DC Personal Trainer - How To Do A Push-up The RIGHT Way

Let award -winning DC personal trainer Josef Brandenburg help you start your New Year's off right. Here is how to do a Push-up the right way. Find out about our 30d trial at http://thebodyyouwant.com or http://josefbrandenburg.com

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[purefatdude2]

do you touch the ground?

[josefb20017]

@purefatdude2,

Maybe - chest first, no tummy or hips or thighs on floor.

Usually a folded up towel makes a good target to touch chest to.

[WWF4lyfe2010]

I can do atleast 50 perfect sit-ups. but somehow when i do a push-up (around 3 of em) my lower back starts to hurt/sink in sorta. Any suggestions ?

[josefb20017]

@WWF4lyfe2010,

The back problems may have a lot to do with the sit ups - they're actually one of the things Dr. McGill found were a reliable way to rupture pig spinal discs in his research.

But, the sinking is that your core doesn't know it should be engaged. Try a push up walk out (inch worm). Look for my Primer Magazine warm up video on my channel. I demo it in there. And, do your push ups on an incline after the inch worms. Enough incline to be able to do them perfectly and progress

[mattownsu1]

I can never breath when I squeeze my butt and abs, how do I do this while breathing?

[josefb20017]

@mattownsu1,

Its going breathing during your actual exercise - which might be 45-60s. Inhale, tighten up, lower, and a pursed exhale on the way up (a hiss like martial arts people).

[fznutmeg83]

itz like i lose all my balance and just fall flat on the floor,most of the people in our PE class have the same problem....we just learned how to do em a few days ago!!

[josefb20017]

@fznutmeg83,

That's usually a core stability issue: 1. before you do your push ups do some inch worms (look for my Primer Mag warm-up video on my channel, they're in there); 2. do your push ups on an incline until you can do them well on the floor

[llag23]

hey guys i can do like 60 sit ups and like only 3 push ups any advice on how to improve? :)

[BoyOfLol]

Anyone else see the related video by TheOnlyLuca, kind of wanted to see it, but knew that it's some gay non-related video and wanted to save a few seconds?

Yeah, I didn't think so pervs.

[Zeuts85]

I do pushups just like you've shown, and during the Summer I was up to 100 each day. Yet, I've noticed that if I do very many pushups my wrists really start to hurt. Is this normal? Are there ways I can avoid the wrist pain?

[XxGAMiinGxXxKiDdoxX]

@josefb20017 umm .. i thought i should close my legs while pushin up ... does that help ?? or i should only do it this way ??

[MegaFreshFood]

come on i want to have a sex with the floor!!!!

[mynameis441]

so you don't keep your legs together? O.o wow thanks! :D

[UltamiteYTubeUser]

so do you keep your elbows tucked or let them go out? Because my push-ups aren't hurting I keep platoing.

[jridgeboyz]

I don't see how to not extend your elbow??

[TangentAdvanced]

@Sploggez same

[0872verizon]

he was like no sex with the floor