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If you struggle with "larger" sets of HSPUs
The term "larger" really depends on the person, but I've seen people going for "larger" sets of HSPUs and end up with completely fried out arms that won't produce another rep even after a 30 second rest.
A while back I did the "Invictus Handstand Push Up Density Test", which is 90 seconds of HSPU x max reps, rest 60 seconds, 60 seconds of HSPU x max reps, rest 30 seconds, then 30 seconds of HSPU x max reps.
Now, it's been a few (like 8) years since I did this test, but I am pretty sure my reps looked like this:
90 seconds - 29 reps
60 seconds - 16 reps
30 seconds - 11 reps
First set, I'm feeling FRESH and really eager to get some numbers. I did break, but only long enough that I knew that once I kicked back up I'd still get 3 or 4 reps. Come the end I was down to 2 at a time.
Seconds set (60 seconds) I took the same approach. That 60 seconds rest between really was not long enough. I think I squeaked out 4 reps to start then went down to 3s and 2s.
Feeling a bit humbled by the 30 second round, I decided I would try and get as many singles as possible. I had done this before in a workout, but really just blindly trying things to get all the reps done. But what I remembered was that swinging my arms between reps gave me a little break, so I thought I would give it a try here.
You don't have to be amazing a math to see that, even though the 30 seconds was the last (and most tired) round, I actually still got greater than one third of the reps I had in the first (and FRESHEST) round!
I don't need to write a long speech about this, but I would suggest that you try this technique. Not just with HSPUs, but T2B, Pull Ups, and even Ring Dips.
Knowing your potential to create volume with different rest periods between working sets can help you both strategize for a workout and also give you marks to beat to know that you are improving on that skill!
If you give this a go, I would love to hear how it went for you. It's not for everybody, I'm sure, but if you figure out what pace will allow you to keep grinding through a workout without failing you may see your standing in long workouts climb without reaching that point of no return.
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If you struggle with "larger" sets of HSPUs
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