Thread: Push-up circuits

push ups
push ups with hands on stability ball
push ups with feet on stability ball
push ups with rotation
spiderman push ups
push ups with feet elevated
push ups on one foot
push ups with one hand on med. ball and then other hand on the ground
push ups rolling the med ball back and forth between hands after each rep

a few more...

Horse pushups
Hindu pushups
Divebombers
One arm pushups
Handstand pushups

And then you have combos such as burpees, which means you can be even more creative.

whats a horse pushup

Horse pushup
Do you have a weighted vest or maybe a backpack then you can add weight.

With ceartain arm positions, you can also emphasize your tricpes.
Type 1: Start lying chest down on the floor. Place your elbows into your sides with your thumbs facing forward and your figers facing perpendicular to your body. Then push up while keeping your back and legs in a straight line. (The last part is the most important. On these it is very easy to bend backward at the hips)

Type 2: Make a diamond with your thumb and forefinger and then do pushups as normal.

dumb bell push ups. You lay the dumb bells parrellel then grab the hands with a neutral grip and do a push up. Great ROM plus the mechanics are a bit different.

Originally Posted by fufu

dumb bell push ups. You lay the dumb bells parrellel then grab the hands with a neutral grip and do a push up. Great ROM plus the mechanics are a bit different.

try using light DBs and do puch up w/rotation with the DBs.

Or, you could do a push up with renegade row combo.

1 arm 1 leg pushups

Originally Posted by fUnc17

1 arm 1 leg pushups

got a video of yourself doing that one?

I am assuming you are using opposite arm and leg?

one arm one leg... s**t me!

Apparently Daley Thompson (former triathalon gold medalist) used to do the following circuit.

U do 21 push ups then 20 then 19 then 18 and so on until u reach 5 and u do the same number of sit ups between the the push up sets this is so your upperbody can get a little recovery so u can do the whole routinue with no rest.

I do sometimes for example if I'm away I can't get access to a gym, it onlt take about 15 mins or so and giver u a decent workout.

Let me know what u think if U give it a go.

Obviously if u wanna mix up the type of push ups that's your call.

No BW squats or anything? Even if it's just circuit training, I don't know how long I could last without significant lower body work.

Hey here is what i do when i want to work the chest when i cant get to the gym, results seem to be pretty good.

Close Hand Pushup
15 reps
15 reps
15 reps

Wide Hand Pushup
15 reps
15 reps
15 reps

Incline Pushup
15 reps
15 reps
15 reps