This is bullshit. Just do push-ups until you can do a “perfect” push-up, kids. There is not precise way of doing a push-up except to just do a push-up. This shit has to stop. Forest for the trees comes to mind when I see these nonsensical videos.
0:25 small ROM 1:41 elbow flare 2:34 lower back position 3:38 upper back position 4:03 neck position 4:58 speed 6:01 wrong exercise 7:58 scapula position 9:05 training with pain 9:37 only adding reps
Yeah dude. These fitness channels fuck with us too much. Dont do this dont do that.. sriously. M just trying to build some muscle. Just dont do the posture that feels unstable. As simple as that
Someone the other day said their teacher could do 75 one arm push ups, hahaha, I said nothing..... But also sadly a long time ago I worked up to 100 chin to floor pushups......
Regarding not touching the chest...it makes a huge difference. I can do 65 quick almost touch the chest pushups but if I actually touch the nipple line of my chest solidly to the ground I can only do about 30 or 35.
This was really helpful! I'm 51 and I was have significant shoulder pain to the point that I quit exercising for a few months. I was making almost all of the mistakes listed. Thank you!
Yea, I think the point is he is showing correct form for just the standard pushup. You need to be able to do the basics before variations or progressions
No, none of those are variations. Variations of push ups still maintain to the form without doing anything wrong to make the exercise easier in a dangerous manner.
Thanks a lot for this video. I did everything you said. For the first time, I feel the absolute power after I finish pushups. I did it wrong the whole time.
Flare elbows is another debatable thing. A few years ago I got shoulder pain from too much benchpress. Now, either because I got the small injury based on the specificity of benchpress in powerlifting, which require the barbell to be lower down on the middle/lower chest section, or just because this is the nature of shoulder, I find that doing pushups with closer elbows puts much more stress on the shoulders than with flared elbows -because it seems that the range of motion and thus the rotation of the shoulder gets bigger when you do "correct" pushups thus increasing the risk for injuries.
Right side felt my chest and left side felt my upper lats and shoulders during push ups. This video helped me understand that i need to unshrug my sholder on the left side in order to activate chest propely on the left side as well as the right side. Thank you, i realy began seeing some physical imbalences in my upper body.
Absolutely insane how my 13 y.o self was doing 80 horribly postured push-ups everyday, surprised at this point that I don't have some shoulder problems
all this time i was doing push ups i was doing small rom and i just started doing it properly by going down with my chest touching the floor it was much harder can only do 10 but ill work my way up thank you for the video it helped me alot 😄💪
The fact that he has to try really hard to demonstrate the mistakes. But overall, this is probably the most informative video about press up form! Weight and reps are cool but never as important as form. Hard truth for some people.
Hi Keg Wg. A slightly soft lock-out is not going to massively affect hypertrophy gains during this exercise as full elbow extension is the easiest part of the movement (ascending strength curve). However, there are 2 main reasons why you would want to complete every rep with maximal elbow extension: 1) Full elbow extension also reinforces scapula protraction at the top of the rep (= full range of motion) 2) If you ever want to progress towards more advanced calisthenics movements, you might want to maximize your straight arm strength while doing the basics. This is going to ensure that you condition your tendons and ligaments around the elbow joint to cope better during maximal elbow extension. I hope this answers your question. Keep it up 💪🦵🚀
So what should you do to solve the wrist pain other than just avoiding doing regular pushups all together and only doing them on dumbells or some type of handles?
I started doing push ups, adding 2 more a day until I got to 18. Then I felt an old rotator cuff injury flare up. I've stopped push ups for a week, but still feel some soreness. Wonder if I can continue my push ups?
Haha. I see where you are coming from. I got this topic down to under 60 seconds on my channel. You probably like going straight to the point like me ;)
Thumbs up if you also had physical education in at school, but instead of teaching you how to make proper pushups your teacher just made you run during the whole class.
Like two weeks ago i was not able to do a single pushup. I could only go a tiny way down and not any more. Then i could do half pushups. Two days ago i could do lower half-pushups. Today i realised i can do a full 2-3 full pushups. Im trying to work my way up to 10 and eventually 20. Guys dont give up, it gets a lot easier when you JUST START DOING IT.
@@umbreonamvs9927 hi! I can actually do 3 now! Though a bit shaky but it's something. Turns out I just needed to rest and not be sore to do them. Have learned my lesson to take rest days lol. But thank you!
It’s so difficult to retrain your elbows to be tucked in. It’s like my wrist just doesn’t allow me to bend that way because it can’t handle the weight in that angle.
Great video. However, I disagree on the knee push-ups. You don’t do them in the quadruped position. You do them with the body rigid in a plank position from the shoulders to the knees. They are a great exercise. Another option is doing push-ups with a slingshot.
its not crazy. The DI will make you do alot of them, if you decide to do them perfect picture you will set your self for failure. You will be the first one to give up and you will cost the rest of the guys some form of punishment. My advice, do moderate style of push ups. It will help you either way. (inore the crazy claims of injury in this video, those are for those who do absolutely terrible push ups!)
Military folks chose that path with their life. This guy invested those years in fitness. Why would you expect the military to be more knowledgeable than him at his own craft? Do you think a doctor knows more about engines than a mechanic?
#7 - When done correctly (feet in air, NOT bent at hips, core tight), bent-knee push-ups can be good for anyone dealing with a lower-leg injury or beginners for whom even eccentric pushups are too hard. I was able to maintain my pushup strength using proper bent-knee pushups after fracturing my ankle, for example. Now I'm dealing with a big toe injury, so am back to bent-knee again - way better than stopping entirely. They can also be used as a progression step for, oh.... superman pushups and the like. Otherwise, great video!
I actually wanted to say something about this. If your feet are in the air then your hips/back become straight. Like if you've only got your knees contacting the ground, it does feel a lot more natural.
This, I wanted to find someone talk about this, the example of kneeling push-ups he did was quite wrong especially on the posture side of things. The trainer who taught me how started me out with kneeling push-ups and the way he taught me was as you stated, the only contact point to the ground are the knees while the feet are not, the push ups really do work. The only thing that has to be done though is to add some padding on your knees to avoid any injuries especially if you had experienced knee injuries before.
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But you have a video telling to do push ups in knees (negatives) to unlock the full push up how much repetitions do you recomend of the exentrics?
This is bullshit. Just do push-ups until you can do a “perfect” push-up, kids. There is not precise way of doing a push-up except to just do a push-up. This shit has to stop. Forest for the trees comes to mind when I see these nonsensical videos.
@@luyolomify wtf
@@hhfbko what’s up?
@@luyolomify completely right
0:25 small ROM
1:41 elbow flare
2:34 lower back position
3:38 upper back position
4:03 neck position
4:58 speed
6:01 wrong exercise
7:58 scapula position
9:05 training with pain
9:37 only adding reps
someone pin this or keep the upvotes up
Thanks
@@retrom go back to Reddit
@@Christs_Apologet Ikr 😂😂😂
0:25 those are jail style push-ups, you have to do them fast
At this point, I’m not even sure if I’m breathing correctly.
Are you breathing with ur diaphragm mate? If not, then u are doing it wrong!!!
@@aurilio5633 fun fact, breathing through the diaphragm takes in more air in a shorter period of time. It's useful for sports too, apart from singing
@@zeyy84 but breath through the diaphragm is the Correct way of breathing so thats why its better!!
I think there is a new update for that
Yeah dude. These fitness channels fuck with us too much.
Dont do this dont do that.. sriously.
M just trying to build some muscle.
Just dont do the posture that feels unstable. As simple as that
My guy did 400 wrong push ups to make this video possible lol
Did you actually count lol
Well he did 400 push ups either way good form or not.
@Bag Stallion what does that word even mean?
Its on a loop
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I try to avoid those rookie mistakes, by not doing push ups at all.
*Modern problems require modern solutions*
😘
Creative
Best do them at an angle, against wall furniture. Steepen the angle over time if you want.
I know right...😂
Everyone I've ever met: I can do 50 push ups.
*Does 50 push ups, literally making every mistake in the video lol
Hybrid Athletix that's me I say I can do 50 and I made a lot of mistakes in this video I gotta admit I m weak
Someone the other day said their teacher could do 75 one arm push ups, hahaha, I said nothing.....
But also sadly a long time ago I worked up to 100 chin to floor pushups......
Hybrid Athletix i can do 30 strict push ups with no mistakes.. is that good?
Hybrid Athletix lol
Debangan Banerjee yea I consider 30 strict push ups very good
Before I could do 15
After : 0
Back to starting again
same
When your Mon tells you to tidy your room 4:09
marcincus lmao xD
marcincus hahahahahahah
lmao that cheeky grin at the end "naaaah"
Yeaaah mon doin tha pushaps
marcincus L😂L
They are all different variations hitting the muscles in different ways. Which is great.
Exactly
I watched this 6 months ago when I started now I can do 40 push ups
Dam i watched summer 2019 and can do 20 in a row
Dope. Good job my dude.
@Abdurahman II kneeling push up carryover sucks. Use eccentrics or elevated pushups instead
ak i started doing pushup 2weeks ago and got 10 in a row. now i do like 30-40 at most.
Super macha
When I started doing push-ups i could barely do 10-12 reps, now i can do 60 in 20 rep series, feels so great.
Regarding not touching the chest...it makes a huge difference. I can do 65 quick almost touch the chest pushups but if I actually touch the nipple line of my chest solidly to the ground I can only do about 30 or 35.
This was really helpful! I'm 51 and I was have significant shoulder pain to the point that I quit exercising for a few months. I was making almost all of the mistakes listed. Thank you!
0:35 when he said "my chest" i thought ... wait this is him? You have a fantastic deep voice, im not joking, i love your voice :D
i would love to advice this to my friends and clients.great form dude!
some of those are actually different push ups
variations that aim at other muscles primarily . with proper form of course
so true
Video doesn't know shit about anything
Yea, I think the point is he is showing correct form for just the standard pushup. You need to be able to do the basics before variations or progressions
No, none of those are variations. Variations of push ups still maintain to the form without doing anything wrong to make the exercise easier in a dangerous manner.
@@Sujiceel Not all mistakes make it easier, e.g. the hunch back didn't.
Thanks a lot for this video. I did everything you said. For the first time, I feel the absolute power after I finish pushups. I did it wrong the whole time.
Flare elbows is another debatable thing. A few years ago I got shoulder pain from too much benchpress. Now, either because I got the small injury based on the specificity of benchpress in powerlifting, which require the barbell to be lower down on the middle/lower chest section, or just because this is the nature of shoulder, I find that doing pushups with closer elbows puts much more stress on the shoulders than with flared elbows -because it seems that the range of motion and thus the rotation of the shoulder gets bigger when you do "correct" pushups thus increasing the risk for injuries.
Most people completely flare thier elbows
Elbow flare till 45• is fine but harmfull after that
Most people completely flare thier elbows
Elbow flare till 45• is fine but harmfull after that's
good points
but especially the GREAT point
abt using other ways than kneeling
Right side felt my chest and left side felt my upper lats and shoulders during push ups. This video helped me understand that i need to unshrug my sholder on the left side in order to activate chest propely on the left side as well as the right side. Thank you, i realy began seeing some physical imbalences in my upper body.
Give this man clap, his head is very red to show what is right❤️❤️❤️
why do all the fitness videos look so smooth and well made?
*Shaggy does push-ups with no arms*
yrty rtyrt shaggy does pushups with no legs and and arms
Stop
/Gulrez グーレス They aren’t wrong tho, Shaggy one shots both Farmer with Shotgun and Ramen Guy...
It wasn’t him
*Shaggy fked my cousin.... And he wasn't even there*
Any tips for ppl like me who broke their neck due to long time spinal injury? Any advice will be much appreciated! Thank you in advance.
I've slowly been grinding my push-ups! Started at 10, can now do 24!
I also like doing the Sally Flowers challange!
Great tips and nicely produced!
Who else is here because of COVID-19?
7 people are.
Omo naija what other option
Do we have ?
i am from china wana some soup for push ups
Bro i want to like ur comment but its on 69
Update: I liked it anyways cuz someone made it 70:(
Me
Thanks,I have watched every push up video on RUclips and this taught me something I didn’t know,about not keeping retraction the whole time,brilliant
Awesome. I'll watch it several times to learn the details. 👍
Absolutely insane how my 13 y.o self was doing 80 horribly postured push-ups everyday, surprised at this point that I don't have some shoulder problems
Superbly put up and brilliantly explained Sir!
Big Thank you.
For me the flare technique works best cuz I’ve been doing them the longest
yeah ignore him when he says do not flare elbows i do it too
amazing like always Daniel, thanks bro!
all this time i was doing push ups i was doing small rom and i just started doing it properly by going down with my chest touching the floor it was much harder can only do 10 but ill work my way up thank you for the video it helped me alot 😄💪
Full range reps break time under tension, which is bad for hypertrophy
RUclips Recommendation System:
2018? NoNoNoNo! Hell no
2019? REcomENded
The fact that he has to try really hard to demonstrate the mistakes. But overall, this is probably the most informative video about press up form! Weight and reps are cool but never as important as form. Hard truth for some people.
I need to work on my form...
Exercise not only changes your body. It changes your mind, attitude & mood
Fist time watching your videos. I appreciate the lack of obnoxious and ridiculous intro graphics and noise, as seen by so many other trainers.
I hurt my wrist doing push-ups I was going to see how I do push ups but remember my wrists are sprained 😓
I like the body weight exercise concept.
Been doing knee pushups with body in straight line.
What is the reason of pain around the thumb and wrist after pushups?
Should you really lock out the elbows or is it enough to nearly lock them so you won’t put all the stress primarily on the joints?
Hi Keg Wg. A slightly soft lock-out is not going to massively affect hypertrophy gains during this exercise as full elbow extension is the easiest part of the movement (ascending strength curve). However, there are 2 main reasons why you would want to complete every rep with maximal elbow extension:
1) Full elbow extension also reinforces scapula protraction at the top of the rep (= full range of motion)
2) If you ever want to progress towards more advanced calisthenics movements, you might want to maximize your straight arm strength while doing the basics. This is going to ensure that you condition your tendons and ligaments around the elbow joint to cope better during maximal elbow extension.
I hope this answers your question. Keep it up 💪🦵🚀
The first exercise had me a f.cked up injury. Almost a month now and still recovering🤬.
Dude I've doing them with my elbow out for my whole life wth
thats the standard push up i think, the one he's doing is the military one which is harder
you don’t have to have them all the way in at 0° angle but don’t do them at a 90° angle either. Do them at around 45° or somewhere around there,.
dude ignore him when he says dont flare out your elbows, hes just trying to scare you
Lots of guys in the gym have torn rotator cuff from flared elbows.
Thanks for vid sir! What about hand position?
Check my channel for pushup transformation. Peace ❤ guyz
Ever heard someone say: "OH MY SHOULDERS!", by doing the wide shoulder push-up on 2:08 ?
Yeah, me 🤣
Yes, I heard myself
#4 seems like pseudo planche push ups to me...a basic exercise for shoulders in which the scapula is protracted
barschbubi ikr ?!
I made the mistake awhile of switching only do bar training only wrist strength got heaps weak
When I do full ranged push ups, my elbow joints play a symphony
Excellent.
Watching this even after breaking the 30 reps barrier just to check everything is in place
As long as your form is okay there isn't a wrong way todo a push up
So what should you do to solve the wrist pain other than just avoiding doing regular pushups all together and only doing them on dumbells or some type of handles?
Excellent 👍
I do push ups every morning 50 reps bit my chest does not look good. This is something I can do and will see the result after a month.
thank you
Best thing to do is record urself doing pushup and watch
It's actually really weird watching you with deliberately bad technique. You seem to struggle with doing things wrong. :)
I noticed that too
MattFlowerDrums
I started doing push ups, adding 2 more a day until I got to 18. Then I felt an old rotator cuff injury flare up. I've stopped push ups for a week, but still feel some soreness. Wonder if I can continue my push ups?
Bulgarian push ups? What is the difference with the elbows flared and bulgarian push ups? Other than the bulgarian being performed on rings
before watching this video: hell yeah i'm ready to start doing pushups everyday.
after watching this video: screw this imma go play fortnite.
When I do push ups, my belly hits the floor, so maybe that counts :)
😂💜
This could have been a 4min vid but we gotta get that loot
Haha. I see where you are coming from. I got this topic down to under 60 seconds on my channel. You probably like going straight to the point like me ;)
I always go with comfort during excercise... Don't know why I'm still skinny🥲
2:00 then how come every does the bench press? Same thing but with more weight right?
Reeeeally good video
Helpful
Was doing the half pushup then he told me it is not good enough. So it try the full body one. Cannot seem to get up from this 1st one.😪
before: I can do 40 push ups
after: I can do 15 push ups
Quality over Quantity
But now you are doing correctly :D
Gino 1 what the word
😂😂😂
@@Gino-xy9zn wtf hahaahahahah
How to finally start exercising:
1. Find useful tips like these on the internet.
2. Save em on your phone.
3. Never view again.
Why must you attack me like this
😂😂ngl that was me before.. But now I look fit asf bruh, got tired of lookin of lookin at my skinny body in the mirror
@@oxykotic2k635 Same, but i'm still skinny fit.
100%
😂😂 join the club mate
2:26 “always go with comfort when it comes to exercise“
Me:
...lays down on the couch.
😂😂😂😂
I’m laying down as I watch the video lol
Im pooping
@@nou1343 how did it go?
@@jackxy2371 explosive diarrhea
It's weird... I can't fit your voice to that guys body.
His testosterone levels are insane
its not him
He sounds like a dad but looks like a jock
That's cus it's his grandad doing the narrating
Me either but it really is his
Imagine being able to do a push-up...
😔✊
yeah.... like its ever gonna happen
Pushups are so easy dude.
How weak u are bro
BL Harry gaming I was kind of kidding.
4:25 Cocaine Push Up
U R Some regular Cocaine user!by the way, nice advise!TY
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Thumbs up if you also had physical education in at school, but instead of teaching you how to make proper pushups your teacher just made you run during the whole class.
Before: I can do 0 push ups
After: I can do 00 push ups
-01
Set.8
I can do 00.0 push ups
Gumball your weak asf than stupid fuck
@@tiran1690 *8 sets of 0*
The first 20 seconds.
*WTF HOW DO I DO A PUSHUP!??!?!*
IKR - I thought they looked good to me.
Nautilus1972 same
The very first on on the video, which he claims is wrong, is exactly the same as the first one he said was correct?!
Maria C I Know, Right?! - IKR.
Bionic Badger
forreal doe boy
Before my chest hits the ground I am already positioned on my belly
True af,hahahaha
Lol
Indeed, I agree with you..
The legend says he's still doing pushups.
Ah fk are you serious
@@youbetterbelieveit8114 no he s not
@@momodominic7641 yes he is.
Lol
Me watching the video: Holy shit how many pushups can this guy do?
This guy: Yes
Like two weeks ago i was not able to do a single pushup. I could only go a tiny way down and not any more. Then i could do half pushups. Two days ago i could do lower half-pushups. Today i realised i can do a full 2-3 full pushups. Im trying to work my way up to 10 and eventually 20.
Guys dont give up, it gets a lot easier when you JUST START DOING IT.
I started weeks ago too but still can't do 1 full one :( so frustrating
@@b4nkai do wall push-ups and inclined push-ups to build up.
@@umbreonamvs9927 hi! I can actually do 3 now! Though a bit shaky but it's something. Turns out I just needed to rest and not be sore to do them. Have learned my lesson to take rest days lol. But thank you!
gll
@@b4nkai nicee
This guy looks like he is from the same neighborhood with Christiano Ronaldo.
Fuckin same thought hahah
Don't mean to be that guy but Cristiano* 😅
yeah dude
Push ups became so strong that I pushed myself into the air and into the ceiling fan. Instructions unclear.
So, I'm NOT the only one that has that problem ; )
Yoda?
is your ceiling fan okay?
Me: So, how many push ups can you do?
Him: All of them.
😂
XD
'always go with comfort when it comes to exercise'
Me: back to the couch then!
Before: I can do 2 push ups
After: I can do 1 push ups
That's still pretty good I know people that can't do a single one.
hahaha you must be a little girl :*
@@thesus6326 nah i guess he just plays *mainlyoverwatch*
@@thesus6326 no she's a big girl a very big girl 😏
@@TJ_Travels1 a 400 pound girl 😳
1:44 Been doing it wrong for 10 years or so.. it's much more difficult and satisfying doing it when the elbows don't flare. Amazing video overall!!
its really amazing how a push up start to feel once you dont flare elbows
Slight elbow flare is fine(~45°) if you want more chest activation.
For more tricep, tuck in your elbows and utilise a close grip.
It’s so difficult to retrain your elbows to be tucked in. It’s like my wrist just doesn’t allow me to bend that way because it can’t handle the weight in that angle.
@@FluffyCrimsonBirkenstocksGet some parallettes to ease your wrists!
Elbows flared with half reps is basically watching people do push ups at school
Bro I can do 100 pushups in a row, you?
FitnessFAQs haha so true
FitnessFAQs hahaha,,,, 😂😂😂
TRUEEE
FitnessFAQs We have someone like this in our class haha
I love how awkward he looks when trying to demonstrate incorrect technique.
Me: anything
FitnessFAQs: you're doing it wrong
Its not Athlean-X😅😂
OMG This video has the best comments on the internet... i swear i'm crying right now lol.
I love when he turned his head to the camera and smiled
Great video. However, I disagree on the knee push-ups. You don’t do them in the quadruped position. You do them with the body rigid in a plank position from the shoulders to the knees. They are a great exercise. Another option is doing push-ups with a slingshot.
My shoulders are still fuuked from basic training. Drill Sergeant dont give a sh!t how you do them, as long as you are.
andrew craig thats crazy im watching in prep for bmt
andrew craig yeah millitary seeks for endurance rather than just strenght
its not crazy. The DI will make you do alot of them, if you decide to do them perfect picture you will set your self for failure. You will be the first one to give up and you will cost the rest of the guys some form of punishment. My advice, do moderate style of push ups. It will help you either way. (inore the crazy claims of injury in this video, those are for those who do absolutely terrible push ups!)
*goes to war*
*gets shot and dies instantly*
All that training for nothing lmao
andrew craig ii
Why is the Air Force telling me to crank my neck back, wtf, lol. I've been cheated!
It is the Air Force, so don’t expect them to be as knowledgeable as any of the other branches.
When I was in the Army, they made us do the same thing.
@@lostlibrary4191 lol could deflection, anyone whos got a brain goes air force.
Military folks chose that path with their life. This guy invested those years in fitness. Why would you expect the military to be more knowledgeable than him at his own craft? Do you think a doctor knows more about engines than a mechanic?
@@darthplagueisthewise4591 Replace the word smart with strong, lol especially compared to Marines!
I have done the elbow flake push ups for years. Now i know why my elbows hurt
Yep, I've been doing them wrong. Push ups are so much harder now... Thanks for a very informative video!
#7 - When done correctly (feet in air, NOT bent at hips, core tight), bent-knee push-ups can be good for anyone dealing with a lower-leg injury or beginners for whom even eccentric pushups are too hard. I was able to maintain my pushup strength using proper bent-knee pushups after fracturing my ankle, for example. Now I'm dealing with a big toe injury, so am back to bent-knee again - way better than stopping entirely. They can also be used as a progression step for, oh.... superman pushups and the like. Otherwise, great video!
I actually wanted to say something about this. If your feet are in the air then your hips/back become straight. Like if you've only got your knees contacting the ground, it does feel a lot more natural.
This, I wanted to find someone talk about this, the example of kneeling push-ups he did was quite wrong especially on the posture side of things. The trainer who taught me how started me out with kneeling push-ups and the way he taught me was as you stated, the only contact point to the ground are the knees while the feet are not, the push ups really do work. The only thing that has to be done though is to add some padding on your knees to avoid any injuries especially if you had experienced knee injuries before.