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Push-Ups

nicola1141
nicola1141 Posts: 613 Member
edited January 24 in Fitness and Exercise
Is it better to do knee versions if I can get all the way down, or military when I can only get halfway down?

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  • amyhoss
    amyhoss Posts: 414 Member
    I think military even if you aren't going all the way down. That way, your core is engaged. Your core doesn't really get engaged when you do knee push-ups. You could also try what is called a 30 degree or 60 degree pushup. That is when you rest your upper body on an elevated surface so that your body forms a 30-60 degree angle with the ground.
  • jasonp_ritzert
    jasonp_ritzert Posts: 357 Member
    Use them interchangeably. One set on your knees, one set military half-way, etc. and keep working your way up until you can stop using your knees.
  • conniedj
    conniedj Posts: 470 Member
    Use them interchangeably. One set on your knees, one set military half-way, etc. and keep working your way up until you can stop using your knees.

    ^^^^I totally agree with this!
  • nicola1141
    nicola1141 Posts: 613 Member
    Thanks! I kind of was interchanging them anyway (mostly to see if I could do real ones yet, or if I'm doing walking push-ups on 30DS it doesn't really work to get down on the knees), but just wanted to see if I was doing a disservice to myself by only doing "half" real ones instead of full knees.
  • conniedj
    conniedj Posts: 470 Member
    Just try to keep your form good....and you will be surprised ( in a good way) of how quickly you will get strong!!
  • soldiergrl_101
    soldiergrl_101 Posts: 2,205 Member
    Is it better to do knee versions if I can get all the way down, or military when I can only get halfway down?

    I am in the military and I can tell you from experience that we in the military do normal push ups as many as we can and then once we cant do the form correctly any more we then drop to our knees. It is extremly important that you get the 90 degree angle with your shoulders and arms and keep your stomach tight and your @$$ out of the air.

    To increase our ability to do push ups correctly we do body holds/planks and other core work because the stronger your core the better the push up. Good luck girl!!
  • soldiergrl_101
    soldiergrl_101 Posts: 2,205 Member
    Is it better to do knee versions if I can get all the way down, or military when I can only get halfway down?

    Also another tip i forgot to mention is that in the military we also like to do push ups every hour on the hour at work it keeps us energized throughout the day and makes it kind of like a fun contest with your co workers to get you excited about it. You would be amazed at how quickly your body gets accustomed. I started doing maybe 20 total a day and progressed to like 500 push ups a day in a month
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