What I’m most proud of are the non-modified burpees. For those of you unfamiliar with the burpee exercise you start standing squat all the way down, jump out to a pushup position, jump back to a squat, then stand and repeat. It doesn’t sound all that challenging, but trust me when I say it really gets your heart rate going. I remember doing them in PE in elementary school with Mr. Areson, our coach telling us to “stretch your sternocleidomastoid muscle, burpees ready break!” they seemed a lot easier then. Today they were a lot easier than last month, last month I was only able to walk out to the pushup position not jump. So yea me, I rock!
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Modified Push Ups -As I read your blog post, I couldn’t help but think of the Push Up Bench as the most effective way for people who struggle with push ups , to be able to do them correctly (with full range of motion). Most modified push ups make them easier but only allow one or two variations. The Push Up Bench has 11 different levels to work through on the way to a full push up.
Thanks for the suggestion David! I've always struggled with push ups, even when I use to be in shape. I will have to give the Push Up Bench a try
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