press ups

[Richie1888]

just got press up handles so i can just do some stuff just whilst im watching the tv.

anyone got any good variations of press ups apartfrom the obvious ?

or even a website for it

cheers guys

 

[KarlW]

Close grip for triceps on fists with palms facing.

 

[Richie1888]

Close grip for triceps on fists with palms facing.

how close to do u do close grip?

shoulders, hands touching ??????????????

 

[KarlW]

how close to do u do close grip?

shoulders, hands touching ??????????????

So that when you lower yourself your elbows scrape past your sides. Make sure your elbows are back not out to the side. It's the same motion as close grip bench press.

 

[Richie1888]

So that when you lower yourself your elbows scrape past your sides. Make sure your elbows are back not out to the side. It's the same motion as close grip bench press.

COOL ILL ADD THAT TO THE SET

 

[Gazhole]

Added weight, raise you legs, one armed, explosive (where you push yourself up off the floor entirely)...

When you can do an explosive one armed push up with extra weight and your feet raised up off the ground, take a video .

 

[Richie1888]

Added weight, raise you legs, one armed, explosive (where you push yourself up off the floor entirely)...

When you can do an explosive one armed push up with extra weight and your feet raised up off the ground, take a video .

cool ill give it a try

i think ill be able to do one then have my right arm in a sling for the next 3 weeks. good commitment though lol

 

[Bakerboy]

divebombers, hindu and handstand pushups are great too.

 

[Forum Security]

i do them at least once a week the same way as said above^

 

[Richie1888]

divebombers, hindu and handstand pushups are great too.

can u explain mate please ?

 

[Bakerboy]

http://www.combatfitness.co.uk/
Shows Handstand and Hindu push ups and one arm handstand holds plus some other interesting stuff.

Handstand pushups- once you can do these you can try them with your hands raised on a couple of phone books or stools so you can go deeper/lower down. Start against a wall, keeping you body as vertical as possible. Doing them freestanding (without leaning against a wall ia a good goal). If you are really strong you can do one arm handstand holds.

Hindu pushups/Divebombers
http://www.workingclassfitness.com/wiggyarticle4.shtml

 

[Bakerboy]

http://www.workingclassfitness.com/wiggyarticle4.shtml
http://www.combatfitness.co.uk/

Sorry about that. Here are the links again.

 

[goob]

Here's another link to the Hindu push up - called tiger push ups at the kung fu class i used to do, and they are pretty hard, but better than standard push ups as they work more muscles. Tough tho.....

http://www.sourceofvitality.com/pages/exercise_images/hindu_push-up.gif

 

[Gazhole]

cool ill give it a try

i think ill be able to do one then have my right arm in a sling for the next 3 weeks. good commitment though lol

I can do some combinations of those things, but not all of them at the same time. Just for the record .

If you like bodyweight exercises, www.beastskills.com has lots of tutorials.