by Richard Pybus
(Saurav in England)
Hi,
I’m currently following the fitness program Greg King suggests for pre-seasons.I wanted to ask how long should you rest between sets and if there is an alternative workout to replace the horizontal pullup. I don’t have anywhere to do this within my home, I’ve cut it from the routine so far.
I am also not able to complete the pushups and pushup rows in the program, this includes the workout. Should I be resting to complete during the set? I’ve only just completed the first week and I’ve been doing as many as I can manage till failure.Thanks in advance.
Hi Saurav, a good rule of thumb for recovery between sets when exercising is 1 minute.
For the horizontal pull up, find anything that you can hang from that is stable and can support your weight, try lying below a strong table and holding the edge of the table, your legs will be out in front of you. Pull yourself up from below, pulling up and lowering is one rep. Pulling up that way or find a bar or beam on a gate or fence and do your pull up that way.
Local parks are great resources as the playgrounds tend to have play equipment that you can use.
Begin gently, you are a work in progress, the story of milo comes to mind, a young boy who carried a calf up a hill, every day as he got stronger the calf got bigger, till he could carry a bull on his shoulders.
So, do as much as you can in one set till your tired and then record it. The next session you train you aim for one more rep, day by day you’ll get stronger, 30 days of training is 30 extra reps, you’ll be functionally strong in no time.
Best wishes Coach
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About Richard Pybus
I'm Richard Pybus, I've coached Pakistan, Bangladesh, Middlesex, Titans and the Cape Cobras in South Africa and the goal of this site is to help you to play winning cricket.