- 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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Nov 20, 2016 11:14 AM: This is great! Pushups are a core exercise of the military and are my favorite exercise because they're so versatile and can be varied to work so many different muscles. If you're a beginner or advanced and are looking to improve your pushups with some more exercises, please visit my YouTube channel,...+See More
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Oct 26, 2016 7:54 AM: I'm so proud that I am now able to bust out three sets of 10 full pushups (no girlie pushups here).
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Aug 10, 2016 5:12 PM: I will do 100 pushups , 20 each.
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May 18, 2016 3:59 PM: What's great about this exercise. You don't need a gym membership or spend much money on equipment. Just drop on the floor and do them and you can grow a stronger chest with consistency along with shoulders and your core.
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May 5, 2016 4:34 AM: basic
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Apr 22, 2016 6:18 PM: Push-up a golden die, however, you should look straight ahead and NOT at the floor.
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Mar 26, 2016 10:29 PM: Good.
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Mar 1, 2016 6:55 AM: Pushups
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Mar 1, 2016 6:54 AM: Pushup is the parents of all exercises..
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Mar 1, 2016 6:53 AM: This is always the mother