Core
Push Up with Knee to Elbow
Come into a high plank position. Lower down while you move one knee to the same elbow. Push yourself up again and bring the foot next to the other one. Repeat and change sides.
Come into a high plank position. Lower down while you move one knee to the same elbow. Push yourself up again and bring the foot next to the other one. Repeat and change sides.
Do a normal push up, bend your knees and lower them (if possible hover a few centimeters above the ground), bring your hips towards your toes and then come back into a push up position. Next push up. Continue.
Start in downward facing dog, lower your arms, hover your chest over the ground to the front, come into upward facing dog. Try to go the same way backward. If possible, keep your knees above the ground when going back. Going back is the hard stuff.
Slide back with your knees slightly until your forearms reach the ground. Slide forward and push yourself forward to put weight on your hands again and push up. Repeat. This exercise is very tough. Do only as many as you can do with a clean form. As a variation, you Read more…
Perfect exercise to warm up your shoulders for push ups or other push activities!
The name tells everything. Diamond is better than gold. Try it. Do it. Repeat it. With this variation your triceps gets some extra work.
Sometimes it is good to try something different. This push up variation with the leg on the side stretches your leg and challenges your alignment.
If you are not there yet, try this variation to get prepared for a lot of further push up fun!