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nsbmsk · Joined: 14 Apr 2007 Posts: 69 Location: ontario

If wrist pain is a problem try doing the pushups on your fists. I get pain in my wrists too and find that it's easier to keep my wrists straight when doing the pushups. yes the pushups are slightly harder this way but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

(Rage) · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 321 Location: UAE

Dang, im not sure i can do that! It's sorta is getting better in a way. when I did it yesterday, it wasn't as awful as the first day.

I'm way too skinny around my wrist, and my forearms arent that big either, and doesn't have a looooooots of muscle, i guess it's just pressure, plus, i fractured my arms long time ago, and i always get random pain in myright wrist, as i remember, my left wrist didnt hurt at all.

So i just have to take it easy, and get used to it slowly.

swanso5 · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:40 am Post subject:

- your better off doing push ups from an elevated surface such as a bench or a table as "girl" push ups from the knees are far tooe asy and don't require much core stimulation...as you get stronger lower the ht your resting on until on the floor

- a lot of grils have weak wrists and w/out reading the other posts use push up bars or db's to ease that or even knuckles if you can bare it

- simply start with regyular push ups until you can do 15 - 20 of them perfectly in a row...rememeber 5 full range of motion push ups are better than 10 half ones...if you can only do 4 than maybe do 5 sets of 3 adding reps to each set as you get stronger

- push ups can give some extra cleavge if that's what your after and more shape but you won't get big saggy man boobs from them..they'll also work the tri's too

- wrist pain should go away as you get stronger i would think

(Rage) · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 321 Location: UAE

When i do them on the floor, i cant go all the way down, but i never really tied chabnging my arms position, so ill try that.

Long time ago i sued to do push up against the door floor with my arms are far apart, and i started doing them again.

I do push ups using my bed too, but it's a bit too high, but it's working..

That day I was able to do 10 pushups in a row, girl's pushups...so i think ill stick to easy positons for now, until i get stronger, then ill do the standard pushup...

do they work bi's too?

nsbmsk · Joined: 14 Apr 2007 Posts: 69 Location: ontario

There was an article I read about how women can do full pushups instead of girl pushups. Start out in the full pushup position and lower yourself as far as you can, then put your knees on the floor and push yourself back up. Do this 10 times. After doing this for a week or so you should be able to substitute some full pushups in the set. According to the article it should take about a month to be able to do the full 10 pushups without having to put your knees down.

In other words the first half of the pushup is regular and the second half is a girl pushup. It's worth a shot if your determined to do full pushups.

(Rage) · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 321 Location: UAE

hmm, thats really interesting. My sister can do 4 full pushups, the regular kind, but it took her time to get used to it...ill take it slowly, cause i dont want to preussre myself...ill try different things. and see what im more comfy with, and then work my way up from there.

Turel · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 2

I can finally do about 50 normal push ups at once Very Happy

but I find the narrow grip and wide grip much harder... Which muscle groups do these focus on apart from middle chest?

swanso5 · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:04 am Post subject:

close grip - tri emphasise
med grip - front delt / chest emphasise...you should be strongest on this one
wide grip - chest emphasise...not great for the shoulder joint though

harinarayanan · Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 6

I ve been doing pushups for the past 8 months and there has been better development of chest, biceps and triceps. I do 6 to 8 sets with 50 reps per set. Now, i am interested in getting a sudden and tremendous growth of muscles. How can i achieve my goal? Should i do push ups using dip handles for support or should i lay my hand flat on the floor? How many sets and reps should i do for a sudden growth? Will pushups contribute to the building of fore arms too?

swanso5 · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:25 pm Post subject:

you need to overload the muscles...55 push upd won't do it either...you'll need to start doing dome bench presses...how's your posture by the way? i bet your head tilts forward and shoulders are rounded...not cool...

jonwade · Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 6

Push ups can build a little mass. I started a 100 push ups a day challenge last year, and this was hard for me. I weight 95kg (15 stone). The most noticeable change was in my triceps, my arms really bulked up from those push ups. So they can build some bulk, but probably only if you are a bit overweight!

harinarayanan · Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 6

How can i overload the muscles? Btw, there is no fault regarding the posture, i do pushups keeping the back and body straight during the course.

swanso5 · Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:17 am Post subject:

i meant yoyr posture in general...

you need to overload w/ external wt (bench presses etc) unless you have wt vest...

you could try elevating your feet until your doing handstand push ups too...great exercise that

carrie11 · Joined: 21 Nov 2007 Posts: 20

Can you give us some tips on how to prevent having pain in the wrists after doing push ups? Thanks!!

swanso5 · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:03 pm Post subject:

try holding a pair of db's and doing them..obviously the hexagon shaped one's are easier as they won't tend to roll around on you...otherwise get some of the ole push up bars