How To Do Traditional Push Ups With Free Weights Video

Push ups are a great way to utilize the entire body and build strength in the upper body. Learn how to use free weights in push ups to take the stress off your wrists in this video from a fitness instructor.

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Keep joints inline
Use plank position or knees
Keep neutral posture
Contract & release

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Carol Childers has been a physical fitness trainer for twenty three years. She is experienced in yoga, pilates, sports conditioning, core strength training and nutrition. She currently works with clients all over the country.

Pushups are a great way to utilize the entire body and build strength in the upper body, good functional strength. We're going to throw in these dumbbells to take out some pressure off the wrists. You can either have them supinated with your palms out or this way were you got your got handshake position, as long you got that nice line of wrist, elbow, and shoulder engagement. Coming up in what we call plank or if you're On your knees, make sure that weight is forward of the knee joint, and again, wrist right underneath the shoulders, just like they would be if they're flat, but this takes some pressure of the wrists by using these hand weights here. You've also seen bars. This is a little easier because you have less distance between the floor and the actual weight. Contract and release, leaving the head in a nice neutral position. Contract and release. We don't push the hips out or the let the hips fall but try to maintain that neutral posture. And then, of course, if you want to advance, curl up on the toes, contract and release, and this will really allow you to focus in on working the arms but, of course, supporting with your core strength. Pushups, there's no magic number. You're using your body weight, closed-chain movement so you work to fatigue and progress from there.

How to Do Traditional Push Ups With Free Weights Video

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