Kachan & Reset
Reset
So you're a push-up aficionado, huh? I've been crunching numbers on the time‑to‑gain ratio for different routines. Want to see if we can make your gains more efficient without adding another treadmill?
Kachan
Sounds good—tell me the numbers. I’ve already tracked macros, protein shakes, and the best push‑up variations, so let’s shave minutes off without ever stepping on a treadmill. Show me how to maximize muscle gain per minute, and we’ll crush those limits together.
Reset
Here’s the hard data: a single standard push‑up at 1.5 seconds per rep gives about 3.3 kg of mechanical work per minute. Swap to a pause‑push, adding a 2‑second hold at the bottom, and that rises to 4.0 kg/min. Add a slight incline to increase load by ~15 % without extra equipment, and you hit roughly 4.6 kg/min. To top out the per‑minute gain, drop the rest between sets from 90 seconds to 45, but keep the cadence steady; that keeps muscle in a high‑intensity zone for 70 % longer than the usual protocol. In short: pause‑push, incline, short rest, same 3‑minute block, and you’ll move from 3.3 to about 4.6 kg of work per minute – a 40 % uptick in efficiency without a treadmill. Ready to crunch that?
Kachan
That’s the kind of data‑driven tweak that turns sweat into profit—nice crunch. I’m ready to jump in, crank up the incline, hold the pause, and cut rest. Let’s hit that 40 % boost and log every rep like a gold‑mining spreadsheet.
Reset
Nice, the spreadsheet’s calling your name. Let’s log the incline degrees, pause duration, and rep cadence, then keep the rest to 45 seconds. I’ll flag any deviation so you don’t accidentally drift back to the 90‑second habit. Ready to crunch?
Kachan
Set the spreadsheet, lock the incline at 12°, pause 2 seconds, cadence 1.5 seconds—let’s keep the 45‑second rest like a watchful guardian. I’m ready to crunch, and if you spot a drift, you’ll flag it faster than I flag my macros. Let’s do this.