Push ups : The correct way.
The Ultimate Push-up Exercise List
Hands Elevated Push-up
If you struggle to perform a standard push-up and knee push-ups are too easy, try this one as a segue between the two.
Elevating your hands makes the push-up easier.
Place your hands on an elevated surface like a park bench or even a counter top.
Place feet on the ground. Perform push-up.
Standard Push-up
It’s the one you’ve been doing since your days in middle school.
The standard push-up works your chest and shoulder muscles. Lie down on the floor face down with your feet close together. Place your hands shoulder width apart.
While maintaining a straight body, lower yourself down until your chest touches the ground. Push yourself up. That’s one rep. Once you mastered this one, it’s timeto expand your push-up horizons.
Wide Grip Push-up
The wide grip push-up puts more emphasis on your chest. Place your hands wider than shoulder width apart and perform a push-up.
Diamond Push-up
The diamond push-up is a triceps killer.
Place your hands together so they form a diamond.You can either put your hands underneath your chest or your head to hit different muscles. Once your hands are in place, perform a push-up.
Feet Elevated Push-up
Elevating your feet from the ground will work your shoulders more when you perform a push-up.
Put your feet on an elevated surface.A bed or a park bench works well. Place your hands on the ground. Perform a push-up.
Hindu Push-up
The Hindu push-up has been used by Indian wrestlers and physical culture enthusiasts for centuries. It consists of a dynamic full body movement that will build strength and flexibility in your chest, shoulders, back, hips, and triceps.
Get in position by standing with your feet slightly wider than shoulder width apart. Bend down and place your hands on the floor while keeping your arms and legs straight. You should look like an upside down human “v” with your butt being the point of the “v” and your head pointing down to the ground. To perform the Hindu push-up, you’re going to make sort of a swooping motion with yourbody. Bring your head down and forward by bending your elbows. When your head gets close to the ground, continue moving your torso forward by arching your back and lowering your hips. Your hips will now be near your hands. Make sure to get a good stretch in your back. The first time you perform a Hindu Push-up you might find yourself falling on your face during the initial descent. Keep at it though. Return to the starting position and repeat. The Hindu push-up is difficult to explain in words; you really have to see it to understand it.
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Dive Bomber Push-up
The dive bomber push-up is performed exactly like the Hindu Push-up, except when you return to the starting position, you follow the same swooping motion you make on the descent in reverse. It gives those muscles a bit more of a workout than Hindu Push-ups.
Close Grip Hindu Push-up
If you want to focus more on your triceps while doing the Hindu push-up, just place your hands in the diamond position.
This one is a killer!
Close Grip Dive Bomber Push-up Same as the dive bomber except hands are in the diamond position. Elbows to Floor Hindu Push-up During the descent part of the push-up, lower your elbows to the floor. When you arch your back, lift your elbows off the floor and place all the weight on your hands. Return to the beginning position. By bringing your elbows off the floor, you’ll put more emphasis on your triceps and shoulders.
Feet on the Wall Hindu Push-ups
If you’re wanting to get a solid deltoids workout, try this variation of the Hindu push-up. But be warned- this one is super hard. Stand in front of a wall facing away from it. Lower your hands to floor and bring your feet up the wall. You want to bring your feet high enough up the wall that your legs are perpendicular to the wall and your torso is parallel with it. Perform a Hindu push-up and return to starting position. You can also bring your hands close together for an even tougher exercise.
Feet on the Wall Dive Bomber Push-up
Same as above, except return to the starting position by following your descent movement in reverse. Tiger Push-up The Tiger push-up focuses on your triceps. Assume a Hindu/Dive Bomber push-up position. You should look like an upside down V. Place your hands close together in a diamond position. Now, lower your head to the ground by bending your elbows, but keep your butt up in the air. Push yourself back up.
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