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Push-Ups - Male

Instructions

  • Lie on your stomach with your hands flat on the floor, almost underneath your shoulders but a little wider apart.
  • Push your body off the floor, keeping your back straight and your head in-line with your body. Use your toes as a pivot point.
  • Hold for one second when your elbows are fully straightened.
  • Slowly lower yourself to one inch above the floor, do not let your chest touch the floor.
  • Begin the next push-up.
  • If you cannot do eight push-ups in this position, bend your knees at a 90-degree angle with your ankles crossed, using your knees as the pivot point.
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Tip

If this exercise is too difficult, try this alternative version. Keep your knees on the floor using your knees as a pivot point instead of your toes. Follow the rest of the directions as written.

DISCLAIMER: Your doctor is often in the best position to evaluate whether any particular diet or exercise program is best for you. Advance consultation with your doctor is particularly important if you are under eighteen (18) years old, pregnant, nursing, or have health problems.
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