This is a great time to increase the number of push-ups you can do. Let’s say your goal is to do 20 “strict” push-ups but you can only do about half that number right now, try this… Do 4 sets of 5 reps with 3 minutes of rest in between. That should be fairly easy…

The following template is inspired from the work of the late Professor Yuri Verkhoshansky, who was a senior track and field coach for the Soviet national team for many years, a pioneer of the shock method of training (known as plyometrics), and an innovator in the area of planning and training periodization. MAXIMUM SIZE METHODS…