My trainer killed me with this exercise today

JJinWI

Not sure if it has a name. (I could certainly give it a lot of names that I couldn't post here!)

Was in a modified push-up position with knees slightly bent. Instead of hands flat on the floor, I had them on 5 lb dumbells. After going down in the push-up movement, she had me come up with the dumbell doing a row. (Basically, balancing my weight on the other arm that was down on the floor.) Went down, and then up with the other arm in a row. She had me do three sets of those, alternating with a weighted bar over-head press.

I was thinking to myself that even if someone had a case of a million dollars in front of me during those push-up exercises, there was no way I would be able to complete the last few. I failed about five into the third set.

Whew. Try it

MissingMinnesota

It is called a plank row with push up. Yours sounds like a modified one since your knees were bent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpB-ad8ezFE

JJinWI

Ahhhhh, thanks Minnesota. Yes, I remember now that's what she called it. Thanks.

It's going to be a loooonnnnggg time before I could do that with a normal push-up.

MissingMinnesota

My trainer went on a kick of these where we did them almost every session for about month.

shovav91

Wow! Thanks so much for sharing it... I can't wait to try at the gym tomorrow! It's going to hurt so good...
:laugh:

up2me2lose20

You'll get there! In January I did these modified with 3lb dumbbells. Now I do them in full push-up position with 15lb dumbbells. Keep training...sounds like this trainer knows what he/she is doing!

Lauriek70

My trainer also makes me do them from time to time. They are good and I feel the burn afterwards.

teenyinni

That sounds killer! For those that work with a trainer, how do you feel about it? I got one of those Groupon-type deals for 4 hour long sessions w/ a personal trainer (expires @ the end of Jan. 2012) but haven't decided when to start.

Puffins1958

Is this something that I should be striving for? I've been going to the gym for about a month, how difficult is this???


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Rachaelluvszipped

Nice job! We totally do those in our R.I.P.P.E.D. class..when we first started these..the modification was knees bent first....and I was like...no way..am I going to be one of the ones doing it on my toes...lol, lo and behold..I totally can do 'em..haha amazed myself...

You can totally do these ...you'll do fine and amaze yourself once you get the hang of 'em...**coming from a person that couldn't even do one military push-up..** Now I kick hiney..big time!!!

MissingMinnesota

That sounds killer! For those that work with a trainer, how do you feel about it? I got one of those Groupon-type deals for 4 hour long sessions w/ a personal trainer (expires @ the end of Jan. 2012) but haven't decided when to start.

I love having a trainer. She pushes me and always changes things up so I never get bored. If it is a good deal I would go for it and see how you like it after 4 sessions. It really depends on the trainer and how you get along.

warmachinejt

Wow! Thanks so much for sharing it... I can't wait to try at the gym tomorrow! It's going to hurt so good...
:laugh:

XD

TheBraveryLover

I do that as part of my circuit training routine. It drives me nuts and it's amazing!