The SECRET To Push-Ups!😳

[@SquatUniversity]

Shout out macsthenics/TT for the opening stitched video & @chris_calisth for the push up demo as well!

[@_JESUS_REIGNS_]

🤯 thats just like #ThePerfectPushup ... 😅

[@Smurfis]

Hey I just found out I have facetal denigration with fluid retention and inflammation at the lowest three disc levels what exercises are safe for me?

[@lll-xo6nk]

And youre useing all muscels at the arm, too...

[@loveNsuccessfollowsme]

What do you do when your wrist hurts from doing pushups?

[@_JESUS_REIGNS_]

@@loveNsuccessfollowsme use a bar or dumbells to help keep wrist straight instead of bent... or buy "The Perfect Push-up" its a 2 peice equipment rotating bars developed by a former Marine if im not mistaken... that what I use... 😅

[@davidferraris7225]

Finally, someone who actually explains why instead of just how

[@funnyvideosandmemes151]

no

[@redacted-tn3tp]

indeed

[@glasscoyote9687]

Or... big or. You can just listen

[@TimmyTOnTheFly]

@@funnyvideosandmemes151yes🤡🤡🤷🏽‍♂️

[@TimmyTOnTheFly]

@@glasscoyote9687uh no. Explain why because if you just say how, most likely that person won’t listen🤡🤡🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Masc73]

literally just tried it out and it made my push-ups 100x better 😅

[@jackiedelvalle]

Not mine. I struggle with pushups bc I have weak ass shoulders 😂

[@abas656thegodemperor9]

Strengthen your shoulders then?​@jackiedelvalle

[@MrYitzhak]

100x? So 0? Thats the only logical answer

[@messybutmeaningful]

It makes them significantly harder as well.

[@Brandon-os6nn]

Im sorry bro. At least you seem endearing lol. stay up bro ​@jackiedelvalle

[@victornguyen1175]

Schools need to teach this, seriously. Kids everywhere were probably doing it correctly without even realizing it, and there are so many who get discouraged that they can't do it just because they didn't intuitively discover the correct mechanisms.

[@Abby_liko]

For real. I know I'm weak, but I'm not THAT weak. I never realized I made so many mistakes just by the posture yet teachers clearly didn't care and just wanted everything to be done. Yt seriously helps a lot more when it comes to this.

[@JustARoamer]

Or didn't even know themselves or know how to explain ​@@Abby_liko

[@antonioaugustus3564]

That’s true. Because as kids if we was to see someone do it we’ll probably, or our bodies will probably do it the correct way starting off. But over the years we was told to ‘do it this way not that way’ type statements when the body knew all along how to perform these feats. Most of my workouts came from watching kids do it whether they were novice or not. I’ve gotten 2 times stronger learning the mechanics of how kids and animals move.

[@puertoricanvtec]

Their plan is to make us weak and dumb, why do you think their trying so hard to get rid of all forms of PE is schools and they true and blame it on “budget problems”. They just want us dumb and weak, mentally and physically so that way we can never have the power or knowledge to heal ourselves. Now they talking about getting rid of the department of education, they plan starting to take form and the country let it happen.

[@Nextbigthan0]

I love people like you trying to teach the kids push ups ❣️

[@strawberrybunnie4422]

...... dammit now i gotta get on the floor

[@strawberrybunnie4422]

JESUS CHRIST MY FUCKIN SHOULDER BLADES BRUH OUCH

[@RandomGuy_368]

​@@strawberrybunnie4422 Lmao

[@HaloHighlightz]

Do it in your bed like I did 😂

[@chanisalwayswatching-5219]

@@strawberrybunnie4422 dont point ur elbows outwards when you're doing a push

[@Void_Mother]

It's 6am and I haven't slept, now I have to do the same 😂

[@Jovial_Troglodyte]

Another tip I've heard of was to try to push the ground down instead of pushing yourself up (just like Chuck Norris). This works the chest instead of shoulders.

[@rommelp8720]

This method may not be safe, as it could slightly offset the earth by a few degrees, plunging us into or away from the Sun!! Its best until one knows their true potential strength, "push up" not "push down"! 😂

[@t0ur3]

@@rommelp8720this actually made me laugh

[@MauricioRuffy-f8b]

​@@rommelp8720or it will also drag down to hell

[@Crispbac]

​@@rommelp8720 nice

[@MuhammadAhmad-jp5jy]

@@rommelp8720lol😂😂

[@azgaming9291]

another tip that i dont hear enough: keep your hands slightly behind your shoulders, not directly underneath. I got into push ups recently and until a few weeks ago i had my hands directly underneath my shoulders, which gave me shoulder pain. Holding them a little bit back is helping a lot

[@bryanero]

Still skinny

[@azgaming9291]

@@bryanero ?

[@sookiesterley2467]

All this did was give me balance problems. I kept falling forward. How far behind the shoulders should they be?

[@azgaming9291]

@sookiesterley2467 not too far, palms should be adjacent to the upper rib cage, slightly below the armpits.

[@vongatsby3619]

That's ,,break the bar" cue for bench press

[@aking_3898]

What's that

[@alexilaiho8534]

kindly explain bro

[@samw161]

@@alexilaiho8534 it’s were you act like you’re going to snap the bar in half as you would a pencil kinda like in the video where he moves but he doesn’t move his hands. you can look up “break the bar proper bench press” and i’m sure it’ll come up or look up something similar

[@samw161]

@@alexilaiho8534 actually “bend the bar” i found a video by recruit strength! he talks about it :) it helps you think in a way that’ll make you activate certain muscles and have correct form! like how with pushups you should think about pushing the ground away, pull ups you think pulling the bar to you instead of pulling your body up, twisting your arms like in the video!

[@mayurkagathara3601]

It's the way how to grab the bar for bench press. You should not grip the bar like straight palm, that is weaker grip. You should rotate the wrist like you are braking or bending the bar.. bar will come slightly at angle to your palm and that's stable and will give more power.

[@blu7878]

I've never been able to do push ups (my arms have always been skinny and weak) and after trying it out, I did a half push up! I was half way down to the ground, ive never gotten so close! Im sure if I practice more, I'll be able to get my first full push up. Thanks!

[@KevsGuide]

Do it from your knees instead of your feet

[@andriel2519]

If knee push-ups are to hard aswell you can start with wall push-ups and slowly make your way up the totem pull of pushup strength.

[@melbla3609]

I hope you will ! ^^

[@CoercedJab]

I mean if you’re a girl that makes sense… otherwise bruh 😂

[@annap3972]

​@@CoercedJab it's not nice to laugh at people, you are coming across as judgemental and narrow minded. It doesn't matter if it's a girl or a boy, you don't know their story.

[@astbosslady]

I am 70 years old and noticed a big difference! Thanks!

[@SessionSense-oy2hh]

Oooo I am inspired you look no where near 70. I stopped working out and now at 51 I have multiple pain issues now.

[@ryanpowell266]

A couple tips, pull your shoulders back, as if you were trying to squeeze your shoulder blades together, while also poking your chest out, and instead of planting your hands on the ground use dumbbells, grip them like youre doing hammer curls and place them on the ground where you would normally place your hands to do a pushup it gives you like an extra 1-2 inches at the bottom of the pushup. Maintain your shoulder position and go extremely slow especially towards the bottom of the pushup. Lean in and really feel the stretch at the bottom. I promise ten of those pushups will wreck your chest more than a hundred normal pushups. This is my go to method and i used to not be able to do pushups at all because of issues in my rotator cuff. Always remember 100 fast pushups with bad form will never be as effective as even 5 slow pushups with good form. Also I'm not recommending you try this if you have shoulder problems or an injury, this isnt an end all solution if you have problems with your shoulders, and just because it worked for me doesn't mean it will be safe for you so talk with your doctor before you try anything.

[@fantasticvoyage2989]

Thanks!👍👍

[@JuliusTurner-hm6ff]

Then please explain the people who have gotten tremendous results without doing any of the things you just mentioned? That includes myself.

[@Kingdom_of_God777]

@@JuliusTurner-hm6ff Bro are you incredibly stupid or what man? Any exercise performed even in bad form or technique will eventually yield results and sometimes even good results if done long enough. The issue is that it would have taken a much shorter time to yield the same results if the form or technique or advice (such as this) were strictly followed. Cmon man. Use your common sense bro.

[@vdd1001]

​@@JuliusTurner-hm6ff the truth is there is no right way to do push ups, there's 1000 variations for 1000 different things to focus on. So you can get good results without doing all that but it's probably harder or takes longer or whatever

[@JuliusTurner-hm6ff]

@@vdd1001 yeah but there is no proof of this. Just someone else's assessment based off their own personal results. Doesn't mean this is more beneficial than other forms and methods.

[@MansWasHereXD]

WOAHHH THIS WAS WAY MORE EFFECTIVE THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE LOL

[@AnthonyRomero-dx8de]

So did I

[@Youcandoitto]

I’m gonna try this. It looks really easy, after her explained it

[@Yaravg]

I've done gymnastics in the past a lot and they always told me a certain way to stand on your hands while in a handstand. Although not the same as what's explained here, I do now realize that it was the same kind of principal, that way the weight of your body got distributed more evenly over your hands.

[@davidangel64]

Thank you so much for this, this is huge for me! My whole life I've wondered why pushups tire my arms out instead of my chest. I tried different hand positions, using dumbbells to keep the wrist straight, all that stuff. Today your video showed me that this was the thing I was missing. Doing pushups using what you just taught me, my arms barely strain now and it's my chest where I feel the workout. You've just improved my workouts immensely!

[@Godtrulylovesyouall]

Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, no one comes to the Father but through Him.

[@HabibJean-j2r]

​@@GodtrulylovesyouallYes Amen

[@Jakeizbored]

Hi X, didn't expect to see you in this comment section. Thank you for the videos you made back in the day from an old fan!

[@davidangel64]

@@Jakeizbored Ayyy Jake nice, good to see a viewer working on that fitness life too. Keep it up

[@PhyloGenesis]

Wild to see you here! I just picked back up on X in MC Season 3 yesterday. Great stuff. And glad to hear this helped you! I'm definitely gonna check if I've been doing the same now.

[@Aanteatur]

The fun part about pushups is that you can place your hands anywhere to hit any part you want. Regular pushups are boring. I'll do 5 reps and hop stagger my hand placements. I've done like a thousand different variations that hit everything. What helped me personally is doing them with my eyes closed and just paying attention to how my body is balanced. Same with pullups, squats, etc. Creating a mental image of what I'm doing has helped me immensely! Using resistance bands has played a huge part of figuring this all out.

[@terrancethomas5820]

I'm going to try closing my eyes in my next session. I actually didn't think of that thanks man 👍🏼

[@LordWaterFarts]

Makes sense

[@pandasan256]

Solid suggestion, thanks

[@Exquisitepalate]

Yes it’s call mind to muscle

[@jiipo3]

I only recently started working out and I close my eyes without thinking about it when I focus during sets. Never really understood why, I don't really see others doing it. but reading your message made me realise I do actually visualize the movememnt in my head. Maybe it is helping me out. Thanks!

[@randylaw2744]

It’s about rotating your elbows in so your arms are closer to your body which gives you more leverage. The hands don’t matter even in your example the hands did not change. I trained Soldiers on this technique and always mixed my push ups!

[@FavorTeatree]

@randylaw2744 🕊️TY for that comment good advice(gonna learn how to correctly) & thanks for serving our Country Sir.💐

[@PunsandPixels]

Mah guy, I friggen love your channel. It’s pretty much the only short style content that doesn’t give brain rot and is actually useful. Thank you!

[@joshuad24]

There’s a lot of good short form content most is horrible tho

[@CoercedJab]

@@joshuad24kinda like mankind itself

[@NotSoBryt]

@@CoercedJab you’re toxic

[@zzrroott6459]

a lot of his advice is great. but this jen thompson clips he usually shows are simply bad advice. it doesn't work

[@shueflyeeditstuff19xx]

lol, the "friggen" is giving Jigen in english dub

[@mohammadallatif7366]

Guys do this shit on pull ups and lat pull downs, fully retract your shoulder blades and pulling yourself up is so much easier and smoother

[@PhoenyxxFaux]

I have to learn/try this for lat pulldowns

[@ahmadkhairul337]

This cue literally helped me start one pull-up. Genuinely think it's impossible without doing it

[@Pablitopewpew]

bad idea, your shoulder blade (scapula), your arm and your lat naturally work in unison when moving, so that's a recipe to end up stiff af like 90% of bodybuilders. It does make things easier because your pre emptively restrict your ROM.

[@OlafLand]

@@Pablitopewpew Wrong, I already do this and have zero issues and stable shoulders.

[@Pablitopewpew]

@@OlafLand and how "stable" are those shoulders of yours without using this technique? --> As I said this technique is a cheating strategy that makes you avoid the stretched part of the pulling movement, can you fully stretch your scapula?

[@inTerActionVRI]

You should also explain (how and why), but for working different muscle groups. In this case of the video, for example, it favors working the triceps.

[@mattmcneill3669]

exactly... thank you bro. Finally someone who realizes this too.

[@linesch2569]

Same for downward facing dog in yoga :) takes a lot of pressure away from the wrists and feels much better

[@yg-fitness]

Internal rotation is the boogeyman of your shoulder joint. Most don't notice it until it's too late.

[@drewshy8072]

Really? I do 10lbs dumbells lying Internal Rotation for 10 reps of 3 sets. It definitely makes me feel it but is also better than my external rotation(5lbsx10 x3)

[@yg-fitness]

@drewshy8072 I mean when your shoulders are internally rotated due to weak external rotators, which leads to improper pushing movements and shoulder injury.

[@Ahmed-jv7oc]

My left shoukder 😢

[@lucasanimations5102]

Yo thats why my shoulders are all fucked up, been doing push ups for 3 years now without knowing this

[@thebooper8988]

Imternal rotation is really not a problem and is demonized with no demonstrable evidence against it If you apply too much of this cue, congrats you loaded your rotator cuff instead of your pecs

[@infinit854]

I immediately tried this and it doesn't feel easier to do pushups, but rather that your whole arm muscles are working now 😂

[@zeykriid]

physically disabled and haven’t been able to complete a push up since middle school. hurt like hell, but just managed a full one doing this. thanks king 💪

[@JatinNagpal1]

Many congratulations 👏👏

[@reselieverborn6445]

Congrats king hope

[@Y0sHiikus]

Yooooo!! That's awesome! Congratulations!

[@mattmcneill3669]

men really need to stop calling each other kings. It sounds corny AF when women call each other Queens... so this sounds just as corny. No one is a king or queen. you don't own a castle or tell huge groups of people how to live, so knock it off.

[@mewthekittenproductions471]

Erm ackshully I tell huge groups of people how to live all the time

[@TatsuKeshin]

Another tip I picked up. If you focus your mind on the arms' effort, I find it's harder. When I think about bringing my face to the floor then away from the floor, it feels easier. My presumption is just a matter of distracting myself from the effort itself.

[@benjaminwebber196]

Focus your mind or put your focus. I hate when people say things I can't understand. Put your focus not focus your mind

[@TatsuKeshin]

@@benjaminwebber196 Thank you for pointing out my error. I have corrected this mistake.

[@hadifelani]

That's me back then, the interesting part is that I learned this while also learning to practice breakdance.😅 My coach simply said it's more efficient to train this way. A lot of calisthenics-related moves are incorporated into breakdance training exercises and actual moves.

[@FavorTeatree]

🆒Breakdancing sounds like fun to learn🕊️

[@PlubusDomis]

I still can only do bare knuckle pushups... Regular pushups and this video dont hurt my hands, instead they hurt my wrists. It's always been this way for me. Bare knuckles saves my wrists from any pain

[@tipoftheiceberg7034]

If you're relatively young or NEW to working out do pushups on your hand against something like a bench or even your kitchen bench if you have that luxury of having a house that is, it'll put less of your bodyweight on the wrist and slowly condition them to be prepared for that stress

[@Gx876Gaming-hz5du]

Bruuhhhh i have the same issue!! I can only do knuckles now!

[@davidsmith-uw2ci]

Same here it kills my wrist doing regular push ups

[@TonyTheTruckGuy]

But the knuckles don’t hurt? 😂

[@leahperdue4655]

Same! Luckily I’m a martial artist so knuckle push-ups are better for my conditioning anyway

[@Serounusa]

This changes everything!! Struggled with push ups all my life. Game changer. Just taught it to my kid. Now it's on! 😊

[@mattmcneill3669]

prepare to do twice as many to achieve the same result as the "usual" way you've been doing it.

[@VirtualBilly]

Now he should try to "discover" the proper way to do a damn pushup.

[@LuckyShowTime]

It’s just us 2 who know that 🥴

[@alexapetit1837]

OMG! I really wish people would teach us this in school -- it's a shame I was never taught the foundations for exercises like this.

[@tony_47]

Those “neck ups” at the beginning 😂

[@shalako1047]

Yep. He is bending at the waist way too much, so he is not really doing a pushup.

[@joeconrad3828]

Yeah, garbage. The man talking sounds like he knows what he’s talking about, so why he would use the footage of someone with the worst form at the beginning is a mystery to me.

[@mitsuboba1313]

@@joeconrad3828 Probably to show the example of what you should not do.

[@akpokemon]

@@joeconrad3828 well the music used in the first clip is meant to show an evolution of progress: the first part of the tune shows the "before", and then the drop hits and shows the "after". But the guy who stitched the video didn't let the first video play long enough for us to see the "after" (where the guy presumably fixed his form).

[@lighty9023]

@@akpokemon I hope you're right

[@stevehangzo7159]

I’m watching this at 2:53 AM and literally got out of bed to try it😂 I just had to!

[@MatthieuSCHREK]

40 years old me hearing this for the first time in my life. I tried it... it works wonders. My jaw is still somewhere on the floor though. Let me just go and pick it up. I had a friend, really not athletic, but he could beat me at pushups like it was nothing. I was never great at it, despite having a muscular body. Now, I can explain it a bit. Very eye opening. Incredible.

[@Sano_Manjiro16]

OMG THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!! I am a P.E student and I was wondering how I would get through my final exam practicals! This helped me a lott!!!

[@LilPonte]

Finally a useful video for working out

[@Gardenkeeper1000]

If you can’t do pushups yet try doing 2 min. Planks first by concentrating on keeping a straight back not sagging or hunching during position- use a mirror. Also I suggest you do 4 sets of knee pushups- 25 reps each set. Set 1 reg, 2 tricep, 3diamond, and 4 wide shoulder pushups these work all the areas you need to be conditioned enough to safely transition into normal pushups. Once you master those, you’ll be ready for some weighted vest push ups, but you may also have to start those with planks and knee push-ups. Baby steps, hope this helps someone out there and good luck 🍀 ❤

[@aloreaesquivel]

Thank you! I really needed some beginning information, I ought to give this a go real soon I'll screenshot it! :)

[@Gardenkeeper1000]

@@aloreaesquivel you are very welcome! Good luck to you🍀 👍

[@ryanstardust_]

Ah, planks my beloathed

[@lathanselman1482]

It’s just about doing correct form, if yall do pushups will elbows pointing diagonal, then it will be harder and yall can cause problems with muscle development, you want your elbows as close to the body as possible, once yall develop the right muscle group, it comes natural 🦦

[@mignonne_]

I tried doing elbows and shoulders as close to my body as possible for a few weeks and barely made gains. Having elbows at a 45 degree angle works best for me

[@PrincessNinja007]

Why don't they tell us this in gym though? They really just let us do them wrong for 13 years and then send us into the world hoping nothing got damaged Like, I'm pretty sure my shoulder isn't supposed to make this noise, but hey the coaches never said anything about my form being wrong 🙃

[@xMrjamjam]

Also doing pushups on your knuckles not only strengthens your knuckles and makes you feel less on your knuckles but also lets you get a much deeper pushup. You might need to do knuckle push ups on yours knees to start if your wrist stability isnt developed much due to an injury or just starting out. The only knuckles you should use are your index and middle finger knuckle, the same two you should only ever use if you throw a punch

[@pianodave3]

You're working an entirely different muscle group when you do that.

[@Viking_Modo]

Yeah, but that's the proper way to do a push up. So you're actually working the right muscles this way. Cool thing about push-ups? They can be adapted to work multiple different muscles.

[@quincylee2276]

Not really, you're still working the same muscles, just with greater stability and efficiency.

[@ii795]

This is what's called triceps pushups. They are actually harder than regular pushups. And the guy at the beginning is bending way too much doing "neckups". This short is rubbish.

[@zibbitybibbitybop]

Meanwhile, there's me, doing push ups on my knuckles because that's how we always did it in my karate class growing up. 😂

[@akranyum5846]

Same, but taekwondo xD i went from 3 to 18 years of age doing at least 50 push ups wrong 💀💀💀

[@AC-zv3fx]

@@akranyum5846 Is this wrong though?

[@SymoneTerry]

I Love how these healthy tips keep popping up on my feed. God what are you telling me . ? 😮😊

[@lassebrustad]

I've experienced with different pushup styles in the past, and some minor changes to hand position can do major changes to the difficulty, like moving the hands barely further downwards will make it way heavier, turning the hands a little will affect the difficulty too, and the distance between the hands can make big changes as well for people trying to do pushups at home, when they're used to additional weight at their back, just move the hands a little down, and feel the weight actually easily getting heavier than e.g. 20kg extra weight when doing pushup like you usually would

[@valuxlevelux5618]

Don't add weight.. just progressivly do harder pushups.. quicker or clapping in your hand or with your feets on upper surface or as you said by postionning your hands in difficult position. Btw you also train more muscles.

[@Tootrillll]

@@valuxlevelux5618adding weight isn’t bad at all. Maybe as a beginner but not in general. So, never bluntly say “don’t add weight”, with three dots directly following it, please. I hope you can understand what I mean. I can elaborate more if needed.

[@valuxlevelux5618]

@@Tootrillll I don't need you to elaborate, you can always progress safely by using your bodyweight only. You always risk injuries by adding weight, and it's not needed, I would even say its counter productive. People who use heavy weights damage their joints and cartilage.

[@Tootrillll]

@ mostly true but people who don’t push hard Im general can’t really grow big muscle bellies bc of that fact.

[@x711gasolinehitsdifferentx]

me dragging my ass outta bed to try this thinking i could do it 😂

[@Movethroughlifewithgrace]

Thank you for not using another human as an object to attract views but focusing solely on doing better.

[@hypoflipzy1157]

Great tip! Also, you want to think of your body like a board. Engage your core and push your entire body up and down and in sync. You also want to think of pushing your shoulder blades together when you go down, and if you want to go even further extend your back at the top.

[@mattsvoid]

love this guys videos might be the smartest fitness guru on the entire platform and thats an understatement

[@bcmdrakoo38]

Nah

[@IntentionalSpellingMistakes]

@@bcmdrakoo38 Who else comes close?

[@CoercedJab]

LMAO bro it’s just the one with the best social media in your algo😂

[@natthekiwi7074]

From a physics standpoint, when you do that rotation, the arms are better lined up with the Normal Force (force perpendicular to the ground) which basically means you get more bang for your buck

[@xoabdul]

So that’s why people struggle with pushups, I’m no body builder but it’s always been insane to me that the average person struggled to do 10 push ups

[@jhsrt985]

"Average person " is out of shape and also over weight making that push up much much harder, doing a push up at 170 vs 230 is a different universe ik from experience

[@xoabdul]

@ the avg person has a normal BMI, most people aren’t overweight they are just weak

[@PrincessNinja007]

​@@jhsrt985 I mean I couldn't do pushups with a BMI of 12, being "in shape" doesn't make it easier

[@sarahstanton6483]

The science behind it was never explained to me. I tried doing push-ups when I was in school but gave up coz I figured I was just not strong enough to do them.

[@xoabdul]

Maqda8-jyzhap-vikquq

[@zionokungbowa]

thank you so much this helped with my shoulder pain

[@svetere9883]

I think this just changed my fitness goals

[@tylerward8333]

The first guy was not doing push ups correctly AT ALL. His body is not moving as one unit because he is bending at the waist. Source: I spent 10+ years in the US Army. Do push ups like that for your fitness test and your grader we be like "ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZERO..." The advice about external rotation is correct, but dudes form is absolute trash.

[@bambooboobamb3335]

True

[@brighambaker3381]

Yep

[@jsmooth8655]

That’s the air force way🫡😂😂

[@ShiveringKnight]

Uhh no offense to any military but that has NOTHING to do with anything. That dude was just NOT doing pushups correctly PERIOD. Doesn’t matter if you were in the military graded by military. I was never in any branch of military I challenge anyone to a pushup contest. I guarantee u wont win and ill do them all with better form.

[@machinemaker2248]

​@@ShiveringKnight It was just to demonstrate authority on the subject.

[@ethanrenckly]

Instructions unclear. Partially dislocated shoulder.

[@dan-rr5ic]

i popped a bolluck

[@AmalsSpring]

REALLY!! I will try it. If it worked, it will be a gold ✨️ advice 😊

[@luvlyyycattt]

Now explain *how* ballerina’s pointe positions work, I am SO CURIOUS

[@FavorTeatree]

🕊️I learned years ago as a child even if joke wouldn't mind refresher courses and next level too for flexibility and endurance and jumping and twirling 🩰

[@unbereafigendlic8414]

Now, he just needs to keep his body straight

[@trombonefellow]

This works for planks too, good stuff! 👍

[@PK_1024]

Actually for me it felt easier when elbows went to the side instead of being close to the body like in the video

[@Pn3uma33]

Terrible on the shoulders over time

[@jojourias6766]

No shit , that's the point. If it's easier it's probably because your form is wrong. Just like you said, if your elbows are out then your not doing any pushups, as that's completely wrong. Proper form is always going to make it feel harder not easier.

[@PK_1024]

@jojourias6766 but in the video he's saying proper form will make it easier

[@thaynemorris5309]

Your observation isn’t stupid. It is easier the way you mentioned because the way demonstrated in the video removes a lot of the support muscles you’d use when doing it with the elbows further away from the body. Albeit, as the other replies mentioned, doing it your way will recruit your shoulders (particularly your anterior deltoid) which aren’t really designed to work in this range comfortably. It’s a great way to nurture a tendon impingement syndrome. However, if you start the way you mentioned (about 45-50° away from the body) and externally rotate as you press you’ll actually have a safer, more calisthenic movement that recruits more of your chest. I used to believe in isolating muscles by removing synergists (support muscles), but the body is designed quite perfectly to work together to complete movements. Rather than modify the movement to reduce synergistic muscles that are doing what they’re supposed to do, it’s better to get them to work together safely with proper movement throughout the full range of motion. It’ll be easier than isolating the muscle, but you can adjust speed, depth, isometric holds at the bottom, slower and more controlled eccentrics, and intentional muscle activation to increase the difficulty. If you pay attention to which part of your chest you’re pushing from you can actually control which parts fire for the lift and the order they do so. Like diaphragmatic breathing where you inhale from the diaphragm (stomach will rise), then sides of your ribs (sides will open up), and top of the sternum (chest will rise) to fully fill your lungs and expand into the entire chamber. Then do it in reverse to breathe out. You can achieve this level of control with muscle activation as well.

[@PrincessNinja007]

​@@Pn3uma33 I mean I did it that way from kindergarten to graduation and no one stopped me

[@Varaz-c8v]

ok but how do i rotate my shoulders without moving my hands? it looks like it has more to do with how to place your elbows or smth tbh, you should explain the movement instead of saying "see what he did there?" cause we didn't

[@Im_michi]

Exactly! Because I just tried it many times but my hands move and I’m confused asf

[@Query_8P]

Try pushing your shoulders downwards, I’m not sure if this helps but it looks like the form is adjusted like that

[@shkotayd9749]

Try to turn elbows in towards your chest as far as they will comfortably go.

[@fire5077]

Just make sure your elbows dont flare out and it's basically the same thing

[@NihongoWakannai]

Moving your elbow rotates your shoulders my dude

[@OlalekanBlessing-ch7qq]

Oh really I’m gonna try it dis way😮 thank you

[@hawaiidispenser]

Also be ripped and weigh a buck 30.

[@zmeulbun]

I weigh 130 and nothing close to the guy in the video

[@J-gk2bo]

@@zmeulbunyeah that guys easily 160

[@PrincessNinja007]

​@@zmeulbun frfr when I was a buck 30 you could see my bones so clear you didn't even need an x ray

[@JTD472]

No push-ups done in this video

[@ryanbeyer9078]

I'm guessing you saw the same horrible form that I saw

[@Ken-sn7zi]

Terrible form

[@ericmoyer8538]

No help done in this comment

[@prestonbarham2066]

Why and how

[@HellGod67]

@@prestonbarham2066 nibbas a$$ was levitating in place

[@evangelicalsonny2353]

Sweet! I’m gonna try this now!!

[@gentlespirit4]

Wish someone told me this back in 1992 when I joined the military. Now, both of my shoulders are jacked up. Still, great information. Thank you, Sir.

[@jojourias6766]

What branch of military were you in that let yall do bad form pushups? Most military are strict on proper form especially with pushups or you get the classic "ZERO, ZERO, ZERO.." while they're counting em lol.

[@CometsPath]

@@jojourias6766 From my experience, proper form in the US Air Force is just breaking a 90 degree angle, and they'll count it.

[@eddiesanchez2293]

Plus it takes pressure off of your wrist

[@Erpdc-y6w]

Doing homemade gym beginner edition since october and now i can finally do 8 push up in 1 set💪🏻🧐

[@Nat-mw3bz]

Awesome mechanical analysis!

[@ifheavenwashuman]

For those like myself that had trouble translating the instructions into motion; Just focus on keeping your elbows in when you drop, without moving your hands obviously.

[@brettwilson4397]

Perfect push-ups. Great video 👍

[@mattesonsc]

Just watched Elf-on-the-Shelf do more pushups than me. Well done.

[@chandanreddy842]

This was super helpful, thank you!

[@ldragon8480]

See this is some helpful exercising tips. I hate that so many people just tell you to do pushups and never show you how to do it properly without fucking your shoulders up.

[@jaikhurana9079]

OMG this is life changing instantly made my push ups so much better

[@quanyenwashere]

I love this channel

[@Yoriichi_Sengoku]

I've discovered this myself in the academy, and when I did, I learned to switch every 50 pushups. In power and out power.

[@jamiethomas3306]

Also you can hit different spots by equally widening and narrowing the distance from each hand. You can hit biceps by leaning a bit more forward and switch hand placement. Instead of fingertips direction north they would be SE and SW.

[@rachelross5829]

I have to do that right now to remember this!!!! Thank you!

[@tonytaf107]

Also, when you create external rotation on your pushups, you allow your shoulder to be well balanced. If you don't create that external rotation, you can get a bad shoulder posture over time, internal shoulder rotation, which means bad posture, and potential shoulder joint injuries.

[@CicadaXiii]

As someone with extremely hypermobile elbows I thank you for this perspective! I have always had to do them on my fists so my elbows poke out and stay bent; and not locked facing me.

[@stacydoe5009]

Thank you, the video lve always been looking for🤩

[@JONES300offi]

I'm a heavy dude. I'm 215 and a powerlifter with a good bit of fluff. I have a max pr of 713 on leg press yet I can't do a pull up at all, and I can only do maybe 5-10 push-ups at a time. I just popped down and tried this, im gonna do like 25 tonight.

[@ALV57]

I'm pretty sure strength is the reason why some people struggle to do pushups lol

[@BigSarnt]

I always learn something from you guys and I love it

[@sweetpvke_]

ngl,squat university sounds like a hardbass project from 2016

[@DavesRabbitHole]

Fingers out, elbows in, is how I remember it. It makes pushups more of an all over exercise rather than just chest and triceps. If you’re used to doing it wrong this may initially make them harder, but stick with it and it will quickly improve and you’ll soon break your previous plateau.

[@A-Villain.]

I swear this is the most amazing thing I've ever learned.

[@insidemyhead22]

I love this. I did this accidentally once and wondered how push-ups were suddenly so easy and then I forgot what I did. Thank you so much this is accurate

[@dinocharlie1]

I do this but never thought about it. Thank you for explaining so I can show the people I have to teach this!

[@R.RLopez]

THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!

[@Blasticks]

I have lived THIRTY YEARS and thought I was just bad a pushups till I saw this video. I’m doing pushups at midnight in the kitchen rn and it’s so much easier! I was using workarounds like dumbbells as grips. Thanks so much for this short

[@Jermz1979]

Those pushups look like my old CSM would do to max the pushup portion of the ARMY PT test. Then do zero counts on people that did them the same way saying that they didn't count since their body wasn't a plank. Dude was something else.

[@formal_club]

thank you! subbed :) 💜

[@ssspit]

i’ve been doing them correctly thinking i was doing them wrong this entire time lol

[@oliverscorsim]

Try doing them on your knuckles it forces you into good posture for this and you can still go wide and low for the cheast and even put your feet on something to hit the top of the chest well

[@TheBrownGunner]

"Skill issue, get better" 😂

[@Mr1970mercury]

Yeah full hand push up is ok, but if you have hand bars or use close hand basically making fists while doing the push ups you are also building wrist and forearm strength

[@Shonade_Malik]

I started doing it the proper way back when I was like 14. I wasn't comfortable with it at first, but I quickly got used to it and now I can do up to 35 pushups.

[@Itsyahboi_Alistair]

Nah I ain’t hitting that ‘Everybody, Lend me your energy!’ Ass push-up 😭😭

[@MeditativeHandle]

Respect bro. I see the stack of puzzle mats in the back

[@kristopherhenning1460]

Omg dude this is fukin amazing advice!

[@boo_blue_boo9229]

i always saw those infographics going around but i could never figure out how to shift my weight like that until this video

[@Molten_limits]

Before watching this video i was not able to do a single push-up. But now after observing the technique i just did my first complete pushup of my life❤