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Push ups Part 3: Elevated 1-arm push ups.

Posted by Bryan Hamann on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, In : Exercises 

 
If you’ve been following the push up training series, you’ll know that both Part 1 and Part 2 have been leading you up to this point, where you are ALMOST about ready to do one arm push ups. If you have followed the guidelines and advice laid out in Part 1 and 2, then you should be ready for these.

Part 2 laid out the lever push up. Before you attempt elevated one arm push ups, make sure you can do at least 12-15 reps for 2-3 sets PER ARM with lever push ups. 

Do not rush into these, rather ma…

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Push ups Part 2: Lever Push ups

Posted by Bryan Hamann on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, In : Exercises 

If you read part 1 on push up training and how to progress to the one arm push up, then you will know there are several exercises you need to master before you can progress to the one arm push up.

In the video link at the end of part 1, I showed you how to correctly perform the regular push up, the diamond push up and then the uneven push up. You should progess from one to the next in that order, being able to perform 2 sets of 20 for the regular push up, before progressing to the diamond push…


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Push ups Part 1: The humble push up.

Posted by Bryan Hamann on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, In : Exercises 


When it comes to building your chest, shoulders and triceps, most people overlook one of the most basic, yet effective exercises – the humble push-up, or press-up as it is also sometimes called.

People seem obsessed with the bench press, thinking it impossible to build a good set of pecs without the bench press being the mainstay of their chest training routine.


The question, “how much can you bench?” is so common, it just serves to further perpetuate the myth that you HAVE TO be bench pres…


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