toastythemosty
Cathlete
Somebody list them and motivate me, please!
Charlotte~~
Charlotte~~
Benefits of Push Ups????
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They also work the shoulders, triceps, and the core. Push-ups are a great way of working most of your upper body without weight. Great to do when travelling. Core work helped me do more push-ups, and in turn, doing push-ups strengthened my core even more.
Charlotte, I know how hard you've been working. I'm sure you'll grow to love push-ups eventually. I also hated them before, as much as I hated planks, and now chest work isn't the same without push-ups.
Pinky
Charlotte, I know how hard you've been working. I'm sure you'll grow to love push-ups eventually. I also hated them before, as much as I hated planks, and now chest work isn't the same without push-ups.
Pinky
cwsoxfan
Cathlete
Charlotte ~ I don't have a list, but I have noticed some new muscles just yesterday. I guess these would be my pecs? I told my dh that maybe I need to do more push ups and maybe it'll look like I have boobs! LOL! Well, I'm not totally flat, but pretty close! After nursing three kids, well we don't have to get into that.
I know you'll get some great responses. Can't wait to read them, too.
Dallas
I know you'll get some great responses. Can't wait to read them, too.
Dallas
pink_fortitude
Banned
from http://umanitoba.fitdv.com/new/articles/article.html?artid=355 Pushups are a superb upper body exercise that use the body’s own weight to build a sound fitness foundation. They promote strength, balance and stability by developing several key muscles, including the pectoralis major in the chest, the deltoids or shoulder muscles, the scapular muscles and rotator cuff, the triceps located on the back of the upper arm and the upper back muscles.
“Pushups improve range of motion in the upper body and overall upper body strength. They’re important to a fitness regimen for developing general body strength, and core body strength. An important area of strength endurance can be developed through a higher number of repetitions,” says David Schuman, New Jersey-based speed and strength coach, former champion hurdler and owner of Schuman’s Speed Center (http://www.schumanspeed.com).
Pushups can also contribute to better posture and help protect your back from injury and strain. According to Philadelphia-based author and back-pain specialist Dr. Jolie Bookspan, by practicing perfect form while executing pushups, and applying that same form to your upright stance, you may not only stand taller and straighter but you’ll reduce the potential for back pain."
I love pushups! I think that they are the fastest way to work your upper body if you are crunched for time or if you don't want to spend 40 minutes working each group individually. There are also many variations that you can do to emphasize different muscle groups. I did only ten minutes of pushups this morning and my shoulders, tris, chest, rear delts are fried. I also felt in in my bis because of retracting.
I LOVE PUSHUPS!!! IMO, they are the best upper body excercise!
Missy
“Pushups improve range of motion in the upper body and overall upper body strength. They’re important to a fitness regimen for developing general body strength, and core body strength. An important area of strength endurance can be developed through a higher number of repetitions,” says David Schuman, New Jersey-based speed and strength coach, former champion hurdler and owner of Schuman’s Speed Center (http://www.schumanspeed.com).
Pushups can also contribute to better posture and help protect your back from injury and strain. According to Philadelphia-based author and back-pain specialist Dr. Jolie Bookspan, by practicing perfect form while executing pushups, and applying that same form to your upright stance, you may not only stand taller and straighter but you’ll reduce the potential for back pain."
I love pushups! I think that they are the fastest way to work your upper body if you are crunched for time or if you don't want to spend 40 minutes working each group individually. There are also many variations that you can do to emphasize different muscle groups. I did only ten minutes of pushups this morning and my shoulders, tris, chest, rear delts are fried. I also felt in in my bis because of retracting.
I LOVE PUSHUPS!!! IMO, they are the best upper body excercise!
Missy
toastythemosty
Cathlete
O.k., I'll keep trying. Can't figure out why they are so hard for me as love to do plank work, etc. I'll try doing them with some kind of loud music, that always helps me as it tunes everything and everyone else out and gets my adrenaline going as I have said before. I'll also try different variations as well.
Thanks everyone!
Charlotte~~
Thanks everyone!
Charlotte~~
Charlotte,
I would never be able to do pushups without a video workout. I don't know why, i can't motivate to do them myself. I love p90x push up workouts, they have really improved my upper body strength. I know they shape my shoulders nicely too.
Last week when i wanted a "pump" before i put on a strapless dress, i did cathe's push up section from her GS chest workout. That one's a killer!!
I would never be able to do pushups without a video workout. I don't know why, i can't motivate to do them myself. I love p90x push up workouts, they have really improved my upper body strength. I know they shape my shoulders nicely too.
Last week when i wanted a "pump" before i put on a strapless dress, i did cathe's push up section from her GS chest workout. That one's a killer!!
Everything everyone else has said is true and I'll add the feeling of accomplishment when you can get on your toes and push yourself up, even one time. Two years ago when I started seriously working out, I couldn't do any (like zero) on my toes and not many on my knees. Here I am 2 years later doing drop set pushups all on my toes. I do rest slightly longer than Cathe between sets (I do a 24 count rest) but I can do them. It's a slow process, but you will get there. I always started on my toes and went to my knees when I fatigued. As time went on, I noticed that I could do one more on my toes before I had to go to my knees. Keep trying, you will get there!!
--Lois
"If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning" - Mahatma Ghandi
--Lois
"If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning" - Mahatma Ghandi
Charlotte,
Push-ups make your boobs look better!!! LOL!! Seriously I have noticed a huge improvement in my breasts, and the way they look since the push-ups from P90X...
Just the other day at work I cranked out 10 Decline push-ups off a chair for a co-worker...they were easy!! When I first started P90X I could not even do one freaking decline push-up...
Push-ups make your boobs look better!!! LOL!! Seriously I have noticed a huge improvement in my breasts, and the way they look since the push-ups from P90X...
Just the other day at work I cranked out 10 Decline push-ups off a chair for a co-worker...they were easy!! When I first started P90X I could not even do one freaking decline push-up...
lcsavik_85
Cathlete
One word: Cleavage! You can go braless and no one is the wiser. Well thats what its done for me.
Before S&H I couldn't do military pushups. Now with the Gymstyles I out did my highschool buddy in pushups. He is in the armed forces. He could only do 48 and I stopped after 72. Then he was showing me some of the exercises they do and I showed him how to improve them. (i.e soldier planks, pyramid pushups into a side plank, 1 legged pikes on the ball, etc..)He called the next day and said he could barely move while he worked at the base. Hahaha... He is noticable buff too, thats the beauty of it all. }(
~Reece Out~
Before S&H I couldn't do military pushups. Now with the Gymstyles I out did my highschool buddy in pushups. He is in the armed forces. He could only do 48 and I stopped after 72. Then he was showing me some of the exercises they do and I showed him how to improve them. (i.e soldier planks, pyramid pushups into a side plank, 1 legged pikes on the ball, etc..)He called the next day and said he could barely move while he worked at the base. Hahaha... He is noticable buff too, thats the beauty of it all. }(
~Reece Out~