Matt,

I have a question about pushups and what you refer to as strength-endurance. I’ve heard that the bigger someone’s muscles are, the faster they run out of gas. Is that the case with Hindu pushups and Hindu squats? And if so, is there a way to overcome it?

Jim Wrat

Hi Jim,

Yessiree, it is true.

Bigger muscles consume more oxygen. An antelope can run a lot longer and a lot farther than a cow.

This doesn’t mean you don’t want your muscles to grow bigger or stronger. Most people want a little more meat on their bones. But there is a breaking point where the rubber doesn’t meet the road anymore – and the muscles slam on the brakes.

You cannot turn a cow into an antelope but you can increase the strength-endurance of an athlete with big muscles if you put in the time.

Genetically speaking, though, the athlete who is built with less bulk will have advantages.

Way back in college people used to call me rhino, mostly due to my short bulky thighs. Be that as it was, after investing a lot of time training in strength-endurance, I was able to get it.

It may be a high hurdle to overcome, but that hurdle can be scaled by focusing on small, incremental improvements each day.

Regardless of the size of your muscles, you can increase their output. The key is having the desire and mixing it with the willingness to follow a program that works.

The good news is that Combat Conditioning and the advanced version of it, Gama Fitness, put you on the road to strength-endurance, and this alone gives you major advantages, even if you’re not an athlete or martial artist.

Why?

Because most people run out of gas just going through their day – yet, the more strength-endurance you have, the more productive you will be.

Grab either of the courses listed above by clicking on the links below:

Combat Conditioning
Gama Fitness

Matt Furey