Steve Maxwell does the Hindu push-up

keep those elbows in, boys!

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[junesue1205]

looks like exotic sex. awesome.

[youtooberr]

In Bhujangasan, you don't lift your knees off the ground. Look at the exercise. This is Hindu Pushups.

[Зиновий Варенников]

Same exercise, different name. 

[kaindrg]

if your from india how are u not familiar with indian Pehlwani? if u are then visit ur local Akhara and for morning warm-up.

[kaindrg]

Maxwell has a blog just on the detail of performing the dand. i just come back to this video to check my form. traditionally its done over an elevated edge of sorts he uses an elevated plank like the persians which was representation of their swords.

[Aruna Advaney]

Interesting. :)

I've never seen so many reps done so quickly. Looks really challenging. I might try this if I can ever work out independently, without instructional videos on cable.

[kaindrg]

yoga was invented after the mugal importation of iranian pehlvani and blended into indian malla yuda. bot indian and iranian wrestlers used this as a work outs.. yoga is more modern than most indians will admit but the wrestling is by far some of the oldest techniques. look of indian wrestling training lot of vids out their where they spend hours doing Dands(the name of the push up)

[Aruna Advaney]

Those are Downward Dog and Upward Dog in yoga. This is the first time I've heard the term "Hindu Pushups".

[MrNothingButAir]

those look a lot like Dive bombers

[Groovemaster2k]

breathe in the on the first part, out on the return. Feet greater than shoulder width, although they can be pulled together for more of a calf stretch/ more challenge.

[amazingdany]

I can now do 40 of them in a row!