How To Do Deep Press Ups Video

Advanced press ups for maximum muscle building. Exercises and stretches for your workout routine in this fitness video.

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Use sturdy supports for hands
Keep back straight, abs tight
Shoulders, elbows & hands aligned
Exhale in upward push

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Tom Clifford has a degree in physical education, fitness and health from Eastern Michigan University, where he ran track and cross-country. Tom has worked as a personal trainer for two years. He also has a separate business where he coaches runners and triathletes for upcoming events. He currently works at Gold's Gym in Wilmington, North Carolina.

TOM CLIFFORD: Next I'm going to demonstrate a deep press up. Deep press up is very, very similar to a regular pushup, the difference is, is you--your hands are elevated so you'll going to get a more of a stretch out of your chest muscles. So in this exercise, we're going to work our chest muscles and our triceps. So first thing is put your hands on an elevated form. I'm using two sets of weights here; you can use handlebars as well. Get to pushup position again with your shoulders, elbows, and hands in line on your toes, back flat; tighten your abs real good so your back is flat and not sagging like this, alright? Just straight back, go down and stretch that chest all the way to the ground, just like a push up but your hands are higher and push all the way back up, alright? Same thing, you're going to go down, breathing on the way down and breathe out on the way up, one second, breathe in and out, in, out. So points to remember when you're doing a deep press up is to really get a full stretch out of your chest when you're going down. Keep your back flat, your abs tight, your shoulders, elbows and hands in line and make sure you're breathing in and out on the way up. That's how you do a deep press up.

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