If you suck at push ups

16 Apr 2025 · 1 min

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In this short tutorial, the presenter addresses people who struggle with standard push‑ups and advises against doing them on the knees because it limits strength development. He offers three alternative progressions to build push‑up strength: (1) hands‑elevated push‑ups, where the hands are placed on a raised surface and the chest is lowered fully before gradually lowering the elevation as strength improves; (2) band‑assisted push‑ups using a resistance band anchored above the chest to provide upward assistance; and (3) loop‑band assistance wrapped around the elbows, which helps lift the body during the push‑up. The video ends with a call‑to‑action to obtain a free workout program via a link in his bio.

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If you're somebody who wants to do push-ups, but no matter how hard you try, it just feels impossible. Try these three things out. It just might help. First, what I don't want you doing is push-ups on your knees, and here's why. For a push-up, you have to hold a plank position. So if you drop down to your knees, it will take longer to build the strength needed to do a push-up. So instead, you can do a hands. Elevated push-up where you get your chest all the way down to the surface, and then as you get stronger, just slowly move closer to the ground. Or you can use a band, wrap it around something up high, put it right below your chest, and then use it to do assisted push-ups like this. Or number 3, you can put a loop band around your elbows And then the band will help assist you in pushups. I hope this helped. And if you want a free workout program from me, click this link in my bio right here.