Sign In. Wellness. Push vs. Pull: Why Doing Sets of Both Exercises Is the Best Way to Make Gains. Opposites attract. By David Taylor. July 5, 2024 ...

Build to a heavy set of 5 push press. On the final set, perform as many reps as possible with your working weight. Rest 2-3 minutes between sets of weighted pull-ups .

If you are trying to max-out on fitness tests that require 20 or more pull-ups or 100 push-ups, you will always get stuck on a plateau at some point in your training process.