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Push Up

Added on September 2, 2006 team g20 (1092)

An all time no machine classic!

Muscle Groups: Chest

Tags: no equipment, nipple

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Lie chest-down with your hands at shoulder level, palms flat on the floor and slightly more than shoulder width apart, feet together and parallel to each other.

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Lower body until chest touches the floor. Try not to bend your back. Keep your knees off the floor and inhale as you bend your arms. Keep your head up and looking forward ahead of you.

Comments

i'm struggling

Submitted by summercolors (32) on March 30, 2007 - 2:58am.

these are the hardest for me. i can't get myself low enough to touch the floor without collapsing flat on my face.

Great

Submitted by Tuplad (14) on April 2, 2007 - 10:52am.

The best :)

Wow I never used to touch

Submitted by kcar181 (41) on April 3, 2007 - 1:31pm.

Wow I never used to touch the floor. I got to say you can really feel the burn that way. A+

Not doing this right

Submitted by Hooligal (15) on June 27, 2007 - 1:36pm.

I do these girly style and they still hurt my back..i dont think I have enough muscle to support my belly lol

strenthen that core!

Submitted by team g20 (1092) on June 27, 2007 - 4:31pm.

sounds like you go to get that core stronger before you start working the upper body.

Elbows out or back?

Submitted by Sean Robertson (2) on September 3, 2007 - 12:16pm.

When my boyfriend does push ups, his elbows stay at his sides, but mine have always tended to go out. Which way is it supposed to be done? If it's just a matter of it working different muscles, what exactly is the difference?