Maximize push ups using the new POWER PRESS color-coded push up board and you are guaranteed to receive insane results. With multiple positions working random muscle groups, you will maximize push ups like never before. No more guessing on proper form! It's all laid out for you. Check out Power Press Push Up in YouTube.
I just realized after watching this video that for years of on-and-off attempts at fitness I've been committing the "not keeping your hands below the plane of your shoulder" error. Tried correcting that and the difference really is amazing. Thanks for correcting my ignorance!
@BtownSean - Thanks for the reminder, I do need to create an instructional pull up video! Also was planning on creating a video about how to go from 1 pull up to 20 pull ups.
Lol 1:49 He is right because i accedently did that and the next day only my shoulders were sore from doing push ups! Thnx man this vid helped me alot!
uhm i play rugby and of course i do push ups a lot but do you know what kind of running i could do ive been considering either sprints - sprinting 100m then lightly jogging the 25 m then sprinting the 100m and lightly jogging the 25m around the pitch etc or 3 minute run- running to the 22m mark and back , halfway line back, etc etc until you reach the end of the pitch and the aim is to get it done under 3 minutes?? any tips??
PART2 lol: I think I've always done them correctly, and never had any particular pain, but the last week, after like, the third set, I get up, and have this really intense pain in my chest, It's like I can't breathe, the first time I got really worried, then after about a minute, it stops. I do some stretching before and after workout aswell... So, I don't know what to do now... Anyone have an idea what I could do? Thanks in advance :) And thanks again for the good video :-)
Hello, first of all, Great Video :-) I wanted to ask something, since I'm concerned about a pain that just started in my sternum, middle chest area, post workout. I'll give some details to give you an idea of what I do. I've been doing pushups and situps for over two years, and never had any problems, so I usually do 4 to 6 max-out sets, alternating shoulder normal width set, then less than shoulder width for triceps, and then over shoulder widht to focus the chest.
@RSVandCocacola - I would get your injury checked out by a doctor. Even if it's minor, you should get it checked out, get an xray, or whatever else is necessary. It's definitely worth your time!
@BuiltLeanTV Thankyou, I'll see what happens... Today it didn't hurt, but it come and goes, If it gets worse or persists I'll have to check it out as you say man. Thanks a lot, take care
@Jimibee - I think it depends on the person. The wrists should be protected by keeping the pressure on the outside of your hands/palms as I mention in the video. I did develop a cyst in my wrist from doing so many decline push ups as a kid and not putting pressure on the outside of my hands. I then switched to stand/fist push ups for many years, now I'm back doing flat against the ground and my wrists are fine. Just something to be aware of. Thanks for the comment.
@Dharg100 - The primary muscles involved in the push up are the chest, shoulders, and triceps, with secondary benefit to abs and lower back. It's a great upper body pushing exercise. I think the push up is just one of several exercises that can help you add muscle, so if you were just doing push ups and nothing else, I don't think it would be possible to put on considerable muscle mass all over your body with just push ups. I do think, however, push ups can help you build muscle for sure.
Wow, this way of doing press-ups (turns out I've always had my head too low, my hands too far forward... I could list more things) are definitely harder, but I can really feel it in my chest. It always made me wonder why doing so many press-ups never improved my chest much. It only ever really did my triceps before. Thanks
@sasuke1356 - The position of the shoulders should stay the same throughout the movement. The plane of your shoulders should not move up towards your head as you do the push up, which is a common mistake. Correct position is shoulders back and down towards your hips. Stand up and pretend there is a string attached to the top of your head that is pulling you toward the ceiling. Stretch your body as much as you can keeping your head straight. That's the right shoulder position for push ups.
i dont really get what you mean by you shouldn't raise your shoulders towards your ears. and you should keep your shoulders back like a cape. wut you do you mean keep your shoulders "back". can you plz explain this? thanks!
@morbazon - I stopped doing the fitness model/bodybuilder split a LONG time ago and I'm much better off because of it. I only lift weight 3x per week now with better results. Try a chest/bis, back/tris, shoulders/legs split, where you alternate between let's say chest, then biceps, then go back and forth the entire workout. They are opposing muscle groups so as one muscle is working, the other is resting. Something to try out. It's a more advanced routine, but excellent for body shaping
@morbazon - That sounds like it's should be fine. I'm thinking that banging out push ups in the office is more about getting your heart rate up and your muscles working than it is about actually fatiguing the muscles with a serious workout. I actually like doing push ups at the end of my chest workouts as well, but usually do them in between chest flyes (def something you should try). I also strongly recommend trying a different split unless you are motivated to get to the gym 5x per week....
Pretty good video. I plan on applying these to my work-outs. I do weight lifting five times a week, focusing on one group each day, chest-mondays, legs-tuesdays, back-wednesdays, shoulders-thursdays, arms-fridays. However, I do work at a desk. Saturdays since im the only one working, I just drop to the floor every two hours and bang out as many push-ups as I can. Would be okay to do push-ups on Saturdays and mondays after I finish lifting? Or is this overkill? Thanks
@Karen614 - Also consider that overall body strength and leanness makes a difference. So you if focus on fat loss, improving core strength, and overall strength by training your whole body, push ups will improve over time. But, at the end of the day, if you want to improve push up strength, than practice push ups. I tell people the same thing who want to improve pull up strength, do A LOT of pull ups! Good luck.
@karennm614 - That's a really tough question to answer because prescribing an individualized exercise program depends on a complete analysis of your nutrition, exercise, and even body assessment. With that said, can offer you some general tips. What I recommend is doing push ups on an incline, then lowering the incline over time. Also, every day, try to just do a few more pushups. Over time, you will be able to build to the 100-200 range spread across a handful of sets....
i am going to be taking the correction officer test and i need to do a certain amount of push ups in a certain time. i can hardly do any right now. what's the best way to train to prepare myself for the physical part of this test??
@Morgensteinnn - Kudos for quitting smoking. I'm sure you can get back to doing 30-40 push ups again if you put your mind to it. 10 is not too bad of a start!
@TomCoppell - That's great to hear you are getting back in shape. I think trying to complete push ups on an incline can make them less challenging, or on your knees instead of your feet. Over time, you will get your strength back. You should also consider my BuiltLean Program to help you get back in shape. Thanks for the comment!
Great explanation video. I have always loved keeping fit. About 6 years ago I used to play football all the time, I could stretch my legs and could see the muscles. Unfortunately I had to give up the sport due to a knee injury. I'm still wanting to keep fit but since it has been so long since I have played the game I have put on a bit of weight. My arms have always been quite skinny, I tried doing a few push ups this morning and could not go near the floor at all. Have you any advise? Thanks
thanks a ton, great vid, i was really helped by your emphasis upon putting pressure on the outside of the hands, i tried that and it made a whole world of difference
@MayorCheezHead I think it's because it gives you that "rest time" and you don't want that if you're trying to get a good burn on. That's what sets are for. :) Just my opinion.
@WalkProp - That's a great question. In the Marine Corps during push up tests, you must lock your elbows out in the up position. With that said, the goal of a push up is to engage the chest/shoulders/triceps/core. When locking out the elbows, pressure (how much depends on how strong you are) is put on the elbow joint. The downside of locking out is you can wear down cartiladge, or hyperextend the elbows. I could write a lot more, but comment space is limited. Listening to your body is key.
@flukemaster68 - I prefer a 45 degree angle in terms of elbow positioning when completing push ups. It takes undue pressure off the shoulders and engages the chest, shoulders, and triceps fairly equally. Thanks for the comment!
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Maximize push ups using the new POWER PRESS color-coded push up board and you are guaranteed to receive insane results. With multiple positions working random muscle groups, you will maximize push ups like never before. No more guessing on proper form! It's all laid out for you. Check out Power Press Push Up in YouTube.
maxfitgear 3 days ago
I got problems in wrist and shoulders :/
I dont why
I think I hurted with too much pressure
RainNStorm92 3 weeks ago
I just realized after watching this video that for years of on-and-off attempts at fitness I've been committing the "not keeping your hands below the plane of your shoulder" error. Tried correcting that and the difference really is amazing. Thanks for correcting my ignorance!
emgoss84 1 month ago
yup thats what i thought thank you.
MsFreshy3 1 month ago
Thanks for demonstrating. Now I can do my push up in a more proper way.
ChueHang17 1 month ago
Would love to see a similar video for proper pull up form!
Great video though, my pushup form has been massively improved and I can definitely feel the difference. Thank you!
BtownSean 1 month ago 3
@BtownSean - Thanks for the reminder, I do need to create an instructional pull up video! Also was planning on creating a video about how to go from 1 pull up to 20 pull ups.
BuiltLeanTV 1 month ago 5
Lol 1:49 He is right because i accedently did that and the next day only my shoulders were sore from doing push ups! Thnx man this vid helped me alot!
MultiDean98 1 month ago
uhm i play rugby and of course i do push ups a lot but do you know what kind of running i could do ive been considering either sprints - sprinting 100m then lightly jogging the 25 m then sprinting the 100m and lightly jogging the 25m around the pitch etc or 3 minute run- running to the 22m mark and back , halfway line back, etc etc until you reach the end of the pitch and the aim is to get it done under 3 minutes?? any tips??
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PART2 lol: I think I've always done them correctly, and never had any particular pain, but the last week, after like, the third set, I get up, and have this really intense pain in my chest, It's like I can't breathe, the first time I got really worried, then after about a minute, it stops. I do some stretching before and after workout aswell... So, I don't know what to do now... Anyone have an idea what I could do? Thanks in advance :) And thanks again for the good video :-)
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Hello, first of all, Great Video :-) I wanted to ask something, since I'm concerned about a pain that just started in my sternum, middle chest area, post workout. I'll give some details to give you an idea of what I do. I've been doing pushups and situps for over two years, and never had any problems, so I usually do 4 to 6 max-out sets, alternating shoulder normal width set, then less than shoulder width for triceps, and then over shoulder widht to focus the chest.
RSVandCocacola 1 month ago
@RSVandCocacola - I would get your injury checked out by a doctor. Even if it's minor, you should get it checked out, get an xray, or whatever else is necessary. It's definitely worth your time!
BuiltLeanTV 1 month ago
@BuiltLeanTV Thankyou, I'll see what happens... Today it didn't hurt, but it come and goes, If it gets worse or persists I'll have to check it out as you say man. Thanks a lot, take care
RSVandCocacola 1 month ago
1 person cant do a press up
TheASDAshopper 1 month ago
I used to do great push ups like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee (and a few beers in the belly).
seymour85 2 months ago
@Jimibee - I think it depends on the person. The wrists should be protected by keeping the pressure on the outside of your hands/palms as I mention in the video. I did develop a cyst in my wrist from doing so many decline push ups as a kid and not putting pressure on the outside of my hands. I then switched to stand/fist push ups for many years, now I'm back doing flat against the ground and my wrists are fine. Just something to be aware of. Thanks for the comment.
BuiltLeanTV 3 months ago
@BuiltLeanTV what muscles do push up have affect on? can you get big from push up like body builders?
Dharg100 2 months ago
@Dharg100 - The primary muscles involved in the push up are the chest, shoulders, and triceps, with secondary benefit to abs and lower back. It's a great upper body pushing exercise. I think the push up is just one of several exercises that can help you add muscle, so if you were just doing push ups and nothing else, I don't think it would be possible to put on considerable muscle mass all over your body with just push ups. I do think, however, push ups can help you build muscle for sure.
BuiltLeanTV 2 months ago
@BuiltLeanTV thanks and bench press
Dharg100 2 months ago
Hey! you need to make sure you use your fists or use a stand as having your hands flat on your floorl injure your wrists
JimiiBee 3 months ago
@megakid39 - Don't have a youtube partnership yet, but I'm working on it! Thanks for the comment. Hopefully youtube listens.
BuiltLeanTV 3 months ago
Can't wait to play Skyrim while doing this!
dabears17x 4 months ago 23
Does this guy have a Youtube partnership? Get this guy a Youtube partnership.
megakid39 4 months ago
Wow, this way of doing press-ups (turns out I've always had my head too low, my hands too far forward... I could list more things) are definitely harder, but I can really feel it in my chest. It always made me wonder why doing so many press-ups never improved my chest much. It only ever really did my triceps before. Thanks
EpicFishFingers 4 months ago
@sasuke1356 - The position of the shoulders should stay the same throughout the movement. The plane of your shoulders should not move up towards your head as you do the push up, which is a common mistake. Correct position is shoulders back and down towards your hips. Stand up and pretend there is a string attached to the top of your head that is pulling you toward the ceiling. Stretch your body as much as you can keeping your head straight. That's the right shoulder position for push ups.
BuiltLeanTV 4 months ago
i dont really get what you mean by you shouldn't raise your shoulders towards your ears. and you should keep your shoulders back like a cape. wut you do you mean keep your shoulders "back". can you plz explain this? thanks!
sasuke1356 4 months ago
Great help! Thanks!
frickinjim 6 months ago
@morbazon - I stopped doing the fitness model/bodybuilder split a LONG time ago and I'm much better off because of it. I only lift weight 3x per week now with better results. Try a chest/bis, back/tris, shoulders/legs split, where you alternate between let's say chest, then biceps, then go back and forth the entire workout. They are opposing muscle groups so as one muscle is working, the other is resting. Something to try out. It's a more advanced routine, but excellent for body shaping
BuiltLeanTV 6 months ago
@morbazon - That sounds like it's should be fine. I'm thinking that banging out push ups in the office is more about getting your heart rate up and your muscles working than it is about actually fatiguing the muscles with a serious workout. I actually like doing push ups at the end of my chest workouts as well, but usually do them in between chest flyes (def something you should try). I also strongly recommend trying a different split unless you are motivated to get to the gym 5x per week....
BuiltLeanTV 6 months ago
Pretty good video. I plan on applying these to my work-outs. I do weight lifting five times a week, focusing on one group each day, chest-mondays, legs-tuesdays, back-wednesdays, shoulders-thursdays, arms-fridays. However, I do work at a desk. Saturdays since im the only one working, I just drop to the floor every two hours and bang out as many push-ups as I can. Would be okay to do push-ups on Saturdays and mondays after I finish lifting? Or is this overkill? Thanks
Morbazon40 6 months ago
@Karen614 - Also consider that overall body strength and leanness makes a difference. So you if focus on fat loss, improving core strength, and overall strength by training your whole body, push ups will improve over time. But, at the end of the day, if you want to improve push up strength, than practice push ups. I tell people the same thing who want to improve pull up strength, do A LOT of pull ups! Good luck.
BuiltLeanTV 6 months ago
@karennm614 - That's a really tough question to answer because prescribing an individualized exercise program depends on a complete analysis of your nutrition, exercise, and even body assessment. With that said, can offer you some general tips. What I recommend is doing push ups on an incline, then lowering the incline over time. Also, every day, try to just do a few more pushups. Over time, you will be able to build to the 100-200 range spread across a handful of sets....
BuiltLeanTV 6 months ago
i am going to be taking the correction officer test and i need to do a certain amount of push ups in a certain time. i can hardly do any right now. what's the best way to train to prepare myself for the physical part of this test??
karenm614 6 months ago
does anyone now how to throw a football farther? what muscle to train?
ku42 7 months ago
Thanks man.
merritt2014 7 months ago
NICE TIPS ABOUT FORM! I really needed to know more about form and that's exactly what you did.
8015908 7 months ago
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Thanks man! I am getting a much better workout from my pushups now!
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@Morgensteinnn - Kudos for quitting smoking. I'm sure you can get back to doing 30-40 push ups again if you put your mind to it. 10 is not too bad of a start!
BuiltLeanTV 9 months ago
Man back in high school i could do about 30-40 at a time , i just decided to quit smoking, and i just tried a set and i could barely get 10 in, lol.
Morgensteinnn 9 months ago
@TomCoppell - That's great to hear you are getting back in shape. I think trying to complete push ups on an incline can make them less challenging, or on your knees instead of your feet. Over time, you will get your strength back. You should also consider my BuiltLean Program to help you get back in shape. Thanks for the comment!
BuiltLeanTV 9 months ago
Great explanation video. I have always loved keeping fit. About 6 years ago I used to play football all the time, I could stretch my legs and could see the muscles. Unfortunately I had to give up the sport due to a knee injury. I'm still wanting to keep fit but since it has been so long since I have played the game I have put on a bit of weight. My arms have always been quite skinny, I tried doing a few push ups this morning and could not go near the floor at all. Have you any advise? Thanks
TomCoppell 9 months ago
@MayorCheezHead - Awesome. Happy it was helpful.
BuiltLeanTV 9 months ago
thanks a ton, great vid, i was really helped by your emphasis upon putting pressure on the outside of the hands, i tried that and it made a whole world of difference
MayorCheezHead 9 months ago
@MayorCheezHead I think it's because it gives you that "rest time" and you don't want that if you're trying to get a good burn on. That's what sets are for. :) Just my opinion.
MyAccountBitch 8 months ago
@WalkProp - That's a great question. In the Marine Corps during push up tests, you must lock your elbows out in the up position. With that said, the goal of a push up is to engage the chest/shoulders/triceps/core. When locking out the elbows, pressure (how much depends on how strong you are) is put on the elbow joint. The downside of locking out is you can wear down cartiladge, or hyperextend the elbows. I could write a lot more, but comment space is limited. Listening to your body is key.
BuiltLeanTV 10 months ago
Explain why it's not advisable to 'lock out' the elbows at the top. Seems reasonable to me.
WalkProp 10 months ago
@flukemaster68 - I prefer a 45 degree angle in terms of elbow positioning when completing push ups. It takes undue pressure off the shoulders and engages the chest, shoulders, and triceps fairly equally. Thanks for the comment!
BuiltLeanTV 11 months ago