Work-Up Exercises? What are some good (simple, easy) exercises to Work-up-to- the hard, challenging ones like pull-ups and one-armed push-ups?

[zoomio]

for example, doing push-ups against a wall, or assist pull-ups?

[Sonorous]

Any compound exercise that is specifically strength focused & has a similar motion/muscle & connective tissue requirement as the exercises you want the get stronger at.

For instance, I can pullups. When I couldn't, I either did negatives or did assisted pullups depending on factors like my energy levels, strength levels, recovery levels, current nervous system status, etc. And I did the same for pushups.

However, for the fastest progression, it's best to eat in a caloric surplus, replenish glycogen stores once depleted, only do 3-5 working sets per session, focus on fast concentric (<1c) & slow eccentric (2-8e), eat enough protein, stay away from inflammatory foods, eat enough protein, etc yadayadayada

[zoomio]

negatives?

[Sonorous]

google it

[GOLDFISH_smile]

If something has weights you can always do it without weights first to work up to it. For things like benchpress or squats u can do it with just the bar at first, or even without that if you need to work up to that.

Other body stuff besides push-ups & pull-ups ig could be core shit like sit-ups which you can work up to with crunches and/or pinning your feet down to help. That and leg shit, which gonna be honest I don't know. You could do it slower like walking instead of running, step-outs instead of jumping jacks. U could do it in a pool that can help too bc the water is like a gravity buffer.