Squat thrusts into pushups.......is anyone else

[LauraMax]

having a problem with these? And the squat rolls into pushups..........the problem I'm having is, when I thrust my feet back to get into the pushup position (hope I'm describing this correctly), my whole stupid mat slides back a few inches! It's driving me crazy! Is anyone else NOT having trouble with this and, if not, WHY? LOL!

I guess I need to position myself far enough back on the mat so my feet hit the floor instead of the end of the mat? Someone please help this uncoordinated exerciser!

 

[Pinny150]

Hi there...if I'm thinking of the ones you're thinking about....(the ones in MMA Fusion?..they might be in another one as well.) I kept my hands mostly on the mat, to keep it there. My pushup wasn't as wide as it usually is, but the mat didn't really move. I had more trouble with it wanting to bunch up when jumping my feet back in! lol

 

[LizO66]

Hey, Laura, I had the same trouble. Fortunately I'm on carpeting so I bagged the mat. Now...if only I could go a little FASTER!!

Would doing wide-legged push-ups (with feet on each side of the mat) help?

 

[LauraMax]

Yeah I'm trying to remember which was in which--one was MMA fusion, the other was cardio core. I have a thick mat & a slippery floor. I did them without the mat just fine, but the floor is hard & I don't think I can do that consistently LOL.

Ah well, I'll keep playing with it. Maybe going wider w/the legs will help, & starting in the middle of the mat instead of all the way in front.

If anyone else has ideas I'd love to hear them.

 

[Autumn68]

having a problem with these? And the squat rolls into pushups..........the problem I'm having is, when I thrust my feet back to get into the pushup position (hope I'm describing this correctly), my whole stupid mat slides back a few inches! It's driving me crazy! Is anyone else NOT having trouble with this and, if not, WHY? LOL!

I guess I need to position myself far enough back on the mat so my feet hit the floor instead of the end of the mat? Someone please help this uncoordinated exerciser!

I have trouble with that one too. Very intense.
I have a puzzle type of matt that I got in walmart for $18 and it's worth it. I put my yoga matt on it and pilates matt too but you can use it for squat rolls into push ups by itself.

 

[Tekmistic]

same problem

I had the same problem with my regular mat, but switched to a Yoga mat, which worked very well.

Hope that helps.....

Mistic