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Superman push ups!!

sonjalucia
sonjalucia Posts: 120 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I love these - just wanted to share :)

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  • jmatthews75
    jmatthews75 Posts: 525 Member
    what is a superman pushup
  • sonjalucia
    sonjalucia Posts: 120 Member
    It's an add-on to a push-up:

    As you dip towards the floor, you pull one knee into the elbow of the same side i.e. Right knee towards Right elbow

    Then switch up.

    These are a fun way to get your legs and side obliques involved! A fun total body workout. I like to do 3 sets of 15.
  • jmatthews75
    jmatthews75 Posts: 525 Member
    Oh, didn't know if at the top you might have lifted one hand off the floor and pointed it overhaed like you were flying or something.
  • sonjalucia
    sonjalucia Posts: 120 Member
    HA HA! Wouldn't that be fun?

    My students like to do something called "Spiderman" pushups... I'm sure you can guess the hand motion.

    Whatever makes it fun for them I suppose!
  • emtgirl14
    emtgirl14 Posts: 87 Member
    These are so hard!! Ouch! But they are a really good workout. Painful, but effective!
  • jmatthews75
    jmatthews75 Posts: 525 Member
    I just did a set of 20... wow, good times.
  • joehempel
    joehempel Posts: 1,543 Member
    I thought a superman pushup was a pushup with your arms fully extended flat on the ground, and you use your forearms essentially.
  • jmatthews75
    jmatthews75 Posts: 525 Member
    I still like my hand overhead at the end idea, maybe we could combine the three of them and really work the body?
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