Improving Push Ups Fast - How to Get Started

By Steve J Hunter

Doing push ups can be an outstanding way to build strength using absolutely no equipment at all. While most people ask me what is a good workout to be improving push ups fast, I always reply with the same phrase, "Stick to the basics." This is for those of you who currently struggle with push ups and would like to be able to become capable of doing them on your hands and toes instead of your knees. However, doing them from your knees is where we will be starting!

The Negative Knee Push Up

When it comes to improving push ups fast for a beginner, I always start my client off with something called "negatives". This means instead of doing the press motion, you are simply doing the lowering motion. You may quake (the rapid shaking of muscle when it is struggling), but that is normal! You are trying to get full muscle activation by producing as much muscular stress as you safely can. For negatives, follow these steps:

* Lay face down on the ground with your hands to your sides in push up position. Finger tips should be to the sides of your shoulders.

* Leaving your knees where they are, rock yourself back and up into push up position. Your knees to your shoulders should be a straight line (no butts sticking up in the air!)

* Slowly lower yourself to the floor over a 10 second count aiming for high muscle tension

* If you fall before you finish 10 seconds, don't worry! Everyone starts somewhere and you will be doing 10 seconds in no time

* Rock back to your heels and get back up into push up position

* Repeat for 10-15 total repetitions

* Rest 1-2 minutes and repeat for 2-4 more sets

That's it! Continue doing these until you can move on to doing regular repetitions instead of negative repetitions. These are done in the same position, only you are pushing your way back to the top instead of rocking back to your heels to reset your position.

Negative Push Ups

Once you can do 15 regular knee push ups, it's time to get up on those toes! Improving push ups fast means taking the next step once you have mastered the previous step. Keeping the method of doing negatives, you will complete several of these negative reps to work your way into doing a regular push up. Follow these steps for negatives:

* Lay face down on the ground with your hands to your sides in push up position. Finger tips should be to the sides of your shoulders

* Leaving hands and toes where they are, rock back to your heels and get into push up position. Make your entire body stiff like a board by squeezing your legs, butt, core and back muscles

* Slowly lower yourself to the floor over a 10 second count aiming for high muscle tension

* Rock back to your heels and get back into push up position

* Repeat for 10-15 total repetitions

* Rest 1-2 minutes and repeat for 2-4 more sets

If you are a beginner who currently can't do push ups that is looking for a workout for improving push ups fast, just stick to this and you will be doing regular push ups in no time!

Repeat this push up workout 3-5 times per week to see fast improvement.

In Good Health,

Steve Hunter

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