02/25/2021
From 0 Push-up to 11 Push-up. Push-ups are in my opinion one of the best upper body/core exercises. Took hours digging up the old vids. I think it is helpful to show what it actually looks like to build up Push-up strength over time. I wish I had recorded myself at the very beginning when I couldn’t even do a half Knee Push-up. I used to think my body just wasn’t built to be able to do this dauntingly hard exercise ever. Until I did!
At first you’ll only feel your arms/shoulders working, your head and belly sagging, lower back arching, your hips wanting to shoot up, feeling like there’s no way you can bring your chest to ground without losing the form.
Practice Knee Push-ups, Eccentric Push-ups, Torso-Elevated Push-ups, etc. Record yourself often to watch the form and improve it. Don’t just keep adding reps before your form looks actually good. Consistently practicing is very important with Push-ups - as you see in the last clip I’ve lost strength even in just one month of no practice.
Would you like to see another post with allll of the Push-up variations for beginners to practice?
