Good old push ups
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@MN5 said in Good old push ups:
Yeah I think so within reason. Like TR I do a few variations. The clap ones are always a great party trick. Not many people can do them.
Just preferably not on concrete..
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I thought I was OK on push ups, not that I was ever into the 50+ club, but happy enough to pop out 30 odd in amongst a session, but then I got an ex Royal Marine training me. It seems I'd been doing them all wrong for years. i thought if I got low enough so my chest would hit my spotter's fist on the ground that was OK. No is the answer. I was just doing "civvy dips". My hands were in the wrong place, my elbows splayed out too much and did not track my ribcage and of course I was looking in the wrong direction.
With this guys tutoring I was able to go from doing 30 odd to struggling to do 10. Co-incedentally I now have a rotator cuff injury and recently had to have a hydrocortisone injection.
Fuck press ups
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@Catogrande said in Good old push ups:
I thought I was OK on push ups, not that I was ever into the 50+ club, but happy enough to pop out 30 odd in amongst a session, but then I got an ex Royal Marine training me. It seems I'd been doing them all wrong for years. i thought if I got low enough so my chest would hit my spotter's fist on the ground that was OK. No is the answer. I was just doing "civvy dips". My hands were in the wrong place, my elbows splayed out too much and did not track my ribcage and of course I was looking in the wrong direction.
With this guys tutoring I was able to go from doing 30 odd to struggling to do 10. Co-incedentally I now have a rotator cuff injury and recently had to have a hydrocortisone injection.
Fuck press ups
Pretty sure if you do get low that's fine ie much better than not making it all the way down and not locking out arms at the top ? it's a bit like narrow grip vs wide grip on bench, if the weight goes up it doesn't matter how ? that's my view anyway.
There's always a shitload of variations to get the chest pumped. Those that TR mentioned plus diamond ones, one armed etc.
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push ups are magic, you get a better range of motion than doing bench press. That lets you work your shoulders and outsides of your chest (see video below for technical terms!).
My PT swears by them as a way to maintain healthy shoulders - definitely doing the arms tucked in (like a closer grip bench press) and keeping core and glutes locked.
I've never been able to smack out the reps you guys have managed. I'd back myself for mid-20's but not much beyond that.
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@Paekakboyz said in Good old push ups:
push ups are magic, you get a better range of motion than doing bench press. That lets you work your shoulders and outsides of your chest (see video below for technical terms!).
My PT swears by them as a way to maintain healthy shoulders - definitely doing the arms tucked in (like a closer grip bench press) and keeping core and glutes locked.
I've never been able to smack out the reps you guys have managed. I'd back myself for mid-20's but not much beyond that.
He is very chatty yes.....
see that to me is weird you only back yourself to do 25 or so cos you're not exactly weak......
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But I am big boned!!
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that is a good bloody effort Rock, I'd love to be able to claim a training effect but think I'm just not great at push ups. We tend to add them in with bench press but rarely do we ever do a push up only workout.
A old uni mate would always start the day with 2-3 sets of push ups and sit ups - I think to failure or something. But he was pretty good at em!!
