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Zero to One Push Up

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This program is designed for the absolute beginner or someone recovering from an injury. This 12 week program will help you build the upper body strength needed to do a push up.
This program uses supersets to maximize lactate production in your muscle cells to help you build and repair muscle tissue. Please refer to the exercise diagrams section if you need instruction on an exercise.

What is a superset?

A superset is using multiple exercises in succession.
Example:
A day calls for 3 sets of 10 reps
[push-ups, walking burpees, squats]
10 push-ups, 10 walking burpees, 10 Squats
Break
10 push-ups, 10 walking burpees, 10 Squats
Break
10 push-ups, 10 walking burpees, 10 Squats
Finish

WEEK 1

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7
Sets 1Sets 2Sets 3Sets 2Sets 1
SupersetRepsRepsRepsRepsReps
Wall Pushup3030303030
Plank (Seconds)1010101010
Squats1010101010

WEEK 2

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7
Sets 1Sets 1Sets 1Sets 1Sets 1
SupersetRepsRepsRepsRepsReps
Wall Pushup4040404040
Walking Burpee1010101010
Half Cobra1010101010
Plank (Seconds)1010101010
Squats1010101010

WEEK 3

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7
Sets 3Sets 2Sets 1Sets 2Sets 3
SupersetRepsRepsRepsRepsReps
Wall Pushup3040504030
Walking Burpee1010201010
Half Cobra1010201010
Plank (Seconds)1010201010
Squats1010201010

WEEK 4

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7
Sets 3Sets 2Sets 3Sets 2Sets 3
SupersetRepsRepsRepsRepsReps
Wall Pushup3050305030
Walking Burpee1520152015
Half Cobra1520152015
Box Pushup1520152015
Plank (Seconds)1520152015
Squats1520152015

WEEK 5

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7
Sets 1Sets 2Sets 1Sets 2Sets 1
SupersetRepsRepsRepsRepsReps
Wall Pushup6050605060
Walking Burpee2520252025
Half Cobra2520252025
Box Pushup2520252025
Plank (Seconds)2520252025
Squats2520252025

WEEK 6

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7
Sets 4Sets 2Sets 1Sets 2Sets 4
SupersetRepsRepsRepsRepsReps
Wall Pushup1050605010
Walking Burpee1025302510
Half Cobra1025302510
Box Pushup1025302510
Plank (Seconds)1025302510
Squats1025302510

WEEK 7

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7
Sets 3Sets 2Sets 1Sets 2Sets 3
SupersetRepsRepsRepsRepsReps
Wall Pushup2025302520
Walking Burpee2025302520
Negatives35653
Knee Pushup2025302520
Full Cobra2025302520
Plank (Seconds)2025302520
Squats2025302520

WEEK 8

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7
Sets 3Sets 2Sets 3Sets 2Sets 3
SupersetRepsRepsRepsRepsReps
Wall Pushup2025202520
Walking Burpee2025202520
Negatives68686
Knee Pushup2025202520
Full Cobra2025202520
Plank (Seconds)2025202520
Squats2025202520

WEEK 9

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7
Sets 2Sets 2Sets 3Sets 2Sets 2
SupersetRepsRepsRepsRepsReps
Wall Pushup3030203030
Walking Burpee3030203030
Negatives88688
Knee Pushup3030203030
Full Cobra3030203030
Plank (Seconds)3030203030
Squats3030203030

WEEK 10

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7
Sets 1Sets 2Sets 1Sets 2Sets 1
SupersetRepsRepsRepsRepsReps
Wall Pushup3530303030
Walking Burpee3530353035
Negatives10810810
Knee Pushup3530353035
Full Cobra3530353035
Plank (Seconds)3530353035
Squats3530353035

WEEK 11

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7
Sets 4Sets 2Sets 1Sets 2Sets 4
SupersetRepsRepsRepsRepsReps
Wall Pushup1030403010
Walking Burpee1030403010
Negatives1010101010
Knee Pushup1030403010
Full Cobra1030403010
Plank (Seconds)1030403010
Squats1030403010

WEEK 12

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7
Sets 1Sets 1Sets 1Sets 1Sets 1
SupersetRepsRepsRepsRepsReps
Wall Pushup2020202020
Walking Burpee2020202020
Pushups11111
Full Cobra2020202020
Plank (Seconds)2020202020
Squats2020202020