Push-Ups
Push-Ups are one of the exercises that most people agree can be done anywhere, so I choose to do my push-ups on top of Stone Mountain in Georgia after a hike up the mountain. Talk about a beautiful place to workout, but that is one of the best parts of working out with exercise bands and bodyweight... You get to choose your view.
Primary Muscles Used
Push-Ups Instructions
- Start by getting on all fours with your hands a little wider than shoulder width apart.
- Tighten your stomach and bring your body up so only your toes and hands are touching the ground.
- If standard push ups are too difficult, instead of going up on your toes, keep your knees on the ground but keep everything else the same.
- At the top position you should be in a plank, with your body straight, head looking straight forward in line with your spine.
- Slowly bring your body down until your chest and face almost touch the ground.
- After a slight pause, press your body back up to the starting position using your chest and triceps to straighten your arms.
- At the top do not lock your elbows out, just get your arms to a straight position without locking your elbows.
- Repeat.
Tim's list of benefits for Push-Ups
- The abdominal muscles are used to hold the body rigid during the push-up so you are not only doing push-ups but a plank during this exercise.
- As the push-up involves multiple joints, it is a compound exercise.
- Push-ups are the best known workout anywhere exercise.
- Push-ups work the pecs, triceps, shoulders, and abdominals, making this a great exercise if you want to say climb up a mountain and take a video.
- By working out in the great outdoors you can increase the amount of oxygen your body gets after a set.
- You can make any cardio workout a little more intense by adding intervals of push-ups during the workout.
- Your pectoral muscles are important for posture, balance, and overall strength.
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