What ever happened to the humble push up ? Have we overlooked it in our quest for new fangled often over hyped fitness solutions.
The fact is the humble push up is a highly effective, versatile body weight exercise that can be done anytime anywhere .
Another fact is that the humble push up can build power, muscle mass , core strength, tone and burn calories & has 100 different versions.
Some examples are :
1. The standard Push Up : Shoulder width , narrow, wide arms, diamond , offset, incline , decline , standing arm push-up
2. Pylometric Push Up: Explosive push up , clear hands before returning to the ground
3. Static Pushup : Hold the push-up position for a period of time to feel the burn
An example of a push-up workout:
25 reps - Normal
25 - Wide arm
25 - Inclined
25 - Declined
25 - Offset
25- Hand clap Push-ups
1 minute - plank
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