Push Up Workout with a Resistance Tube

Another Sweet Push Up Workout

Adding some resistance bands to your push up workout will help add a little "oomph" to your efforts. This is especially helpful if the classic pushup routine is getting boring or easy. It's also a great way to break through a plateau!

Another unique advantage to using exercise tubing is that you can easily vary the amount of resistance. Purchasing a set of interchangeable tubes may be the way to go if you want a cheap and effective way to work out at home or to simply add another dynamic to your workout program.

Are you ready?

Push Up Workout with a Resistance Tube

The first step is to position the tubes in such a way that they'll actually provide resistance every time you push-up during a push up! To do this, you'll need to wrap the tubing around your back and under your arms. Do not allow for any slack in the tubing.

Then, get into the push up position and hold the bands in place with your hands (see pictures and video demonstration below).

Keeping your back straight, lower yourself to the ground by ONLY bending your arms at the elbows. Keep that back straight and butt tight!! Lower yourself until your face is 2-3 inches off the floor and your elbows are at a 90 degree angle. Remember, don't flare out those elbows too much! This diverts pressure to other muscles and decreases the efficiency of the push up workout.

A few tips...

Tip #1: Keep the tubing tight! Having too much slack in the bands will decrease the effectiveness of the exercise.

Tip #2: Changing the width of your hands will also add a degree of difficult. The difference here is that you need to keep your elbows in close to your body as much as possible! This will ensure more engagement of the triceps and deltoids.

Tip #3: Want to get extreme? Try this one. After lowering yourself quickly, count 4 seconds on the way back up to the starting position. This add some serious mustard.

Step 1: Get into a pushup position using your exercise bands. Wrap the band around your back and bring the ends under your arms. Hold the ends down with your hands. No slack!
Step 2: Slowly lower yourself towards the ground using only your arms. Keep your back straight and don't flare out your elbows too much. You can bring your hands closer together to make the exercise harder (see tips above).
Step 3: Return to starting position.

Keep your back straight and abs tight.

Push Up Workouts
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Diamond Pushup	One-Handed Pushup	BOSU Ball Pushup
Military Pushup	T Pushup	Sphinx Pushup
Weighted Vest Pushup w/ Hip Flexion	Stability Ball Pushup Walk

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