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Originally Posted by hoopsguy
Hmm, I don't know half of those push-ups you listed.
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- Regular - self explanatory
- Wide - hands about 3" wider than normal
- Narrow - hands directly under the shoulders, keep the elbows tucked in (more of a tricep pushup)
- Decline - Prop your feet up on a chair, hands on the floor, normal hand width. Works your chest more.
- Heart-to-Heart - Also known as Diamond pushups. Put your hands together directly under your chest, with the index finger and thumb touching each other. Do pushups that way (quite difficult). hxxp://www.smart-strength-training.com/pushups-diamond.html
- Fence - Also known as Dive Bomber pushups. Start with your legs wide, your butt up and your hands pushing you back (not the typical plank pushup position). Think about an invisible fence in front of you. Go under the fence so you end up in a cobra position. Reverse back to the starting position. hxxp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttk8RdiIHzA
There's also side to side pushups (a personal favorite - right hand goes out when you go down, push back up, reset your hands, left hand goes out as you go down, etc.) one handed pushups, staggered hands pushups (one hand is back about a foot from your normal pushup position) walking push ups, rotational pushups and a whole bunch of others. It's amazing how a little variation can really work you differently.
I did my kettlebell training a couple of days ago and we did a Tabata circuit of pushups. That's 20 seconds on, 10 seconds of rest for 8 rounds (4 minutes total). I did 110 pushups in those 4 minutes...so that should complete 100 pushup challenge.
The weight is still hanging around 204, but I'm getting more muscular right now. I guess kettlebells and bench presses will do that to you. The good thing is that when I weigh now it's 204-205 consistently, rather than seeing 204 only occasionally and often seeing 206-208.