Nickels & Dimes workout

[broli]

Nickels & Dimes



Do you stop the time when you are doing pull-ups/push-ups?
If not you have less than 2 minutes rest between sets.

Extra Credit: Keep up with the "2 minute per set" rule.

"2 minute per set" rule?

 

[Damer]

@broli no you don't stop the time. You run 2 minute intervals. In each 2 minute interval you need to do 10 push-ups and 5 pull-ups twice. That is one set. You then reset your timer, you have a fresh 2-minute interval and again you need to do 10 push-ups and 5 pull-ups twice. What time you get to rest between them within those 2 minutes is up to you but you only have 2 minutes to complete the set and yes, your available rest time is always less than 2 minutes. I hope this makes it clearer.

 

[broli]

I see so I can set 15 consecutive 2 minutes timers in case I make it to 30 minutes.

Wait twice per set? The description does not explain it at all.
In that case rest will be short.

 

[Damer]

Wait twice per set? The description does not explain it at all.
In that case rest will be short.

The description says: @broli you're right. My fault. You do 10 push-ups and 5 pull-ups within 2 minutes, just once. When I do it, I do twice the set in the 2 minutes period and when I was replying I was using my own training guidelines, but the ones we published clearly state only one set in a 2 minute period.

 

[broli]

When you do 5 pull-ups and 10 push-ups can you do them in the order that you prefer?
For example:

1. 2 pull-ups
2. some rest
3. 5 push-ups
4. etc.

 

[Damer]

Erm... no. @broli It's 10 push-ups all in one go followed immediately by 5 pull-ups, also all in one go. Having said that if you can't do that then by all means give it the best go possible. This is a really hard workout and the fatigue is cumulative and quickly piles up making it way harder so, sure but only if you can't do it any other way.

 

[broli]

Got it, looking the WO though it seems that you do 5 pull-ups before and then 10 push-ups.
Is that correct?

 

[Damer]

@broli yes. You need to try and go from the heavier load to the lighter so that you have maximum recovery time. So pull-ups first.