How often should someone train a muscle for max reps?!

[Freedom-Fighter]

Realistically, How often would someone want to train to perform both a maximum amount of Push ups, Sit ups, and Pull Ups (They will also be running frequently to train for the Military endurance stuff)? For example, if someone was leaving for Boot camp, and wanted to far exceed the basic requirements...how often should they perform Push ups/Sit ups/Pull Ups on a weekly/daily basis to achieve the maximum number of reps possible before they leave??

They have around 4 to 6 months to train....and will be slightly enhanced to ensure maximum results.

The Rep requirement for the program they are joining is:
Push Ups- 85 in 2 min
Sit ups- 85 in 2 min
Pull Ups- 20 (no time limit)
Run- 2 miles in 12min

What to you all think would be best for training frequency?

[robofish]

u trying to become a seal or a marine reacon?

[danimal79]

i can currently meet those requirements. well...never tried to do 85 sit-ups, since it's a waste lol. but as far as the push-ups and pull-ups, i do push-ups to failure pretty much every day. pull-ups i do 3 times a week, because they take a bigger toll on your body.

[Batt]

I say as long as you can do the same or more than the work out before than you are not overtraining. Listen to your body and make sure your diet is in check.

[Times Roman]

OK... This is something I actually know a little about. First, you are not bulking, but strength training. And losing BF, and therefore, probably overall, weight. Max reps is a little different than max weight. I know the lighter you are, the easier it is to run and do pull ups. When I was in the military, I could knock out 100 pushups easy, and moved on to putting cinder blocks on my shoulders and continuing that way. For these type exercises, I don't know anything except from experience that I was doing pushups all the time. More than three times a day. Maybe 5 or 6. and to be honest, 2 miles in 12 minutes is not that difficult, depending on where you are at. Since you are being timed, you should probably get an accurate digital timer with a bell, so you know exactly when your two minutes are up. Keep a chart. do it every day, several times a day. Know exactly how much you did last time, and push to break the record every time. Lose weight. You don't want to be like Arnold. you want to be like Bruce Lee, like a friggin steel cable. Weight is the enemy!

[Batt]

OK... This is something I actually know a little about. First, you are not bulking, but strength training. And losing BF, and therefore, probably overall, weight. Max reps is a little different than max weight. I know the lighter you are, the easier it is to run and do pull ups. When I was in the military, I could knock out 100 pushups easy, and moved on to putting cinder blocks on my shoulders and continuing that way. For these type exercises, I don't know anything except from experience that I was doing pushups all the time. More than three times a day. Maybe 5 or 6. and to be honest, 2 miles in 12 minutes is not that difficult, depending on where you are at. Since you are being timed, you should probably get an accurate digital timer with a bell, so you know exactly when your two minutes are up. Keep a chart. do it every day, several times a day. Know exactly how much you did last time, and push to break the record every time. Lose weight. You don't want to be like Arnold. you want to be like Bruce Lee, like a friggin steel cable. Weight is the enemy!

Agreed.

[Regular guy]

Military standard excercises are really practice specific. All 4 execises have a component of endurance to get max reps. I practice them in sets 40 at a minimum of 3 sets for pushups and situps, I usually max rep these events but I do them daily and as cool downs after weight days. Pullups get a bar and hit it everytime you walk by it the more frequent the better. I did it at a civilian job that just happened to have a good bar in the warehouse. So two sets for every trip, hell I invented reasons to go in the warehouse, other's thought I was a nut.

Running is only going to get better by running. two miles is a funny distance too long to sprint too short for distance techniques. Run three times a week, two miles, farthing (sprint and run combo), and a longer distance. When I say sprints I mean r'thing you got. The great thing about running till you puke is you still got a little more to give. Prior to some injuries I concistantly scoreed in the 90s%, but I've always been a slow runner. You can also look a different techniques ie "pose running" have had time drops with it.

Your recruiter should be a good source for a start program. I was assuming you had a base level of fitness. If the recruiter is squared away they should be willing to do PT with you. Don't even consider AAS's as basic is also a mind game if you think cheating will get you ahead you will fail elsewhere.

Feel free to ask me any questions you have, I don't know everything but been doing this awhile.