest time would be optimal?

[@skgnibung]

how about EMOM workout ? is worth it?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

I like EMOM, to a point, as long as you track and measure rest and effort, but for anything other than increasing endurance, I don't think it has much value, as optimal hypertrophy and strength work require more rest over the long term

[@45CraigyBoy]

Hi Andrew, if you can do, for example max 30 push ups and you want to increase your numbers, would you take 70% of 30 = 21 and only do 2 sets (takes you over 35 rep total)? Or is it better to add weight to your push up, to drop your max down from 30 to 10 max and work 70% set and reps from the weighted push ups?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Great question, Craig! This technique is mainly for people looking to get to about 20 reps maximum. Like you've suggested, I agree that if you can do more that 20 reps of an exercise then you should start adding weight. Weighted push ups are extremely underrated and I personally would add weight until you can only do about 10 high quality reps maximum and try this technique from there. 👊🏿 You will likely still find that your max bodyweight-only reps still increase!

[@45CraigyBoy]

@@CaliToTheCrowd thanks Andrew 👍

[@SuperColonel91]

​@CaliToTheCrowd so if my max is 14, 70 percent of that is 10. So is ot 3 sets of 10 with a set of 5 for 7 weeks?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Yup 3 sets of 10 with a 120s break, and we reduce the rest time over a series of weeks as we get better

[@SuperColonel91]

@@CaliToTheCrowd thanks

[@__MRKiller]

whats the frequencey? 3 or 4 times a week ?

[@leaders-of-cats24]

Thx this is useful

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

No worries!

[@hussainmemon5139]

Finally someone who gives a logical way to progress. Tired of all those videos promoting just endless sets. I knew you were good when you focused on rest times and keeping everything else constant! Whats the next step after this if you get your push ups to say 35 reps total?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it! Passed this point, it depends on what you are looking to do. I personally started working on increasing the weight, but you could choose to do L-sit pull ups, or start working on archer variations... honestly when it comes to calisthenics, the world is your oyster!

[@hussainmemon5139]

@@CaliToTheCrowdfinished this 7 week block following this exact method. Here are my results: Chin Up Max Reps Before: 6 reps Now: 12 Reps Push Up Max Reps Before: 14 Reps Now: 24 Reps Proud that I essentially doubled my max reps, couldn’t have done it without your help. My journey is just beginning, gonna run this cycle again with Pull Ups instead of Chin Ups. Also gonna start doing weighted chin ups 1x a week and start to train L-Sits!

[@Minimal444]

2:01 don't go that deep on dips, you will get a shoulder injury.

[@ibrahimberkani7250]

My problem is that for example i can do 14max pull ups and 20max push ups So when i do 5 sets of 10 pull ups or 5 sets of 15 push ups with 2mins rest time First set goes fine second set little cheaky but in the third fourth and fifth set i cant really do 10 pull ups or 15 push ups Hope you respond and thank you

[@proxinul]

Do it until u get all 5 sets of 10 pull ups. And then next week progress by decreasing the time by 15 sec as mentioned in the video

[@zachgoestoeuro]

Thank you for this video. I’ll try this for the seven suggested weeks and report back with my results. When I do three sets of pull-ups my first set is 7 max reps. One question: what is the suggested rest recovery time window for these? You suggest three times a week, I assume not every day in a row?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Great question, and yeah please keep me posted on how it goes. I personally suggest that you ensure at least 1 rest day between each time you do this. For example if you utilise this technique for pull ups, on your 'Upper body' days, programming could look like this. Mon: Upper Tues: Lower Weds: Upper Thurs: rest Fri: Lower Sat: Upper Sun: Rest Hope this helps, Zach 👊🏿

[@zachgoestoeuro]

@@CaliToTheCrowd as an update: this is already proving to be an amazing experience. I’m doing five sets of 5 three times a week at the beginning of my workouts. Not only does it provide a great overall body warmup, but on the days I program Back workout it is a great starter. I’m even seeing videos that pull ups can completely replace other weighted back exercises but haven’t made that decision just yet. When I first started I could only do seven in a row. Now that I’m doing five sets of 5 strict pull ups - now at the sixty second rest iteration of your program - I’m pretty excited to see how another three weeks does. I haven’t tested a full set to failure to see how many I can now do as I want to wait until the seven weeks is completed to see the full effect. I’ve even added four sets of weighted pull ups with a ten pound weight - 2 sets directly after my five non weighted and 2 sets at the end of my workout. Interested to see how that progresses in parallel. I’m falling in love with pull ups, and your program has really clicked with me. I’ll circle back in a few weeks when I’m finished with the program!

[@donkeylong.]

Thanks for the Video bro ! Im currently at 17 Pullups and do about 100 Pull ups every day (10 times 10 throughout the day) 17•0,7=12 and so i would be doing only 3 sets of 12 3 times a week. I am a little scared that this might be too little volume. What do you think? Thanks

[@mukeshmahato8984]

How you went to 17 pullup give me tips i am currently at 8

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

No worries! To be honest, if you can do 10x10 throughout the day then I woould suggest that you continue to do that. The method that I was suggesting in this video was more tailored to people who don't have the time or capacity to train throughout the day. The only caveat I would throw in here is to make sure that you are recovering well if this is your approach! p.s. sorry for the late reply!!!

[@donkeylong.]

@@mukeshmahato8984 to be honest bro I just did a lot of pull ups. If you’re overweight you need to loose weight. That helps also a lot. So just do a lot…

[@donkeylong.]

@@CaliToTheCrowd thank you so much for the detailed answer 🙏

[@user-zq3qo9ml1m]

So the goal of reducing the time between sets is to increase muscle endurance !?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Spot on 💪🏿 We need to build up our tolerance to lactic acid build up as well as our muscle's capacity for work

[@yo-xj4fn]

great video!!! But i need help so i’m stuck on two pull ups and i train pull ups 2-3 times a week and i want to achieve 5-7 pullups by end of this month is this possible???

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

End of the month is a hard one, but you can try this out and keep pushing as you go. P.s. if you want, drop me a video on Instagram DMs of you doing a pull up and I'll check your form for you 👊🏿

[@yo-xj4fn]

@@CaliToTheCrowd thanks for replyingg,so how would i do your method so my max pull ups is 2 do i do 5sets of one pull ups? Or 5sets of two pull ups?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

I would suggest sets of 2, but do a dropset of 2 banded pull ups too. e.g. Set 1: 2 pull ups + 2 banded pull ups rest Set 2: 2 pull ups + 2 banded pull ups etc. Then once you can do 4 reps, just do exactly as the video states. hope this helps!

[@601marcusable]

I do 3x20 pushups I think I need increased sets and the reps

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

To be fair, 20 reps is strong! Have you tried going for weighted push ups? 💪🏿

[@reychensidharta]

So if my max reps for pull ups is 13 i need to make 9x5?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

not exactly, 9 reps is right because that is 70% of your max, but you only would need to do 4 sets as that would bring you to 36 total reps

[@spyros2404]

Hi!! How many days per week should doing this programm.thanks!!

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

I'd suggest trying it with one exercise three times per week. Just make sure you're getting plenty of rest and eating well 💪🏿

[@korat10]

Hey Andrew, I've been doing dips for quite a while now, and have now only recently started to get a pain in my left side clavicle (collarbone) any idea what causes this?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

I have seen this issue before and usually comes from doing dips with the shoulder internally rotated or with not enough scapula retraction. Work on really retracting the shoulders throughout the movement, but if you still experience pain, you know the motto: see a physio! Really hope the pain disappears soon! 👊🏿

[@dinoagic3186]

I want to increase the number of dips i can do to 50 and pull ups to 25 clean ones.What should I do?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

How many can you do now?

[@TrueViewOfficial]

Can you do this with higher total volume and achieve a higher capacity or does it have an upper bound?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

You CAN, though I have only really used it with exercises to the 20 rep mark. I'd challenge the value of having sets that run over 20+ reps unless you're a competitive athlete, and perhaps weighted work would be more efficient 💪🏿

[@kornelkostecki7421]

Hi bro, I’m going to start this with pull ups and I can do 8 total reps and when I take away 70% from it it says 5,6 and I don’t know if I should do sets of 6 pull ups or 5

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Quality l! Please keep me posted on how it's going! In terms of reps. Start with 5 and then try and move to 6 as fast as possible 💪🏿

[@qwerty12345875]

Aren't we resting cuz the ATP we have are exhausted? Then the rest time allows aerobic respiration to make the ATP again?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

A bit of both to be honest. ATP is restored when we rest, this is true, but the reason our muscles ache is due to lactic acid build up

[@nemesyssss]

Should you do this type of training only once a week or every workout session (let's say 3 times a week) ?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

I suggest choosing one exercise per workout to do this on. E.g. one day do this for pull ups, next day do this for dips, then repeat

[@onyol2934]

I can do 20 reps dips so what can i dow now if i dont hv weighted for increase my dips to 50 dips? Please answer

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

I'd argue that if those are 20 super clean reps, and you have already tried slowing them down, then adding weight may be the best thing for you from an efficiency perspective. Out of interest, why do you want to get to 50 dips?

[@tchh6502]

hey bro, this is very good advice, May I ask you something, assuming my max pull ups and push ups are 10 so I have to do 5 sets and 7 reps, is it better if I do both in 1 day or 1 day pull ups then next day push ups?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

That's 100% correct, 7 reps, over 5 sets. And Yes, I'd recommend that you do the push ups and pull ups on different days so that you can put your max effort into both

[@tchh6502]

​@@CaliToTheCrowd Thank you so much for your respond, it really helps a lot

[@alexdrummond3601]

If I wasn't able to do 7x5 Full sets and reps until a certain rest period, should I continue until I'm able to do it fully?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Good question Alex! I would say yes. Stay in the same rest time and focus on quality and RoM and in time, until you will see progress 👊🏿

[@deskashadow452]

The theory is 35 reps for pull up,but how to push up and dips? Its same too?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Yup! Similar principles could apply to those exercises too!. Take 70% of your max and go for it 👊

[@deskashadow452]

@@CaliToTheCrowd can i do push up and pull at same time? Its mean like superset? I want combine these exercise.

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

I personally wouldn't recommend super setting this method as it may end up being too taxing, though you can try this on pull ups, then try it with push ups as the exercise you do afterwards in your workout

[@deskashadow452]

@@CaliToTheCrowd hooh its like regular set ya?

[@BenderRodriguezBender]

Im running against a wall right now with pushups. Max reps are 10. I can do up to 5 sets with a little resting but i cant do more than that. I train for about 2 month now. I even can do diamond pushups now but my limit is still 10 reps per set :(

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

I hear that, and plateaus can be frustrating 😞 How many pull ups are you trying to get to? Give the technique from this video a try, and see if it works for you 💪🏿

[@BenderRodriguezBender]

@@CaliToTheCrowd Morning Sir. ATM im on "Pushups". Im able to do 2 Pullups at the moment. Im working out my back first and then i will try a few more :) Now im trying the grasing to grove method with pushups. Im at day 9 now. Doing 60% (= 6 reps) 10 times a day for 14 days. My max so far is 10 reps. Im hoping i can improve to 15 per set or so. After that i will take care of Pullups. :)

[@nechitiionut7540]

It is a problem if i can do that just 2 times per week?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

No, 2 days is always better than 0 days 💪🏿👊🏿

[@eazyclaps4141]

How many times a week should this be done? My goal is getting to 30 pull ups in one set

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Wow! 30 reps is HIGH!!!! I personall would do this 2-3 time per week with 1 exercise - maaaaaybe 2 if I am recovering well 👊🏿

[@federicogiuliani646]

Hi, I tried to do this method but I cannot do the 70% of the max reps I usually do without stopping for like 10 seconds after like the 50% of the maximum reps and then I start again and I complete the 70%. What advice would you give?

[@federicogiuliani646]

Ps I usually do 20 dips maximum, 10 pull-up, 20 push-up

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Good question! yes break up the set if needed, and only proceed to reduce the time between sets after you can do all the reps in one go. Hope this helps Federico 👊🏿

[@federicogiuliani646]

Great, thanks🫡

[@wishsjsn]

Going to reply in 1-3 months

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Good luck 💪🏿

[@wishsjsn]

@@CaliToTheCrowd Thanks

[@wishsjsn]

@@CaliToTheCrowd hey man I wanted to ask what you think about this? Proposed Plan -Tuesday: Pull-ups -Thursday: Dips, push-ups -Saturday: Pull-ups, dips, push-ups - Start with 70% of your max repetitions. - Rest for 120 seconds between sets. - Decrease rest time by 15 seconds each week until you reach 30 seconds. - Recheck max repetitions and reset rest period to 120 seconds. - Repeat the cycle. Week 1 - Tuesday (Pull-Ups): 70% of max reps, 120s rest - Thursday (Dips, Push-Ups): 70% of max reps, 120s rest - Saturday (Pull-Ups, Dips, Push-Ups): 70% of max reps, 120s rest Week 2 - Tuesday (Pull-Ups): 70% of max reps, 105s rest - Thursday (Dips, Push-Ups): 70% of max reps, 105s rest - Saturday (Pull-Ups, Dips, Push-Ups): 70% of max reps, 105s rest Week 3 - Tuesday (Pull-Ups): 70% of max reps, 90s rest - Thursday (Dips, Push-Ups)**: 70% of max reps, 90s rest - Saturday (Pull-Ups, Dips, Push-Ups): 70% of max reps, 90s rest Continue this pattern until you reach 30s rest intervals. -Every 4th Week: Instead of reducing rest periods, introduce weighted pull-ups and dips with lower repetitions (e.g., 3-5 sets of 3-5 reps with added weight).

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

At a high level, I really like it. in terms of the absolute numbers and percentages, it would be a mater of closely monitoring it to make sure that you were still progressing (even little wins can compound to big wins). But generally I think this is a quality plan for increasing rep count. Word of warning, it may be difficult doing this with 3 exercises. You might want to try pull ups and dips to begin with and then doing a less intense push up set afterwards - you'll probably find that you'll still get a lot of push up progress from maxing out on Dips!

[@okay8165]

So if I can do 50 push ups could I just do 70% of that so 35 reps for 5 sets?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

In theory, yes, but 50 is already a huge amount of reps... you want. even more?!!!

[@user-wq5br8bx5v]

What about 1 rep pull up ??

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

I'd suggest regressing to bands if 1 rep is your current max 👊🏿

[@danielsheltraw8773]

My max chin-up reps is 43. 70% of that is 30 reps. I don’t think I can do 5 sets of 30 reps with only a 2 minute rest. Maybe two sets. I certainly am Never going to get it down to 30 sec rests!! Please revise!

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

To be honest, at 43 max reps, you're more advance than the audience I had tailored this video for. This was more for people looking to get from 5 - 15 reps for example. Keep up the hustle though, Daniel 💪🏿

[@cedricwhite2676]

I’m at 3 what should I do ?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Good question, Cedric, I would personally continue working with bands until you are able to get to 5 reps =]

[@cedricwhite2676]

@@CaliToTheCrowd how many reps and sets how many days a week should I train ?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Use a band that allows you to hit 8 reps 👊🏿

[@cedricwhite2676]

So I’m at 5 pull ups now 70 percent of 5 is 3, 7x3=21 so I should just do 7x3 of pull ups then

[@TegarDidu-kh2lx]

How many max reps your pull up?

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

My max pull up reps are 16 clean ones

[@TegarDidu-kh2lx]

@@CaliToTheCrowd wow very good

[@poincareconjecture5651]

Alinda..woo...The British accent is almost as impressive 😅

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

haha! Which is mad because I hate listening to the sound of my voice 😂

[@jorgeflin9711]

What if your max push ups is 60 reps LOL

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Then you're too advanced for the target audience of this video 😅

[@rawanugly278]

So the core thing to achieving it is do it as much as you can literally

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

In a nutshell, yes, but also manage rest times 💪🏿