The Many Faces of Push Ups

[kaz]

Was looking through You Tube today and typed the word push up. Response? hundreds of different ways to do push ups!

What is your method of push up, what have you tried and succeeded/failed, which would you like to master?
My personal favourite is push ups on the T/REX straps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyliA0nIAqw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Would love to master these
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bRjWYLX4IY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[Darkoz]

That second video with the medicine balls, really?
I can't see the point of doing any exercise on an unstable base and deliberately increasing the risk of injury

 

[Gunner]

Strict military push up

 

[chocchillimango]

Love pushups. Favourite is the strict military pushup for me too.

But, I love doing decline pushups with feet in TRX cables or up on a wall too.
Also tricep pushups which are way hard!

Working my way up to one arm pushups, if my stupid left shoulder would play nice.

Currently doing the 100 pushup challenge ... if you're interested in getting better at them, this actually works.
I'm on week 6 and totally over it, but might as well finish it and see how I go.
Link: one hundred push ups

 

[DKD]

When I first started resistance training I did push ups a lot, progressing to feet up on the bed.....but once I bought proper equipment I never went back to them.

 

[McKwl]

Dips are the new pushups, for me.

But I used to "like" (okay, not really) triangle pushups and clap pushups, as well as the one-armed wonders, and the "as few fingers as possible" approach .

 

[Persistenttiger]

I want to be able to do handstand pushups, just for show off ability, lol. First I'm just working on getting my reps up of normal push ups - I can only do ten!

 

[Persistenttiger]

Oh and I suck at tricep pushups... I don't know what I'm doing wrong...

 

[Darkoz]

Have a go at these, I just tried it, forget about it!....

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpH0Ymiri8g"]HARDEST PUSHUP IN THE WORLD - YouTube[/ame]

 

[kaz]

^^omg! Is he raising his core by clenching it?

 

[callan]

love these.....
[YOUTUBE]hLSbcZfn_6A[/YOUTUBE]
TRISEPZ BABY!!

 

[chocchillimango]

Oh and I suck at tricep pushups... I don't know what I'm doing wrong...

YOu may not be doing anything wrong. They are way hard! Practice, practice, practice. But if you think your form is wrong, get someone to check when you do them.

Plus, if you want to improve your strength and pushup reps, do the pushup challenge. It really does help you improve!!
link: one hundred push ups

 

[Steve]

I've also wanted to do these:
[YOUTUBE]oyuJ3T0sQ88[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Rugby88]

Not being rude or anything but its a push up...who cares....yes I will include them in my workouts sometimes (maybe do them every few months if I think about it) but really there are ALOT better exercises to be putting your engery towards...

Also wouldnt this belong in the 'General Fitness Section'....not really bodybuilding related as such...

 

[Bazza20]

Not being rude or anything but its a push up...who cares....yes I will include them in my workouts sometimes (maybe do them every few months if I think about it) but really there are ALOT better exercises to be putting your engery towards...

Also wouldnt this belong in the 'General Fitness Section'....not really bodybuilding related as such...

Agree, its a push up. Let's not get too excited.