Pushup Exercises

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Burpees (full body exercise)– These are the pushup exercises that you have probably seen a time or two in old war movies when troops are in basic training.  It has been said that some prisoners in the penitentiary like to do these because they do not require much space and they will work you extremely well.  Here is what you do:

• First start out in the standing position with you feet close together. 
• You then bend your knees and put your hands on the ground. 
• From here you, hop your feet backwards until you are in the up position of a pushup. 
• Do one pushup and return to how you started in reverse. 
• This exercise can be combined with a forward jump at the end when you are rising back to the starter position.  Give it all you got and you will be worn out in no time at all.

Hindu Style Pushup (full body exercise) – When doing this pushup exercise, breathing is important.  You will find that, after you have been using weights for a long time, 25 is even a challenging number to get the first time.  This exercise and the Hindu Squat are both heavily used by Indian wrestlers.  They help out your endurance and strength  tremendously.

• You start in the all-fours position, facing the floor, with only your hands and feet touching the ground. 
• You can spread your legs as far as you want, but only do what is comfortable. 
• You begin by looking at your heels and begin to roll forward by dipping as close to the ground as you can without touching it and end in the position where your head and upper body is pointing up while your hips are close to the ground. 
• Return to the starting position by either pushing your rear back up in the air or by doing the exact same motion backwards (which will work your shoulders more). 
• This is one rep. 
• Breathe in during the downward motion and out when returning to the starting position. 

Finger Tip Pushup (chest | arms | hands exercise) – You will find stronger fingers come with doing these and they will not change the appearance of your fingers like some of you may fear.  I have done these almost every day for six months and have not noticed a negative change in the appearance of my hands, only that they are much stronger.  You should just make sure to do what you can handle.  I will do at least 5 or 10 just to keep them conditioned.  The name is self explanatory for this bodyweight exercise. 

• You get into the push up position and start on your finger tips. 
• Go down and return just as you would a regular pushup.
• This is one rep.
• Try five or ten.

One-arm Pushup (chest | arms exercise) – This bodyweight exercise is challenging.  If you get one on your first try you are stronger than you may have thought.  I will only do a couple on each arm when working out, but I try to do a variety of different bodyweight exercises within the 15-20 minutes of working out. 

• As you might have guessed you will get into the pushup position, use one arm, and have a wide foot base.
• Switch arms and do an equal amount on the other side, making sure to use your weakest arm first so that you develop each side equally.

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