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Push Your Push-Ups
Now that you've got the push-up under control, how about making it a little bit more challenging? All you have to do is add a little decline to the push-up. Adding decline is a great way to target your upper body (chest) muscles more than just a regular push up and the best part is that you use your own body weight for resistance.Push-Up Variation: Elevated Push-Up
If you're looking to tone up your upper body for the Summer, you've got to become friends with the push-up. There are so many variations to isolate certain muscle groups, and make your push-ups more exciting and challenging. Here's another variation to try.
No Equipment Necessary: Spiderman Push-Up
Push-ups have got to be my all-time favorite upper-body exercise since they are so effective at targeting your chest and shoulders. There are so many variations to this basic exercise, so here's another one to add to your routine.
"Missing You" by Red Raven Blue
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Get Lifted: Push-Ups With a Partner
Push-ups. Whether you love them or hate them, we can all agree that they're a quick way to intensely target your upper body. I love that there are so many variations of the push-up.
No Equipment Necessary: One-Legged Push-Up
There is a simple way to freshen up stale push-ups, and it is to make you unstable. By extending one leg out behind you, you can work your push-ups even more. This one-legged (or one knee variation) will work your arms, core and glutes.
Push-Up Variation: Grasshopper Push-Up
To tone up your upper body for strapless dress and tank top season, push-ups are my favorite. I love that you don't need any equipment to do them, and they're so effective that it only takes a few reps before you start feeling it. Here's a challenging variation that will also increase flexibility in your lower back.
Push-Up Variation: T Push-Up
I am a huge fan of push-ups since they strengthen your upper body and core beautifully, and they require no equipment whatsoever. Regular push-ups can be tough to do all in a row (and pretty boring too), so here's a variation that lets your upper body stretch in between push-ups.
Music: "Ballad For Trio" by The Jazz Mandolin Project
- Begin on you hands and knees, with your hands shoulder-width apart, and your knees underneath your hips.
- Keep you arms straight as you straighten out your legs behind you, coming into plank position.
- As you inhale, bend your elbows as you lower yourself down into a push-up (with control), keeping your body parallel to the ground.
- Exhale to straighten your arms and lift your right arm straight up over head, making a T-shape with your body.
- Inhale to place your right palm back on the ground and lower into a push-up.
- Exhale to straighten your arms and lift your left arm up overhead.
- Inhale to place your left hand back on the ground and lower into a push-up.
- Continue this exercise, repeating a equal number of times on both sides.
Push-Up Variation: Crocodile Jumps
I love push-ups. They are one of the best strength training moves out there. Not only do they sculpt your upper body and back, but they also tone your core.
Get on the Ball: Balancing Push-Up
Push-ups are one of my favorite exercises because they target so many muscles at once. You'll work your shoulders, biceps, pecs, upper back, and abs all at the same time. Doing the same old push-ups all the time can get boring so here's another variation to add to your routine.
12 Ways to Push Your Push-Ups
If you're looking to tone your upper body for the Summer, you must make friends with the push-up. There are so many variations to isolate certain muscle groups to make your push-ups more exciting and challenging. So here are 12 push-ups to strengthen and tone your upper body while giving you a whole-body workout.
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