Editors Note: Push-ups are an intense muscle building exercise and should not be underestimated. Large volumes of push-ups can lead to profound muscle soreness and possibly overtraining. Diet is key to being able to withstand the rigors of such intense exercise at the level Herschel Walker’s program entails. In fact, building large, strong muscles is not easy on the body in general. Read Antioxidants, Fats, Vitamins and Exercise to develop a diet strategy that will assist you in recovery. I do not recommend starting out trying to do the volume of push-ups Walker does. As always, start slow and add to your volume gradually.
Interview for Academy of Achievement
I love iron. I love to train with it. I love the way it feels when I lift it. Hell, I even love how it feels when I can’t lift it. However, and I am going to be frank here, what difference does it make if you can bench press 600 lbs but you cannot even do 20 pushups? Herschel Walker of NFL fame was reputed to have never touched a weight until college. Doing some research, I found a 1991 interview that more or less alludes to this. Here is a snippet from the article.
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