Transition from Bent Knee to Full Push Ups
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singinggoddess
Cathlete
What I did to be able to do more is add one or 2 on a day. It took me a long time to get to 15-20 push-ups. I would just do them anytime of day and just did as many as I could and also continued to do them on my knees also. I tell you Gym style chest really really helped. Good luck and just keep trying.
Susan
Susan
Sometimes using another surface like a coffee table or arm of a couch can help transition from pushups on the knees to pushups on the toes. Having that 45 degree or more angle helps strengthen the arms without putting the pressure on them. You do them on your toes as you would the "big boy" pushups but just at a slightly different angle.
Charleen
Charleen
>Sometimes using another surface like a coffee table or arm of
>a couch can help transition from pushups on the knees to
>pushups on the toes. Having that 45 degree or more angle
>helps strengthen the arms without putting the pressure on
>them. You do them on your toes as you would the "big boy"
>pushups but just at a slightly different angle.
>Charleen
You could use your step for this purpose as well.
>a couch can help transition from pushups on the knees to
>pushups on the toes. Having that 45 degree or more angle
>helps strengthen the arms without putting the pressure on
>them. You do them on your toes as you would the "big boy"
>pushups but just at a slightly different angle.
>Charleen
You could use your step for this purpose as well.
I have trouble even doing the bent knee ones as my wrists kill me...I don't know if wrist bands would help though. Did anyone have this problem at one point and went away?
I used to do them some time ago....then I went through my period of non exersizing and gaining weight...I lost the weight went back to working out but cannot do any sort of pushup.
I used to do them some time ago....then I went through my period of non exersizing and gaining weight...I lost the weight went back to working out but cannot do any sort of pushup.
honeybunch1
Cathlete
You can do the "down" movement on your toes and then the "up" movement on your knees.
Then in the meantime, practice the plank position, which is the "start" position for a "toes" push-up. Make sure your body is in a straight line, no sagging abs, and no butt in the air. Pretend you have a board that runs from the top of your head to the bottom of your heels and it's strapped to your back with a big elastic band around your mid-section. Keep your weight centered over your hands. Get used to how that feels, and you can do push-ups. It's a straight up and down movement, keeping your back straight and strong.
"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain ;-)
Then in the meantime, practice the plank position, which is the "start" position for a "toes" push-up. Make sure your body is in a straight line, no sagging abs, and no butt in the air. Pretend you have a board that runs from the top of your head to the bottom of your heels and it's strapped to your back with a big elastic band around your mid-section. Keep your weight centered over your hands. Get used to how that feels, and you can do push-ups. It's a straight up and down movement, keeping your back straight and strong.
"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain ;-)
Cassadine86
Cathlete
It took me a long time to master a full push up but I took alot of advice and one thing that helped me was to hold my core in while doing push ups. I am a big girl( almost 200 pounds) so I know if you try that you will be on your way. I also started them by having my legs out like a V.
.Lisa
.Lisa
kathryn
Cathlete
I've found that doing push-ups on one knee (the other leg held out behind you) is an intensity between on-the-knees and on-the-toes push-ups. But I now feel that it's better, as others have mentioned, to do push-ups with your body straight and your hands at gradually lower levels. The transiion between these kinds of push-ups and on-the-floor straight leg push-ups would be smoother, IMO.
Start wherever you need to: hands on wall, hands on kitchen counter, hands on edge of bathtub, hands on seat of kitchen chair, hands on step of various heights, until you transition to the floor.
Another method would be to do the push-ups using a stability ball. Start with the ball under your hips, then gradually move the ball closer and closer to your feet as you improve. One advantage of this technique is that it's easier to change intensity in the middle of a set, as the more challenging version (ie: feet on ball) becomes too challenging, and you can quickly move to a less chanllenging version (ie: ball under shins).
Start wherever you need to: hands on wall, hands on kitchen counter, hands on edge of bathtub, hands on seat of kitchen chair, hands on step of various heights, until you transition to the floor.
Another method would be to do the push-ups using a stability ball. Start with the ball under your hips, then gradually move the ball closer and closer to your feet as you improve. One advantage of this technique is that it's easier to change intensity in the middle of a set, as the more challenging version (ie: feet on ball) becomes too challenging, and you can quickly move to a less chanllenging version (ie: ball under shins).
buffettgirl
Cathlete
Don't forget to do your core work. You use your core a lot while doing on your toes pushups.
candi
Cathlete
Gina, take it from someone who used to avoid big girl push ups like the plague...you can master them! I still have a tendency to groan and make faces when Cathe mentions push ups are next and a little voice in my head says, "Just do them on your knees" but I ignore the little voice and "Just Do It".
You could start with just one and then add another each time you are doing sets of push ups. You have to tell yourself, "I CAN DO THESE!". A lot of it can be mental so you have to be positive
You could start with just one and then add another each time you are doing sets of push ups. You have to tell yourself, "I CAN DO THESE!". A lot of it can be mental so you have to be positive