As a tall long arm and long-legged freak, bodyweight exercises are my kryptonite.

Actually, all lifting exercises are somewhat challenging.

Lifting heavy stuff takes more effort.

Here's the opposite.

(In my opinion, there should be a rule where the bar must travel 12" minimum distance for a bench press to count. My pressing range is close to 36".)

Enough about stupid bench presses.

Let's get to bodyweight stuff.

A little over 10 years ago I was introduced to a technique to rapidly get stronger in any lift called "Grease the Groove" (G.T.G)

It is an Eastern European strength training concept Pavel Tsatsouline introduced to us in 1999-2000.

(I will explain this concept using push-ups as an example.)

I did this exact push-up routine with success back in 2003 and plan to do it again.

This can be done with any exercise...

How to get stronger at push-ups (using G.T.G.)

Figure out how many pushups you can do to failure.

Right now I can do 30 (I'm out of practice).

The goal is to do half of my max reps several times per day.

For me, this will be a set of 15 reps.

This set should feel REALLY easy.

I plan on doing a single 15 rep set like this 5-6 times each day.

The key is to rest at least 1 hour in between each set.

You can go for as little as 15 minutes of rest.

I prefer one hour to avoid any chance of fatigue or breakdown.

Here's a quote from Pavel about this technique:

"Greasing the Groove is doing approximately half the reps you are capable of... with 15 or more minutes of rest in between... throughout the day, every day, with an occasional day off. It works like an absolute miracle. "

You will only want to focus on one exercise using this method but...

This works with ANY exercise.

The reason I've used with pushups in the past is that pressing exercises have been a weak point for me.

Plus, pushups can be done anywhere.

 

This technique won't build mass, it is mainly meant to increase strength and muscle definition.

Since the sets are done well short of failure it won't break down the muscle to build size.

It will tighten the body and improve muscle tone.

P.S.

If you are somewhat intermediate to advanced when it comes to lifting weights...

...and you are into advanced lifting concepts like "Grease the Groove"?

You will dig my "12 Weeks Physical Transformation Journey" program.

This is typically the course I recommend to people who have finished any of our other courses and want to "change it up" a bit.

You do need access to barbells, bench, and squat rack to maximize this.

A lot of gyms are closed now...

Which is why I haven't discussed this program much this past year.

If you do have access to a gym?

This innovative program will take your strength and muscle definition to the next level..