Advanced Pushups?
Do pushups take skill to perform? Can pushups be classified as advanced? I guess the answer to these questions is "it depends".
Your standard pushup is pretty straightforward.
Begin with your hands shoulder width apart, keep your shoulders, butt and feet in a straight line, keep your eyes focused two feet in front of your head and lower yourself under control.
Most people can handle this pushup.
Pushups become classified as advanced when you start to really change the level of difficulty.
One way to change the level of difficulty is by incorporating the clap in the pushup.
When you push your body off the floor, push with enough force so your hands come off the floor and quickly clap your hands together.
I say quickly because your hands have to come back to the floor so you can lower your body under control to the floor and repeat.
Clap pushups engage the core to a greater degree than the standard pushup and help you develop explosive power.
Start with as many as you can handle, but be careful to not perform these to failure until you are very experienced with this type of pushup.
Clap pushups can add some spice to your standard pushups workout.
Another slightly more advanced pushup than the clap pushup is the plyometric pushup.
The plyometric pushup is similar to the clap in that you have to explode up, but no clap is involved.
Not having to clap sound like it could be easier.
Well, it is not easier because you also have to make sure your feet come off the floor.
So, when you push up, both your feet and hands will come off the floor.
When your feet and hands touch the floor again, lower your self back to the starting position and repeat.
Plyometric pushups really target your core as you have to maintain a rigid torso and keep control of your body.
Start with as many as you can handle, but be careful to not perform these to failure until you are very experienced with this type of pushup.
Clap and plyometric pushups should add an advanced level of difficulty to your pushup workouts.
I hope they help you in reaching your fitness goals!
Your standard pushup is pretty straightforward.
Begin with your hands shoulder width apart, keep your shoulders, butt and feet in a straight line, keep your eyes focused two feet in front of your head and lower yourself under control.
Most people can handle this pushup.
Pushups become classified as advanced when you start to really change the level of difficulty.
One way to change the level of difficulty is by incorporating the clap in the pushup.
When you push your body off the floor, push with enough force so your hands come off the floor and quickly clap your hands together.
I say quickly because your hands have to come back to the floor so you can lower your body under control to the floor and repeat.
Clap pushups engage the core to a greater degree than the standard pushup and help you develop explosive power.
Start with as many as you can handle, but be careful to not perform these to failure until you are very experienced with this type of pushup.
Clap pushups can add some spice to your standard pushups workout.
Another slightly more advanced pushup than the clap pushup is the plyometric pushup.
The plyometric pushup is similar to the clap in that you have to explode up, but no clap is involved.
Not having to clap sound like it could be easier.
Well, it is not easier because you also have to make sure your feet come off the floor.
So, when you push up, both your feet and hands will come off the floor.
When your feet and hands touch the floor again, lower your self back to the starting position and repeat.
Plyometric pushups really target your core as you have to maintain a rigid torso and keep control of your body.
Start with as many as you can handle, but be careful to not perform these to failure until you are very experienced with this type of pushup.
Clap and plyometric pushups should add an advanced level of difficulty to your pushup workouts.
I hope they help you in reaching your fitness goals!
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