What exactly are you doing to build strength? I thought I remembered reading earlier that you were doing pushups, trying for 100 a day. That will build some strength but mainly it'd build endurance; trust me, all we do for PT is pushups and I surely am not any stronger than I was before I enlisted.
If you find yourself maxing out, you might want to try putting weights (bottles of water, anything) in a backpack while you do them. You'll be pushing more than your body weight, and although your rep count will drastically decrease, if you continue to push long enough you'll find that your total non-weighted pushup count will increase. Either way it'll take a long time, but it's just an idea.
Also, ensure you're resting and eating properly. Breaking down all that muscle isn't going to help if you have nothing in your system to rebuild it. :)
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Date: 2008-07-10 02:33 am (UTC)If you find yourself maxing out, you might want to try putting weights (bottles of water, anything) in a backpack while you do them. You'll be pushing more than your body weight, and although your rep count will drastically decrease, if you continue to push long enough you'll find that your total non-weighted pushup count will increase. Either way it'll take a long time, but it's just an idea.
Also, ensure you're resting and eating properly. Breaking down all that muscle isn't going to help if you have nothing in your system to rebuild it. :)