top 10 favorite push ups

Hi friends

It’s Friday!  Seems like it was a long week huh?  For me, oh yes.  I’m excited for another weekend with not much planned.  I’ll be trying out Zumba for my first time… we’ll see how that goes!

It was a great week in fitness.  Quick breakdown: 2 rest days, 1 cycle class, 3.5 miles of easy running, 2x pump it classes (the second 1 to happen in a little bit), then zumba tomorrow.  Pretty well rounded week.  I even did a little foam rolling, but really need to do more.

Do you have a favorite exercise?  How about a favorite push ups?

Push ups are awesome.  Not only do they work your chest, they strengthen your triceps, shoulders, core muscles and back.  A very compound movement.

PLUS they make you feel like an awesome workout beast.

Another reason to love push ups?

The millions of variations out there.  You can never get bored with them!

Top 10 Favorite Push Ups

1. Spider man push ups (regular pushup, but with each rep bring a knee to your elbow, alternating sides)

2. Tricep push ups (arms very close to the body with elbows tucked in)

3. In and Out push ups (start in regular hand stance, widen your right arm out to the side, do a push up, bring that right arm back in, and take the left arm out to the side, do a push up)

4. Diamond push ups (pictured above)

5. Staggered hand push ups (pictured below)

6. Wide push up into side plank (do a wide handed push ups, go into a side plank, back to push up, then side plank on the other side)

7. Clap push ups (pictured above)

8. Push ups with 1 hand on a medicine ball

9. Decline push ups (feet on stability ball or other object higher than you)

10. Regular push ups with alternating leg lifts

I hope you’ll add one or two of these to your workout routine.  Variation is key with exercise!

What’s your favorite push up?

Last chance to enter to win some coffee!  I’ll pick the winner when I get home from work.

Heather

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