Push-ups need help!

I'm not sure what the 30ds way of doing push-ups is, I'll guess the classic. I do my push-ups on the wall. Put your hands on the wall so that your body is at a comfortable angle and push off the wall as if it were the floor. As you can do those easier, you can use a table. Then, eventually, you'll be able to do 'em on the floor.

HTH

I started doing 30ds and getting a little discouraged because I can't do push up's (even the easy way) I don't have the upper body strength yet.....what can I do to make this easier? Is there any other way I can do them?

If you can't do them on the floor from your knees. Try them with your hands on a counter top. Keep attempting them from the floor. You will get them, good luck!

I started yesterday too, and I have to do them on my knees. I can't make it through without stopping, but I just do it until I need to break for second, then start back up again. It's a little discouraging, but its the only way to get stronger!! I bet by the end we'll be able to do them them the right way!

I think it's a matter of continuing to try and not giving up. I am on level 3 of 30DS (but I am doing it in 60 days, not 30!)

It has taken me a long time to work up to where I am now. Just keep trying and don't expect to be able to do everything that those girls do in the video - they are in fantastic shape and are there for inspiration.

I like the inclined (wall) push-up idea. Keep on trying and be proud of yourself for doing the 30DS and for being brave enough to ask for help when you need it. You will get there!

I am on level 2 of the 30ds and I still can not go all the way down with a pushup, even in the girly position, but I make myself go down as far as I can, some days its lower than others, and slowly but surely I am getting closer and closer to the floor, but still can not do one regular, but I can feel that it is hard, and that it is pushing me, so I just do the best I can.

I'm not sure what the 30ds way of doing push-ups is, I'll guess the classic. I do my push-ups on the wall. Put your hands on the wall so that your body is at a comfortable angle and push off the wall as if it were the floor. As you can do those easier, you can use a table. Then, eventually, you'll be able to do 'em on the floor.

HTH

THIS!!! Its how i got the strength to start doing sit ups

Put your hands on a wall with your feel a bit behind you, think being frisked/searched by police. If you can pull your hands away from the wall without falling toward the wall slightly, your feet aren't far enough back. Do a push-up leaning on the wall to get started.

I tried the 30DS and couldn't do the push ups. I've since put the DVD back on the shelf and have been slowly building up my strength at my own pace. I did "girly" pushups to start with, with a few wall pushups thrown in now and then, and I can now do real ones. All I did was tell myself that I had to do at least the same as last time, but pushed myself to try to get that one extra, or try to get to the nearest 5 or nearest 10.

I started off barely able to do 1 "girly" pushup, and this morning I have done 30 real pushups. I do them in sets of 10, with ab crunches in between to break them up. The most I can do in one go is still only 10 but its still a hell of a lot more than I could do a month ago. I'm planning on trying to start 30DS again on March 1st, as I hope that then I will be able to keep up a bit better.

Here's a six-step programme that worked for me to build up my push-ups when I was recovering from a shoulder injury:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/BerryH/view/how-to-do-10-full-push-ups-what-worked-for-me-126396

Set a challenge for yourself. I couldn't do pushups at all 2 months ago and my boyfriend challenged me to do 60 pushups in a month. I was hard, I was super angry at myself because that first day I couldn't even get through 5 pushups, but I kept pushing myself harder and in about 10 days I could do 60 pushups (I started by adding 5 each day and when I got to 40, I added 10 more each day). If you absolutely cannot do a single pushup, keep trying to get your form perfect and start by just doing one pushup 5 or 6 times a day until you can do it, the. Slowly add one on and keep doing that until you can do a certain number of pushups.

Try starting with reverse push-ups – get into the "up" position of whatever type of push-up you're aiming for, drop slowly to the ground, then instead of pushing up, get back to the starting position any way you feel comfortable.

I actually downloaded a good free little app on my phone. Its called Push Ups You enter your ultimate push up goal, and how many you can do now... and it will help train you like a personal trainer would! It tells you how many sets of how many to do, and how long to wait. I love that app!

I can't do a 'man' pushup either. I try & try (can only do one) I can do them on my knees - sometimes if my knees aren't bothering me and I can do incline pushups on stairs & furniture. But CAN NOT do military pushups. I just go with what I CAN do and keep trying

I have a hard time doing push ups also. One suggestion I read about in Women's Health magazine is do them on a set of stairs. Stand on the floor at the bottom of the stairs and lean forward to the highest stair that you are comfortable at. Do as many pushups that way as you can. As they become easier, move your feet out and move your hands down a stair. After awhile you will find yourself on the floor! I believe the article said it will take you about 6 weeks to get to the bottom but what a great moment that will be!! Good luck!