- Lie on the floor face down and place your hands about 36 inches apart while holding your torso up at arms length.
- Next, lower yourself downward until your chest almost touches the floor as you inhale.
- Now breathe out and press your upper body back up to the starting position while squeezing your chest.
- After a brief pause at the top contracted position, you can begin to lower yourself downward again for as many repetitions as needed.
Variations:
If you are new at this exercise and do not have the strength to perform it, you can either bend your legs at the knees to take off resistance or perform the exercise against the wall instead of the floor.
For the most advanced lifters, you can place your feet at a high surface such as a bench in order to increase the resistance and to target the upper chest more.
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May 23, 2013 7:25 AM: The Pushup! Try the Jack Pushup. But The Pushup is my favorite, you can do it any where!
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May 14, 2013 7:35 PM: Mejor si lo combinas. Better if you mix it.
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May 8, 2013 6:31 PM: 5x30, twice daily(a.m, p.m)
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May 8, 2013 6:30 PM: 5x30,twice daily(morning,night)
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Apr 25, 2013 9:37 AM: Love pushups
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Apr 25, 2013 3:46 AM: Excellent
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Feb 13, 2013 5:32 AM: I think pushups are really under rated by a lot of people they really help you as something to not put mass on your chest but make you stronger all the same. Every morning i do sets of pushups wide outs to begin with then work up to regular. After 2.5 weeks i can do 7 sets of 50 and i definatly see...+See More
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Nov 29, 2012 11:26 AM: Another favorite to do at work.
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Nov 20, 2012 9:46 AM: when I first started training I was told this was the best exercise you can do.
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Nov 7, 2012 7:47 PM: This is my chest day warm up.