STOP doing Pushups: do these 3 moves instead (for bulletproof strength)

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[@LeeWeiland]

🛑 Welcome. Free Training: www.pacificrimathletics.com/online-reg?el=yt-stop-pushups Don't mistake videos for instruction. Positive vibes ONLY. Subscribe so you can make progress. See you in training.

[@jimpoole6037]

As a physician and 72yo avid tennis player I appreciate all you said and did not say in the video. You are definitely not on the right track, you are the right track!! thanks for your approach. Now, I saw a Chinese guy do a one finger hand stand, do you teach that??? :-)

[@jamesdigriz5449]

So true about the importance of activating multiple muscles and focusing not only on strength, but on mobility+flexibility+strength.

[@marianion4710]

Seems like next level training here. I better start learning from scratch again :). I shall watch closely every information you give.

[@LeeWeiland]

You got this!

[@georgelocke6445]

I feel inspired to change my body back from powerlifter/ bodybuilder back to gymnast/martial arts

[@chaosdweller]

Cool

[@davebond7380]

I watched your pulsing vid and put it into practise. My wrist for several years has been so weak and painful its been unbareable. In just a few weeks my wrist feel so much stronger and far less pain its a miracle for me thanks Lee means the world brother big oss

[@LeeWeiland]

Great!

[@senserave]

Great video. Your video is remarkable. Thanking you throughout my life.

[@LeeWeiland]

You're welcome

[@xingmenneigong]

Great to see someone that knows what theyre talking about, too many amateurs making instructional vids on yt and courses too!

[@LeeWeiland]

🥷💪

[@holgerkipfmuller6199]

Thank you and greetings from Bavaria Germany... I'm 51 train my hole life.. That's new and i will try this.. Sry my English is bad

[@LeeWeiland]

Greetings 🙏

[@jakemccoy]

Last three days, I have been doing backbend pushups in place of regular pushups. It has been rough, but I feel my body thanking me already. When I stopped to think about it, I realized backbend pushups are a more accurate opposite to pullups. One reason is pullups require ab contraction, while backbend pushups require ab extension. And the same goes with every other muscle in there it seems. In contrast, regular pushups require ab contraction almost identical to pullups. I would say regular pushups and pullups are contracting many of the same muscles, despite their names. This breakthrough in calisthenics is giving me the motivation to get good at backbends. Before now, I always quit because they are just so difficult for me. I have a lot of hardened scar tissue that needs to broken up back there.

[@LeeWeiland]

Yep

[@robert50173]

1st video of yours. Subbed.

[@firstbornjordan]

I don't feel so bad that I never joined a gym and I'm almost 60. I bought rings for my back yard 2 years ago - always loved the rings (at school). Mixed with boxing, running, dancing and a little cal, for decades, I find a beautiful balance. Resting heart rate of sub 40, and I'm not at the peak of any physical endeavour, per se - except perhaps punching speed. I love how you kept it short and succinct. I've always challenged the status quo - respectfully, it's healthy.

[@christinaartista697]

Sub 40 bpm?! You are my life goals! Thx for being a real life inspiration! ❤️

[@JustGamerGuyHD]

I kinda found this video interesting, especially the third one it have in my old school and I can use there every time I wanna exercise 😄

[@wayofthewicked]

very good.

[@hoowiegalooie]

Could you recommend a place in Montreal, Canada where I could do this, please?

[@LeeWeiland]

Students are there

[@RogerJones-u4g]

Got bad wrists at 46 so no pushups for me.

[@LeeWeiland]

That's not an effective mindset

[@stevethea5250]

2:30 .3:10 4:00

[@profie24]

Among others, I do yoga, calisthenics and gymnastics as a hobby. I am looking for sth. similar to this in europe, I mean a gymnastics club is a good address to turn to, however a trustable personal coach on-site is important but honestly how to know who to trust, everyone is convinced of themselves and their methods. Life span is too short to have too much trial and error ... why the heck should I trust you, for example? I know already pretty well which excercises are more or less effective. Still, it needs a long time with many failures to figure out how to integrate new exercises and how to speed things up without risking injuries and dead ends. I am looking for a solution ...

[@LeeWeiland]

Right don't trust me or others online. Get connected. And you're right, it takes time, trial, and error, which can be avoided when working with a coach whether face to face or online, like the team we have.

[@usmanbuttlife2106]

Great great great channel 👍

[@jesusmagallanes5835]

Agree with your mentality and way of training, is there anything in particular that you would recommend for the neck?

[@LeeWeiland]

Depends. Neck bridging for the average athlete. Headstands and headspins for VERY experienced and advanced people. Depends on what you're trying to accomplish.

[@director9951]

Can u make a video on mistakes of this exercise we need to do perfectly ❤️

[@LeeWeiland]

In time

[@d3ap_]

I am still a beginner and doing push-ups my right hand elbow got injured it was really painful

[@LeeWeiland]

Don't do what hurts it more

[@bhai3770]

Hey 😂😂😂 just right now i am going for pushups but recently I opened my mobile and searching for workout song and then I got your video ooo man really coincidence 😂😂 i just shocked 😲 like God is saying that don't do push up watch this video first

[@LeeWeiland]

Yep

[@alisaqer3605]

I'm trying to be like experts in Calstheincs Like the pose of pushup with no leg and hand stand push up and muscle up but i don't know how to start my train . I usually train push up 25 *4 Pull up 12*4 but can't reach my goal .

[@LeeWeiland]

We do Powerbatics. Move on to higher lwvels.

[@HB-yq8gy]

Don't think i can do any of those exercises because i ripped both pecs had surgery. The first incident bench pressing in my early forties ripped major right pec off the bone!. I always lifted since a teenager then left pec again 54 y/o do HIIT pushup offset crazy dumb ass i was.

[@LeeWeiland]

Flexibility first 🙂 everything healing ok?

[@HB-yq8gy]

@@LeeWeiland Yes now at 58 y/o just return doing the pullups I love doing but, not full extension.

[@LeeWeiland]

Perfect...how's progress?

[@HB-yq8gy]

@@LeeWeiland My progress is great no more bench pressing any amount over 145 lbs. I can finally do pull-ups for about 10 reps 3 times. but can't fully extend down scared. I started to do yoga Man did I realize how tight the upper chest & arms. Stretching is the key that I never do to preventing injury.

[@LeeWeiland]

Keep going

[@mimicro83]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Lex luthor I love pushups

[@LeeWeiland]

Now do them at all angles.

[@mimicro83]

I love doing them at all angles, I've always done them that way and I have no problems with my shoulders, shoulder blades and back. 🤩💪💪

[@LeeWeiland]

Now inverted, footless, no wall. Then with a weight vest. And on and on...

[@mimicro83]

@@LeeWeiland I have a 25 kg vest, so you hit me in the middle.. kudos 💪💪🤩

[@LeeWeiland]

There ya go 🙂

[@Mr_system415]

Were can I get equipment's 🙂

[@LeeWeiland]

Earth

[@zawpaing1550]

👍

[@clownyagami4085]

I’m overweight and I can do 30 push ups have any easier guide i Try to do a dip my arm can barely go pass 5-8 I can’t do a pull up either any tips

[@LeeWeiland]

No idea your situation...working with a coach is best practice

[@lashan8125]

lose weight my man it's gonna make everything easy

[@LeeWeiland]

Yes lose weight...whole foods, water, report back in a month

[@KevsGuide]

i no longer feel so fit

[@LeeWeiland]

Go train 😁

[@weirdishanimations1404]

As an American student, I will need bulletproof strength. So thank you

[@Cittamatra]

Really nice video. The older I get, the more I realise how utterly complex we are.

[@SynerstarHealthOver50]

Nice video with superior editing! - I used to work w/ weights when younger but now over 50 I mostly do calisthenics and they have really made a huge difference for me without even pushing myself hard. I'm actually shocked at the progress you can make with bodyweight exercises. Really seems like the way to go.👍

[@LeeWeiland]

Bodyweight first definitely. Train for the goal, not the other way around. Glad you're making good progress. Here's another 50+ www.pacificrimathletics.com/vennie-story

[@SynerstarHealthOver50]

@@LeeWeiland Wow - that was CRAZY- thanks!

[@anonymousfriend7338]

@@LeeWeiland sir can i go to gym without any personal trainer to train myself

[@rough3998]

@@LeeWeiland THANKS DUDE TO HELP ME FOR ACTIVATING MY MUSCLES and uh! Thanks Again for showing the right way now i cant take 45 pushups per day

[@LeeWeiland]

Of course but progress is MUCH slower

[@enditakamweneshe6428]

I am just about done with mainstream work outs, so much conflicting information, one guy backed with scientific studies will tell you this, and the other guy also backed with scientific studies will tell you something else.

[@chad5577]

I’ve been hypothesizing doing various forms of pushups and movements for strength building in general as better for the body opposed to the same core exercises for a while now. The body craves variety for food and is better off for it. Why wouldn’t there be a similar effect with exercise?

[@LeeWeiland]

Perfect

[@kilodagamer8081]

Jesus loves you all

[@Brysonpentreath]

Amen brother

[@DavidbelongstoJesus]

Amen friend.

[@titolino73]

Jesus what? Is this a fairy tales channel? Nobody can resurrect you are delusional!

[@fenrisunchained]

I've been working out for a while and as soon as you mentioned the tightness I was like.... yeahhhhhh..... I can bench a fair amount and can do volume of pushups, but as you mentioned, by bridge and such is abysmal. Can't wait to see future videos and ways to improve my fitness paradigm going forward!!

[@kamidubourg550]

Good thing that Im on the road to master the Planche and after the planche pushups and the HSPU! ^^ Its because I want to become a superhuman and a great Martial Artist !

[@mr.grimms4645]

I've always had a lot of respect for gymnasts who can do a bunch of crazy movements on the hanging rings

[@bcataiji]

Thanks for the info. I have a tendency overdo push up and then my elbows get to the point where I need to lay off push ups for about 6 months. I will try these other exercises.

[@josecaipa4365]

I’m a truck driver and lost a lot of muscle due to age and not exercising. Please teach me how to gain strength and become more stronger with age.

[@godsoffice5714]

Gonna save this on my PC and practice everything.

[@josephspruill1212]

Just ran into this video. I needed this information so bad, cause my should is goin out. It pops when I do shoulder press. I was in the military and did a lot of pushups. But never heard of the reverse. Thanks so much you might have just saved me a trip to the op room. I've already been shot twice, stabbed twice in the head. I had 85% of my body burned. I was in a mortar attack and got shrapnel in right arm and leg. I've died 3 times in this life time alone on the op table. I've had 14 surgeries on my head by itself, much less the rest of my body, So THANKS again...

[@thekekronomicon590]

My shoulders are fucked basically anything over head is not possible or lateral raises with weights. It would be cool if he knows some magic workout that would fix my shoulders but I am skeptical

[@LeeWeiland]

no magic. slow progress over time. work with someone directly.

[@Modernstoic1]

So grateful and dammit the only thing I’ve stuck to is doing a bunch of pushups but now this changed my perspective 🙏🏻

[@MustbeTheBassest]

What about someone who's never been in good shape before? Is this too advanced to even consider?

[@LeeWeiland]

We train all kinds

[@AA-sp4zu]

Thank you for the advice. I did every week hundreds of push ups. Really I had back pain. But I would never think about that this is because of push ups. Many greets from Germany 👍🏼

[@AICTTRADER1914]

I have always struggled with building real strength, I am in my 60's now and had a long time off due to health problems, I am training again now, and damm it's really hard. I feel like it's going to take me years or never get there again. thanks for your videos, they are brilliant.

[@LeeWeiland]

You're welcome, thanks for being here...need help just let us know

[@jaybman2700]

Unfortunately I compound fractured my right elbow so my arm won’t go fully straight and I have arthritis in my left shoulder, I was a tree worker for most of my life so some of this is not possible😢

[@LeeWeiland]

Nobody's perfect

[@TheTolaimangi]

You never know what your gonna get with tube fitness clips and I gotta say this is a damn good one. Cheers brother 😊

[@LeeWeiland]

Cheers

[@MS88nyc]

I’m excited to try these exercises to increase my lower back strength, ab and hamstring strength

[@JB-wx4wo]

How much for online training... I don't see a price.. Thanks👍

[@LeeWeiland]

Everything we do is custom and tailored to the individual. To get a quote please visit the link in the description.

[@Jerome_JW]

Hi Lee, I discovered your channel. Wow, what athletes. At the moment the things shown are a bit hectic. Bam bam one picture, next picture etc. Maybe it is possible to present a bit slower? Especially the exercises that you should do instead of the typical ones like bench press, a bit more precise, slower presentation? Your videos shouldn't be stressful? Or is it on purpose to do a handstand right on the wall? Greetings from German Stuttgart - Joe

[@LeeWeiland]

Play at .5 speed 😆

[@Jerome_JW]

@@LeeWeiland 👍🏻😂

[@LeeWeiland]

😎

[@mihrabadib]

My current age is 17. So are there any exercises for me?

[@lancemiranda1765]

Woah... didn't expect such a high quality video

[@mmafan3]

I was actually just reading an article written by Todd Kuslikis addressing how to make pushups harder, then this video popped up in my feed. Either way, Lee, consider me subscribed and great information. I am actually going to start looking for a set of rings soon.

[@atlvet9442]

I'm interested....I just subscribed..... It makes sense

[@martinsberzins7804]

I'm gonna buy rings. Thanks :D

[@ronniebornman4122]

Hello from South Africa. How much is your online couching option?

[@LeeWeiland]

That's the only thing we do...everything else is free...msg my team for private training

[@rodolink_0]

so its ok to do dips with wider than shoulder parallel bars?

[@LeeWeiland]

Eventually...but not as a beginner...and yes all angles

[@rodolink_0]

@@LeeWeiland alright got it, and thanks for the answer

[@LeeWeiland]

Sure thing

[@nickwest1476]

I don't see any 61 years old in this video. I also don't have rings or a gym to work out as a truck driver

[@LeeWeiland]

Many 60+ y.o. students, less equipment the better

[@tonymurray8671]

I don't have all the things you show on your video and I am 65 years old and have a average fitness please advise

[@LeeWeiland]

Gotcha. We work with many in that demo. Links in desc.

[@JacobDavisLifeStory]

I never knew push ups were valuable

[@candygrabber]

❤Makes sense to 🍬❤superscribed❤️

[@Chicano80five]

I have no balance due to flat feet , and back issues, can I still do these exercises?

[@LeeWeiland]

Yep

[@daniyal5i959]

Could you tell about some moves which doesn't require any gym equipment and can be performed at home ????

[@LeeWeiland]

Watch the channel

[@bluepen215]

Thanks for knowledge

[@SergeLabelle]

I am using TRX and exploring so many movements in a compound way. I'm 60 and feel like 30! For sure I complete all that with good sleep, keto, and so on. Thank you for sharing your great content!

[@thisarathilankeshwara4017]

Thank you very much

[@kungfuwaysteelwiremantissi380]

skills , so flexible, amazing.

[@nitinverma7817]

I want to know my flexibility level how can I contact you love 💕

[@LeeWeiland]

Links in desc

[@muhammadirfanamin6071]

Amazing.learn alot.well done stay blessed

[@MarlonKingShow]

Awesome channel. Thanks for your videos. But how do I resolve pain in wrist when doing anything on floor such as push up, it's really holding me back? Thanks

[@LeeWeiland]

Time and work...minimum 6 months depending on you

[@eonoeeonoe4839]

I will try this. Thanks.

[@angus9541]

Great video! Inspired!

[@thakurraviparmar1095]

Jimnastics 🤘😍🇮🇳

[@radiorakim]

Wow interesting stuff..

[@freelineinafreeworld5980]

Wow 😮looks stunning and amazing 😳

[@krishleysahani2147]

I do have a couple of questions sir. The support stand is largely an isometric exercise. Studies shows that muscle lengthening and shortning is important for hypertrophy. Won't that be equivalent to building quadriceps with wall sit than squats? Secondly, You said that pushup is a laying movement, but it doesn't matter whether the body is laying or standing as long as the direction of resistance is correct. I am not at your level of fitness sir. Please forgive me if i sound stupid. Thank you.

[@LeeWeiland]

static support is isometric, except when you start doing ring turns and ad & abduction of arms...or dips into support, etc. etc. static support also develops connective tissue in elbows wall squat is bent legs...the the more appropriate analogy would be the leg iron cross (middle splits without hands) bench is laying movement try a support in rings with arms locked and hands turned out for 60s

[@lahcenlhaj2130]

​@@LeeWeiland thanks

[@LeeWeiland]

You're welcome

[@darrinpatterson7392]

What about someone who has torn rotator cuffs? What would you suggest?

[@LeeWeiland]

Depends...usually high volume band work or surgery if necessary

[@bluepen215]

Awesome

[@NickTheAddik]

Hey man love your videos! How can I learn from you so that I can teach my clients?

[@LeeWeiland]

Certification

[@NickTheAddik]

@@LeeWeiland you have a link to it? Is it the coaching link on this vid?

[@LeeWeiland]

You'll have to sms my team

[@bluepen215]

Great w

[@wxnovie]

Theis are helpful if you have have the a place to do it push ups do work for me but i have learned methods from my grandfather he showed me methods they did in the military with i have to say builds more strength thein you could get from going to a gym i mean the man is in his 80s and lifts things most bodybuilders cant after being in the gym for 10 years its all in how you do something thats how i sea it

[@bluepen215]

Blessings

[@rsmith7292]

Thank you!

[@bluepen215]

Awesome

[@bluepen215]

Very good

[@rebitedon]

No powerbatics gym in Houston, missing equipment. Push ups will continue for now lol

[@LeeWeiland]

There's so many people in Houston you could build a whole team of people that do this with you

[@rebitedon]

@@LeeWeiland very true. Not exactly an expert and I'm trying to get back in shape myself. Being that there's not a gym out here I'd agree the market is primed for it in Houston. But where would I start?

[@LeeWeiland]

Msg my team

[@LuckiER89]

~. Very nice...

[@bascogolfer5210]

Respect wow you rock

[@Iron-Bridge]

Love this. I'd been neglecting dips. Also appreciate the final tip about working the spinal bridge as a balance to the push ups.

[@kimpod2417]

Amazing

[@brian888.]

Do you have calisthenics work out at home

[@LeeWeiland]

No. Coaching only.

[@shivashankarbk5539]

Old workouts are always gold...

[@TheGrindorDieMovement]

I love this video. Great advice

[@americanbrotha]

Wow. I used to do this just naturally as a teenager.

[@LeeWeiland]

Nice

[@artlego1007]

How do a find a gym like that in madison, WI?

[@LeeWeiland]

Hi Art... www.pacificrimathletics.com/franchise or...train online with me and my team.

[@rionluther9509]

I have zero flexibility and in my 50s can you help me

[@LeeWeiland]

Maybe

[@rionluther9509]

Very interested

[@LeeWeiland]

Sms my team. If it's a good match they'll help you along.

[@Testchannel_3]

Thanks! I really needed this. Keep up the great work guys!

[@highontaiwan]

Great video.