<p>I have been doing 75 sit ups and roughl 40-50 push ups for a couple of weeks now for the cfa...then all of a sudden two days ago i can barely do 40 sit ups and 30 push ups??? What is happening? help please!</p>
<p>take a break for a few days to let your muscles recover</p>
<p>wow4201:</p>
<p>Make sure you've taken off your backpack before exercising.</p>
<p>Seriously, some days the muscles just don't cooperate (Happens more and more as you get my age).</p>
<p>Suggest on days when you are not "in the zone" to do multiple sets of smaller number of situps and pushups. ie. 15-20 . Alternate the reps between situps and pushups.</p>
<p>As you get in better condition, the relative number of "good" days will increase.</p>
<p>Just curious, do you do push-ups/sit-ups every day? How many times a day?</p>
<p>What seemed to help me was doing push-ups/sit-ups every morning, at XC practice, and every night. I have the back of my door dedicated to the military (posters, sayings, etc.), so I face that every morning and evening (unless there's a nice view out my windows). At practice I have adrenaline pumping through my veins from running (and I love competing against guys/being a beast who doesn't stop). If you care, this is my workout:</p>
<p>-50 crunches (Knees at 90 degree angle off floor, arms crossed and hands touching shoulders, bring elbows to thighs.)
-50 leg lifts (Lie on your back, hold your feet 6" off ground, bring knees to chest, push feet up, then up some more, back to chest, then out again. That's one.)
-50 bicycles (Lie on back, arms in a circle, head up, legs out 6" above ground, pedal that bike and bring knees to face, 50 for each leg.)
-50 side touches (Balance on backside, feet lifted off the ground, keep hands together and rotate your torso so your opposite shoulder is in front of you and you're touching the ground on the other side with your hands, 50 on each side.)
-50 crunches
-50 bicycle sit-ups (Just like the bicycle, except do a sit-up at the same time, touching the opposite elbow to the opposite leg, hands behind head, but not really supporting head.)
-100 push-ups (Use the shoe for as many as you can, then just pump out the rest in a pansy way until you can get all 101.)
-100 Indian sit-ups (Sit Indian-style---sorry for not being PC!---then lie back, do a sit-up so at least half of your back is off the ground.)
-100 sit-ups (Regular ones, feet on the ground, 90 degree angle knees, arms crossed and hands touching shoulders, sit up until your elbows reach your thighs.)</p>
<p>I do this every morning before school. At XC practice I try to get this in when I have time, but usually we do cockroaches/supermans for a timed 2-minutes. I try do do 8-count body builders when I get home/before bed.</p>
<p>Dang you are a beast! yeah well i try to do 100 push ups (total), 100 sit-ups (total), a mile run, one set of as many pull ups as i can (right now thats 15) then more sets on the assisted bar. Im on track but we only have practice second semester which sucks...i shouldve done XC also gahhhh. Normally i switch like one day push ups and sit ups and one day pull ups and sit ups.</p>