Advice for beginner pushups

[iris123]

I do bent knee pushups whenever Cathe does pushup exercises. I can still only do 4 or 5 without rest.:-( I am gaining strength in other areas and increasing weights. Can I do a few pushups daily? Can I do them on rest days? Any advice is greatly appreciated!

iris123

 

[wkoutmom]

Hi Iris123. I found a thread where Cathe answered to improve your stregnth in pushups. I hope that this helps! Happy Thanksgiving.

http://69.0.137.118/dc/dcboard.php?...ic_id=62059&mesg_id=62059&listing_type=search

Lea

 

[MadnNatsmom]

Thank you for this question and answer! I forgot about negative pushups. I had read somewhere that the negative movement is very important for building strength.

 

[crunchymomof3]

I just wanted to add that I've been doing these negatives awhile and it's been slow, but I've been seing nice gains I just did GS Chest & Triceps on Sunday and did 34 of the 72 pushups on my toes, the rest on my knees, and I took no extra breaks (no pausing my DVD player, lol). I used to not be able to do more than 2 on my toes, so working the negatives definitely helps! Good luck on your pushup goals

Carol

 

[iris123]

Lea, thank you very much for your quick response. I will give this a try. Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

iris123

 

[iris123]

Carol, thanks for your input and encouragement. WOW at 72 pushups on your toes!

iris123