Vertical Pushups

AKIRA · 02-22-2007, 03:04 PM

Well, I tried doing them today..

Its where you stand on your hands (a hand stand) and basically push up.

Naturally, i dont have perfect balance, so I had to put my legs on the wall. However, when I pressed up, my toes dragged on the wall. I did these in my socks mind you and I couldnt make my legs 'glide' straight up and down.

Any pointers?

Bakerboy · 02-22-2007, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by AKIRA

Well, I tried doing them today..

Its where you stand on your hands (a hand stand) and basically push up.

Naturally, i dont have perfect balance, so I had to put my legs on the wall. However, when I pressed up, my toes dragged on the wall. I did these in my socks mind you and I couldnt make my legs 'glide' straight up and down.

Any pointers?

Face the other way- so your heels- touch the wall.
Just go into a handstand so that the back of your head is facing the wall- one time it- after a while you won't even need the wall. If you lose your balance it's easy to just land back on your feet again...

AKIRA · 02-22-2007, 04:47 PM

Ahhhh, the heals!!!

Bakerboy · 02-22-2007, 05:15 PM

^ Or option two would be to wrap your feet with a silk negligee- I call that the Mino special.

KelJu · 02-22-2007, 05:18 PM

These sound fun and valuable when you can't get to a gym.

vinceforheismen · 02-22-2007, 08:23 PM

isnt this basically military pressing your bodyweight?

Bakerboy · 02-22-2007, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by vinceforheismen

isnt this basically military pressing your bodyweight?

Yes. But unless you do them with your hands raised up on something- like two chairs or phone books- the ROM is less.
The thing that makes them hard is when you start to do them free standing- because you have the balance factor.
Another cool thing is you can start in a headstand position. Also if you get to the point where they become too easy- like you can do 20+ you can add a vest to the equation. Brutal.

danny81 · 02-22-2007, 09:10 PM

I do them on 4 phonebooks each side to increase the ROM. Im trying to build up so I can do them weighted. My freind can do clappers of them, but Im afraid I would fall on my head

TheCurse · 02-22-2007, 10:25 PM

*calls bullshit*

mike456 · 02-22-2007, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCurse

*calls bullshit*

lol agreed, thats pretty fuckin crazy... is his form good?

slip · 02-22-2007, 11:47 PM

www.beastskills.com he can do clap handstand pushups I think, or hes close. With pic proof.

AKIRA · 02-23-2007, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by TheCurse

*calls bullshit*

Holy shit, where have you been?

AKIRA · 02-23-2007, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by slip

www.beastskills.com he can do clap handstand pushups I think, or hes close. With pic proof.

I didnt see it.

slip · 02-23-2007, 01:03 AM

http://www.beastskills.com/ClappingHSPU.htm

min0 lee · 02-23-2007, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by slip

http://www.beastskills.com/ClappingHSPU.htm

Wow! Pretty impressive. No one's holding his legs....are they?

min0 lee · 02-23-2007, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Bakerboy

^ Or option two would be to wrap your feet with a silk negligee- I call that the Mino special.

danny81 · 02-23-2007, 11:42 AM

his form is pretty good

AKIRA · 02-23-2007, 12:28 PM

Ill bet he has bungee cords tied to his legs!

ReproMan · 02-23-2007, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by AKIRA

Ill bet he has bungee cords tied to his legs!

Yeah, I'd feel better about that if I could see his feet...

TheCurse · 02-23-2007, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by AKIRA

Holy shit, where have you been?

whats up AK, ive been around .. injured again but im coming back from weakness. good work on your max increases

02-22-2007, 03:04 PM	#1
AKIRA I am Rollo Tomassee.. Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Outside the box Posts: 7,658 Photos: 3	Vertical Pushups Well, I tried doing them today.. Its where you stand on your hands (a hand stand) and basically push up. Naturally, i dont have perfect balance, so I had to put my legs on the wall. However, when I pressed up, my toes dragged on the wall. I did these in my socks mind you and I couldnt make my legs 'glide' straight up and down. Any pointers?
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02-22-2007, 04:47 PM	#3
AKIRA I am Rollo Tomassee.. Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Outside the box Posts: 7,658 Photos: 3	Ahhhh, the heals!!!
	6' 209lbs (8/16) Bench 360 (11/29) Weighted Pullups 80lbs 3x3 (3/19) Squat 370 Deadlift after herniation 385lbs 3x3 (3/17) NASM certified 2/06 Journal

02-22-2007, 05:15 PM	#4
Bakerboy cat burglar Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: the city of champions Posts: 4,146 Photos: 3	^ Or option two would be to wrap your feet with a silk negligee- I call that the Mino special.
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02-22-2007, 09:10 PM	#8
danny81 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,764	I do them on 4 phonebooks each side to increase the ROM. Im trying to build up so I can do them weighted. My freind can do clappers of them, but Im afraid I would fall on my head
danny81 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,764

02-22-2007, 10:25 PM	#9
TheCurse Barbell Ninja Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Dago Posts: 762 Photos: 5	calls bullshit
	Thread killer.

02-22-2007, 08:23 PM	#6
vinceforheismen Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 397	isnt this basically military pressing your bodyweight?

02-22-2007, 11:47 PM	#11
slip Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 346	www.beastskills.com he can do clap handstand pushups I think, or hes close. With pic proof.
slip Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 346

02-23-2007, 01:03 AM	#14
slip Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 346	http://www.beastskills.com/ClappingHSPU.htm
slip Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 346

02-23-2007, 11:42 AM	#17
danny81 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,764	his form is pretty good
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02-23-2007, 12:28 PM	#18
AKIRA I am Rollo Tomassee.. Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Outside the box Posts: 7,658 Photos: 3	Ill bet he has bungee cords tied to his legs!
	6' 209lbs (8/16) Bench 360 (11/29) Weighted Pullups 80lbs 3x3 (3/19) Squat 370 Deadlift after herniation 385lbs 3x3 (3/17) NASM certified 2/06 Journal

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