Knee push ups

nomoyoyoing · March 2016

So, I can't do real push ups, but I can do about 30 girlie push ups. I like to think they're improving my strength, but I came across this article stating they won't make you stronger. Thoughts?? Here's the link:

http://breakingmuscle.com/bodyweight/why-knee-push-ups-wont-make-you-any-stronger

gmallan · March 2016

I'm not sure about them not increasing your strength at all but I agree that doing incline push ups is a much better option than knee push ups especially if your goal is to eventually be able to do full push-ups. 30 is a pretty high number. I would think if you could do 30 off your knees you could do some off your toes. If you can't it does seem to follow that there are muscles other than those primarily used knee push ups (like the core) that are stopping you from doing a full one.

Ready2Rock206 · March 2016

I didn't read the article but a lot of people I see doing the knee push ups keep their booty in the air and just dip their shoulders down without using any muscles whatsoever. The toe push ups would force you to use the muscles you're skipping with bad knee push up form. I try and do at least one set of regular push ups before dropping to my knees.