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The new school: MF gives you three new ways to execute the same old push-up. But now you have to do them only twice a week - once every four days - Training - Brief Article

Men's Fitness, Feb, 2004

1. MAXIMUM-EFFORT PUSH-UPS

Time how long it takes to do as many push-ups as you can. Now rest for that amount of time. Repeat twice more.

2. LADDER PUSH-UPS

* Do one push-up, for one second.

* Now do two push-ups and rest two seconds, then do four and rest for four seconds, and so on and so on.

* When you can't do any more, take a rest. Then start over at the bottom of the ladder.

3. HIGH-DENSITY PUSH-UPS

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Take half the number of push-ups you can do without stopping and do as many sets as you can in 10 minutes. Each time you perform this workout, try to do more total push-ups than you did in the previous session.

The new school: MF gives you three new ways to execute the same old push-up. But now you have to do them only twice a week - once every four days - Training - Brief Article

Men's Fitness, Feb, 2004

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