Push ups....HELP

I stick to the 'girly style' with the knees because my Phys Ed teacher once told me that new research had shown that the military style ones can damage a woman's womb. Thanks very much but I want my womb working perfectly!

No. It is running that can make your uterus fall out. Also, your fallopian tubes can get tangled. Push ups are okay.

Lol I didn't realise I would start such a hot topic! Well supposedly it puts strain on it which can damage it. Dunno but the seed of doubt has been sown into me by someone whose job it is to make teenagers to exercise safely. I'd rather be safe than sorry
Duuuude.... I totally had to untangle my BFF's fallopian tubes the other day. It was worse than untangling my 1980's gold chains. Seriously ladies. Don't make this mistake.

Do. Not. Run.

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my experience was that doing them on my knees did NOTHING to help me.

i started with the wall. 3x10

then the edge of the sleigh bed

then the kitchen counter

then the sofa

and now i am on the 2nd step...hopefully moving to the first step soon,

i think it works better this way because you are in the straight plank position for all of the stages

just my experience

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The only way I can connect the womb with pushups is that babies come from the womb, and are frequently seen doing pushups (cue adorable babies doing pushups)



As for actual advice:

As with anything else, start small, work your way up. Every other day try to do a few pushups with perfect form. Every other time you do it, try to add 1 rep.

Push ups are super hard! I gave up on the floor ones, but now I use a bar (like a squat bar) so that I'm at more of an incline and off the floor (saves the knees, too), and I always lay on my back and throw a weight ball up in the air to work the same set of muscles.

It's not unusual even for tall men to have trouble doing pushups-- it's just a matter of where the lever is placed, making the work much harder.

So that explains it! I'm not weak... I'm just too tall

Thank you!

But seriously, this does actually make sense. I find the barbell bench-press and vertical chest machine really useful exercises, but push-ups have ALWAYS been a challenge for me... I don't give up on them though.

I stick to the 'girly style' with the knees because my Phys Ed teacher once told me that new research had shown that the military style ones can damage a woman's womb. Thanks very much but I want my womb working perfectly!

:huh: :noway: Um...I served in the Army and have done a good deal of military style push-ups. I have NEVER met another woman who said they injured their womb doing a push-up, 'girly style' or otherwise. So.....I don't know if the research would hold up in a large study.

That being said, as previously mentioned, you will need back, chest and core strength to get good at push-ups. It does little good to strengthen one area and not the others. Most often, it is the core that is neglected. Incorporate exercises like the plank, crunches, and supermans into the routine. Building the core up will help you hold the proper push-up form. Start with push-ups on your knees, but don't cross your feet. Crossing your feet can add pressure onto the knees that could lead to injury. Start out with small reps and if you need to do them at an incline then start there. Attempt to get the full push-up range with whatever method you are doing. Start with arms extended and bring your chest down until your upper arms are parallel to the floor (should look like you could put a board across your back and it be level from elbow to elbow). Then push-up into the starting position. Even if you can only do one with correct form it is better than 10 that don't really work the proper muscle groups.

Other strength exercises that will benefit are a bench press, triceps extensions, chest flys, low rows for the back, and of course core work.

i started doing inclinded pushups with my trainer. She gradually got me to keep going lower until I could to them off the floor. If you have stairs in your house, start a few stairs up and do them all at that incline and as you get better go down a stair until you are on the floor. Also do them off you knees, no shame in that at all.

Also try negative pushups

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7pHvvD7oqA&feature=youtu.be

I stick to the 'girly style' with the knees because my Phys Ed teacher once told me that new research had shown that the military style ones can damage a woman's womb. Thanks very much but I want my womb working perfectly!

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Yes for girls pushups can be rough, especially if you are heavier of a person. I started with doing them on my knees until you max out and cannot do anymore. Then gradually see if you can do 1 guy style,if not just do them on your knees, gradually you will be able to add in more and more of the regular guy style push ups. I did P90x and got really good at them for awhile, doing pullups are a hell of an upper body work out too, you start with your feet on a chair, gradually adding in one here and there. Lifting weights for upper body will also help! Good Luck