I can't do push ups

There are many different types of push-up, maybe try some other kinds and see how they feel on your arms. When I first started working out, I could only do a couple of 'girl-pushups' but now I'm almost able to do one-handed!

Does anyone have any advice on doing a full push up? I can barely get my arms half way down. I even struggle doing the girl style push up's.

Struggle with the girl push ups (on your knees). Just do them. This won't be easy but do them anyway. Once you get to the point that you can do 8-10 in a row for a couple sets then start with real push ups. Of course you might not be able to do one so switch to doing negatives. Do one set of negatives where you cheat to the up position and then slowly lower yourself down to the floor. Finish out with a couple sets that you can do on your knees.

Keep adding in more and more of these negatives. The more you can do the easier it's going to be to do actual push ups. This is going to work better and faster than anything else. Why? Because doing negatives is exercising the exact same muscle in the exact same position that a real push up done in. A negative is an actual push up. You're just doing the down half of the exercise. You're also engaging your core, back, legs and all the other muscles you need to strengthen to do push ups.

Do these 2-3 times a week. If you're serious and keep this up you should be able to do actual push ups in a reasonable amount of time.

Does anyone have any advice on doing a full push up? I can barely get my arms half way down. I even struggle doing the girl style push up's. I have a decent amount of strength in my arms, and have decent definition. Lifting weights isn't a problem..so why is doing push ups? It makes all the burpees I do especially difficult. Plus it makes me feel really weak and out of shape. Tips, anyone?

I can't either. My shoulder doesn't go in that angle since I had surgery there. It makes it feel like it will pop out of joint again. Not something I am willing to do. I will just do chest presses instead!!

Does anyone have any advice on doing a full push up? I can barely get my arms half way down. I even struggle doing the girl style push up's. I have a decent amount of strength in my arms, and have decent definition. Lifting weights isn't a problem..so why is doing push ups? It makes all the burpees I do especially difficult. Plus it makes me feel really weak and out of shape. Tips, anyone?

Don't do girl push ups. Roll your body up to a plank and then plank yourself down. Eventually, you'll get to where you can push yourself up!

forget I can't, say I presently struggle with .. and if you keep that mindset, someone who's dream it was to do 2 or 3 can turn it into 20 or more.

-- Tony H

Seriously just try and do one more than you did the last time, start shallow and go deeper when you start feeling stronger.

When I started 30DS, I couldn't do them either. I just did them against a wall first. Then, once those got easier, I did them against the counter (adds more weight) and so on. I'm doing girly ones now, but I can already tell that it's getting better. I'll be doing regular ones soon!

Try against a a wall or some planks for a while first, this will strengthen your core, then you will more likely be in the right position when you try girly or full push ups.
Its quite commen that people cant do them because they dont get their positions and balance right to start with.
Also when you do then concentrate on doing one or 2 well and controlled as you would with weights, not how many you can do!!
good luck

I'm a guy. Used to do 'em all the time in high school. However, 40 years went by and they became almost nonexistent. Then, I started boot camp at work. Just like everyone says, start easy, build up. It will come. A year ago, the first day we ever did boot camp, we did three sets of ten. Most of us quickly ended up on our knees. Now, a year later, we have done as many as 150 in a thirty minute workout. I have done most NOT on my knees. Go get 'em girl. Start easy, build up. Use the wall, then your knees, then get serious. You can do it. We're behind you.

One month ago..i couldnt do a push up either. I would do maybe one girly ..then I would just hold in plank on my knees..Then progressed to a few more girly pushups..just kept pushing and trying and now I can do full military pushups!! My husband cant believe it..We have been married 25 years and he said he has never seen me do a regular pushup..he said "IMPRESSIVE"

I was in the same situation and doing them just half way down and increased my reps but still couldn't get myself down lower but continued getting stronger in the area I was working on. What helped me was starting flat on the ground face to floor and struggling with it and getting nowhere. I worked on getting my whole body up instead of just my front or backside first. Getting down and getting nowhere helped more then continuously doing them half assed since I could do about 12 half assed and 0 fully.

I tried doing negatives but there'd be a point where my arms would just collapse every time. Seriously, every day try from the ground up and don't stop despite the frustration.