Fitness Deconstructed: Push-Ups

Posted on July 10, 2010

kim July 13, 2010 at 4:31 am

push ups are a lot harder your way!! and they were already hard enough even when I was doing them wrong (cheating) – I have a lot more work to do. thanks for sharing these tips with us. loving your DVDs – totally exhausted every time, but in a good way. you’re an amazing trainer and motivator!! love ya. kp

Marianne July 13, 2010 at 7:36 pm

Thanks for the tip. I’ve never been able to do push ups and am slowly but surely getting better. I love, love, LOVE your DVDs. They are the best ones out there and I am sweating and dead by the end and that includes your Yoga. Thanks again! Marianne

wigs366 July 15, 2010 at 2:09 am

Bob, thank you for showing the proper form. I’m always wondering if I’m doing it right. I have a bad back so I still do them on my knees and they are still hard. But I am getting better and stronger each time. Thanks. Love your whole set, hard as hell but I know I’m really working out!~!!

betty July 19, 2010 at 4:48 am

thanks for the memories after watching this I decide to have my teenage boys check my form then they wanted to try and beat mom number well I won and no dishes for a week for me!!
I am still a little afraid of your DVD but I will keep tring the challenges

Pamela Gentry July 23, 2010 at 9:27 pm

I love all of your videos and tips!

Pamela Gentry July 23, 2010 at 9:28 pm

I love all of your videos and tips! They are helping me to stay motivated :)

Pamela Gentry July 23, 2010 at 9:29 pm

I love all of your videos and tips! They are a great motivator for me :)

Pamela Gentry July 23, 2010 at 9:30 pm

I love all of your videos and tips … they are a great motivator for me :)

Pamela Gentry July 23, 2010 at 9:31 pm

Thanks for all of your tips and motivation!

Lori July 23, 2010 at 9:45 pm

Dear Bob, I had a question about the elbows. When you are at the lower position, do the elbows go straight out from your body or are you suppose to keep them close to the body or are both ways correct and they just work a different muscle group?

nuria July 24, 2010 at 2:48 am

I want asking something…..¿do you think i can doing the exercises in your dvds with 300 pounds?, because i am really interesting in your dvds and lose weight. THANKS

lorrie July 24, 2010 at 6:26 am

great advice i will have to try that knee pushup i never have been good at pushups

michelle sunoskie July 24, 2010 at 4:49 pm

Hey Bob-

How would you recommend pushups when you’ve had rotator cuff surgery on both shoulders and quite possibly another in the near future?

Todd July 26, 2010 at 4:51 am

I had the same question about the elbows. It looks like you have them at a 45 degree angle, but I’ve head others say they should be parallel with your body?

Scheezo August 5, 2010 at 10:28 pm

This is great. I wanted to work my way up to 100 consecutive push ups but doing things the proper way is important to me. I’m doing intervals and can do 50 and this was a huge help! THANKS!

Kerry September 13, 2010 at 11:23 pm

You make it look so easy! I’m just now able to do “real” pushups, after getting stronger with BL Bootcamp. I feel very accomplished, being able to stop doing them on my knees! Thanks for the motivation!