Handstand pushups

[KarateKid7]

Explain your chinese pushup variations to me please. I am interested. Meanwhile il burn out the pullups

[fangshi]

First off they are not really chinese push up varriations , just push up varriations taught to me by a man from china .

 

Keep in mind the perfect form of this exercize - back straight body paralell to ground for all varriations

 

#1 standard - hands under elbows , feet on floor ( great at first but mostly for endurance and warm ups )

 

VARY PACE ( 1 pushup/4 heart beat than 1 pushup/2 heart beat than 1 pushup / 1 heart beat than 2 pushup / heart beat than 4 push up / heart beat )

 

VARY POSITION bring hands in under shoulder and middle chest .

 

#2 elavated - get three blocks ( should be the same height as the distance from the base of neck to crown of head )

 

Same varriations on pace and position . (use one block for middle chest position ) .

 

 

 

#3 stablization - change hand blocks for medicine balls with foot block still remaining . Same varriations on pace and position . (use one ball for middle chest position)

 

#4 intermediate # 1 - use one block for hand and one for feet . Do one arm push up (should be no difference in body position than #1 except for arm behind back . A spoter will be needed at this point as most people lean on the side of the pushing arm . That is not exceptable form in any way ). Switch arms . Same varriations on pace and position.

 

#5 intermediate #2 - replace block for ball ( same as # 4 ) Same varriations on pace and postion.

 

#6 intermediate # 3 -

 

this is where my master walks into the room and says " exercize not for feet "

 

You guessed it . Two blocks for hands and place feet on a wall for support . Form is still expected to be perfect . When comfortable with that move away form wall . ( whole body exercize ) . Same varriations on pace and postition .

 

These are flat push up varriations , there are 2 at the advanced level but I think you get the picture . I have many others with differing body positions put I figure this should give you an idea of the range of varriations that exist within the flat push up category . I am sure there are many others but I am still working on these .

 

Hope this helps

[KarateKid7]

Thank you. Much appreciated advice