100 press up challenge

[shadowmaster]

What about doing push ups while elevated on a chair/or bed? Are they just as good as doing it the usual way?

[moogle]

What about doing push ups while elevated on a chair/or bed? Are they just as good as doing it the usual way?

require less force therefore easier , I dunno if they are as effective as direct push ups though.

[SiM]

Its actually harder if you elevate your feet... its a good variation to do now and again

[megah0]

Did 55 on the initial test, I think I might be able to manage more if I rested the evening before. I do them with a tennis ball replacing a clenched fist as a target to meet on the down phase.

But then I do upwards of a hundred most evenings in various sets during warm up/warm down at training. Pyramid sets are good.

Do one press up. Stand. Drop. Do two press ups. Stand. Drop. Repeat until you do ten.

Run around a bit/Do other exercises and start again at ten and work down to one.

Plus you are not allowed to swear in the dojo!

[TAKTAK]

Its actually harder if you elevate your feet... its a good variation to do now and again

i really do, do everything wrong

if i elevate my feet then i find it loads easier.....

[SiM]

i really do, do everything wrong

if i elevate my feet then i find it loads easier.....

keeping your back straight?

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/exer...+Feet+Elevated

[shadowmaster]

Its actually harder if you elevate your feet... its a good variation to do now and again

Thanks, I had a feeling it was harder. I tried doing a couple with my 4 year old nephew on the back, failed miserably

[moogle]

Thanks, I had a feeling it was harder. I tried doing a couple with my 4 year old nephew on the back, failed miserably

Try a 10 or 20kg bag of rice or flour

Oh and elevated is easier for me too It's just like doing press ups at a steeper angle like putting your arms on a bench or chair etc.

[megah0]

Try a 10 or 20kg bag of rice or flour

Oh and elevated is easier for me too It's just like doing press ups at a steeper angle like putting your arms on a bench or chair etc.

Doing them elevated means you use more of your shoulder muscles to help with the effort.

Changing hand position does something similar, place them wide and you'll feel more pull in your shoulders, have your hands close together and you'll feel it in your triceps more.

Shoulder width apart means you use chest, shoulder and arms to complete the movement.

[Russ]

when i was younger 100 would have been no problem, since i was about 17 though i'd have no chance

[SiM]

Oh and elevated is easier for me too It's just like doing press ups at a steeper angle like putting your arms on a bench or chair etc.

feet go up, not arms... you can do your arms up, but that is pointless afaik (unless you are a woman who is unable to do real press ups)

feet going up puts more emphasis on upper chest and shoulders.

[moogle]

feet go up, not arms... you can do your arms up, but that is pointless afaik (unless you are a woman who is unable to do real press ups)

feet going up puts more emphasis on upper chest and shoulders.

still feels easier just like arms up.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

the way i do it is to put my feet together, allign my arms shoulder line and about a few inches away from my shoulder width wise and go down as far as i can.

so far my chest hurts. am i doing it right?

[0iD]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push-ups

[SiM]

still feels easier just like arms up.

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josh, sounds fine as long as you don't stick your ass out... but as it makes your chest hurt then it sounds fine

[moogle]

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josh, sounds fine as long as you don't stick your ass out...

Could it be that the muscles that it works in that position are stronger than the ones when done in the normal position?

My P.E. teacher used to make us do press ups down to the height of someones fist under your chest. Does everyone else go that low? I just put a mug under me to make sure I'm going to the lowest height, and it seems to hurt the most.