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Originally Posted by dukemushroom
this is subject I need some help w/ too. I know all of the benefits of using bodyweight workouts, but I'm an impatient type of person and find it hard to devote myself to the amount of repetitions it takes. Also, I hvae a wrist problem, whenever I try to do pushups, it hurts my wrists, the only way i can do pushups is on my knuckles. Another problem i have is w/pullups. No matter how hard I try I cannot do more than 3 or 4 at a time. I would really love to do bodyweight workouts solely because of their benefits.
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As I said before, you can always go much slower as well. 30 seconds down and 30 seconds up will do wonders for you. Knuckle pushups will strengthen your wrists, so if you keep doing them soon you won't have that problem. You can also try some fingertip pushups: curl them like you're almost grasping a ball of some sort and doing them like that will also strengthen your wrist and hands.
Pullups can be improved in a number of ways. Isometric holds where you pull up and hold the up position for as long as possible will help, as well as a buddy who can give you a bit of a boost as you go up. Try them a bit closer as well, if you still cannot get them go to reverse-grip and work them up that way.