One of the greatest bodyweight exercises is the push-up.  This is just the beginning of the quality content that I will be providing on this website.  I hope this is of help to you.  I want to thank my son for being my guinea pig and allowing me to take pictures of him.

Below you will find video for a number of different types of push-ups. If you use your imagination you could probably come up with a few other variations. Please make sure that you do your push-ups with good form. Good form would include a straight back and your head up and looking forward. Do not rush them. Perform them generally with a 1-0-1 count. That would mean taking 1 second to lower, no pause at the bottom and 1 second to raise back to the starting position. If you want a little more of a challenge them perform them with a 2-0-1 count.

Standard Push-Up

The standard push-up is a great exercise for developing the chest.

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Close Grip Push-Up

The close grip push-up will work the inner portion of the chest more and will give your triceps more of a workout.

One Arm Push-Up

The one arm push-up is really a test of strength. Spread your legs apart for this exercise since you will probably need the wider base to keep your balance.

Feet Elevated Push-Up

This push-up will work the upper portion of your chest to a greater degree.

Triangle Push-Up

To perform a triangle push-up form a triangle with your hands. Your hands should be located a little more forward than they would be for a standard push-up. When you descend place your nose or your chin inside of the triangle.

Triangle Push-Up Hand Position

Push-Up with Clap

This is an explosive movement. You need to provide a lot of upward force so as to be able to get your hands back into position so that you don’t crush your face on the ground. Do not perform these to exhaustion as it could cause injury to you if you are unable to get your hands back into position.

Twist Push-Up

This push-up works on core stability as well.

Push-Up on Ball

This is similar to a close grip push-up. I would recommend performing it on a medicine ball. My son is performing it on a homemade medicine ball but I would use one that is completely round since it forces you to stabilize while doing the push-up

Push-Up with Handles

Push-Up Handle

Push-ups with handles are more difficult. The hand position is slightly different than a normal push-up creating a slightly different stress on the chest. The handles being used are homemade. I will include a post in the next day or so describing how I made them.

Push-Up with Dumbbell

You can also perform the exercise above with dumbbells. It will have the same effect although the push-up handles will probably give you a little bit more of a stretch for your chest since they are slightly higher.

Push-Up with Dumbbell Row

I love this exercise. It will quickly wear you out. You will need a little wider base with your feet to perform it. Try it out, I think you will like it as much as I do.

Push-Up with One Leg Elevated

This is also an exercise that works on your core stability.

Plyometric Push-Up

This is another explosive exercise that will give you a great workout. It requires quite a bit of strength to perform many of them.

Push-Up with Added Weight

If a standard push-up becomes too easy for you then you can add extra weight. Here my son is performing a standard push-up with a 45 lb weight on his back.

Push-Up with Swiss Ball

My swiss ball was kind of flat. Make sure yours has more air. I included this video for a good laugh. I made my son laugh while trying to perform the exercise and you can see the result. This exercise requires great stability strength.

Push-Up on Fists

Here is a picture where a standard push-up is done on the fists.

Push-Up on Fists

Push-Up with Hold

A great and exhausting exercise is to perform a push-up with a 5 – 10 second hold at the bottom or at the midway point.

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