Here is something that worked for me. As soon as you get up in the morning do the following: 30 secs of push-ups; rest 30 secs; 30 secs push-ups; rest 30 secs; 30 secs push-ups. Amazingly enough you will see pretty rapid improvement. I know I did 100 push-ups on a challenge from a coworker. I cannot remember how long I had been doing the program, but I did the push-ups. He gave me a six-pack of the beverage of my choice: Pepsi.