Why can't I do push ups?

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  • fromnebraska
    fromnebraska Posts: 153 Member
    I was told to drop down into a push up. Don't try to control your descent, just drop into it and catch yourself before you hit the floor. lol
  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    fromnebraska wrote: »
    I was told to drop down into a push up. Don't try to control your descent, just drop into it and catch yourself before you hit the floor. lol

    Sounds terrifying!
  • sarochka85
    sarochka85 Posts: 103 Member
    I finally cracked it by doing variations. If you look at JNL's Bicep Builder vid on YouTube, she has four or five different types of pushup. I found I could do X pushups before I could do regular ones. Everyone is different!

    If you are hugely overweight, maybe you can't do pushups. But otherwise you probably can... you just have to keep trying and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone.
  • rhtexasgal
    rhtexasgal Posts: 572 Member
    I took me almost 2 years to get to the point where I could do 20 push-ups in a row. My arms and shoulders are stubborn and have been the last to show any type of muscle definition. Two years and finally I have some semblance of a bicep :) Wall push-ups seemed namby-pamby to me (felt like no effort was put into it) so I started with kitchen counter push-ups done while I was cooking and then segued into bench seat height (like those at the park) to knee push-ups and finally a "real" push-up.

    Some people can get to the real deal fast and some like you and me, a lot slower. However, don't give up. Time is going to pass no matter what right? Might as well work on it and before you realize it, you will have done a set of push-ups without stopping!
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    fromnebraska wrote: »
    I was told to drop down into a push up. Don't try to control your descent, just drop into it and catch yourself before you hit the floor. lol

    The person who told you this: ignore him/her when it comes to training.
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    edited April 2016
    Kdp2015 wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Can you do wall push-ups? Basically standing at the wall, putting your hands on the wall, and doing a push-up motion?

    Yep but it's hard work on my shoulders

    You should not be working your shoulders, you should be pushing with your chest. Are your palms under your chest or above shoulders?
  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    aggelikik wrote: »
    Kdp2015 wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Can you do wall push-ups? Basically standing at the wall, putting your hands on the wall, and doing a push-up motion?

    Yep but it's hard work on my shoulders

    You should not be working your shoulders, you should be pushing with your chest. Are your palms under your chest or above shoulders?
    No I will do that next time, thanks
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    Kdp2015 wrote: »
    aggelikik wrote: »
    Kdp2015 wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Can you do wall push-ups? Basically standing at the wall, putting your hands on the wall, and doing a push-up motion?

    Yep but it's hard work on my shoulders

    You should not be working your shoulders, you should be pushing with your chest. Are your palms under your chest or above shoulders?
    No I will do that next time, thanks

    If you feel pain on shoulders, you need to move your weight lower. This might mean just your core is not engaged, or not strong enough yet, or that your hands should be lower. If you cannot do wall push-ups because of pain in shoulder, my guess would be the second.
  • Jelenajelenajelenajelena
    Jelenajelenajelenajelena Posts: 34 Member
    I can't either. I normally do push-ups on an incline, like feet on the ground/arms on a chair seat or table.

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