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Wednesday, 03 December 2008 |
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By Stevey McGeown
The most recognizable body weight exercise is the standard pushup.
There is good reason why the push up is popular. It is a comprehensive, compound exercise that works the shoulders, chest, biceps, triceps, and forearms.
However, the work is not divided equally. For example, the traditional push up mostly emphasizes chest development, with secondary stress placed on the other muscles.
This is fine, but it is also limiting. That is why varying the arm positioning of the traditional push up is so important. It moves the emphasis to other muscles. This makes for a more balanced workout program and a more balanced body.
Pretty much everyone has seen the classic one armed push up, and the military clapping push up. While these push ups may be a little difficult, they provide many added benefits.
A one armed push up significantly builds strength in the engaged arm. While a clapping push up develops muscular, plyometric explosiveness. Again, these are the most well known push up variations.
There are several other variants that mainly center |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 December 2008 )
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