No one should ever get down on themselves if they can't do a "guy pushup". I got heavily involved in pushups a few years back when I was in training for a fitness certification, and could do upwards of 100 a day...not in a row, over the course of the day, but still, 100 is 100.
Once my certification class ended, I had no real use for these pushups, and stopped doing them. All they gave me was more bulk than I wanted.
Once I got involved with Cathe's workouts, I found that she incorporated pushups. I wasn't too thrilled with doing them again, until I began doing the "girl', or bent knee, style, and discovered something...I was getting a better benefit with bent leg pushups because I was able to concentrate on form and keeping my abs tight.
I honestly don't care what someone may think of me because I am doing bent knee pushups, they provide less stress on my back, and hit the muscles they are supposed to hit.
They work, so I do them, that's all that matters to me. There is a segment in Muscle Max where Cathe has us do pushups in different rep patterns, I do these on my knees, and have yet to finish them without stopping, and I can feel it just fine, thank you very much!!....
Once my certification class ended, I had no real use for these pushups, and stopped doing them. All they gave me was more bulk than I wanted.
Once I got involved with Cathe's workouts, I found that she incorporated pushups. I wasn't too thrilled with doing them again, until I began doing the "girl', or bent knee, style, and discovered something...I was getting a better benefit with bent leg pushups because I was able to concentrate on form and keeping my abs tight.
I honestly don't care what someone may think of me because I am doing bent knee pushups, they provide less stress on my back, and hit the muscles they are supposed to hit.
They work, so I do them, that's all that matters to me. There is a segment in Muscle Max where Cathe has us do pushups in different rep patterns, I do these on my knees, and have yet to finish them without stopping, and I can feel it just fine, thank you very much!!....
