3 Biggest Push Ups Mistakes (AVOID THESE!)

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Push ups are a great exercise to do, especially if you are working out from home. The gym has so much equipment to use, but when you workout from home, you have limited options. It is a great overall exercise to do, but you can injure yourself if you don’t do them properly. If you do them the right way and do them for a long time, you can really build a big, good looking chest. Let’s get started with the mistakes you may be making when doing push ups, and improve your form to build a bigger chest at home.

Mistake #1: RANGE OF MOTION. You need to make sure you have enough range of motion. It doesn’t matter what exercise you do, the more range of motion, the more you are going to work the muscle group. Don’t sag your hips because then you can’t go as low. Have a flat back and hands shoulder width apart, to get a deeper range of motion and a deeper stretch in your chest.

Mistake #2: HAND PLACEMENT. Make sure your hands are not too far out in front of you. You want them to be directly under your shoulders, to make sure you are actually doing a “push up”. If you want to change the emphasis on where you are hitting your chest, you can bring them closer together or farther apart.

Mistake #3: HAND ORIENTATION. You don’t want your hands or fingers to be pointed inward. This forces your elbows to flare out, and you do not want that. You want your fingers to be pointed straight forward or just slightly outward.

Experiment with different forms because you may have had an injury that causes you to need to adjust an exercise a certain way. Just make sure you are still utilizing good form, if you make any changes.

Alright guys, that wraps up this video tutorial with the 3 biggest push ups mistakes. Make sure to avoid these, to help you build a bigger chest at home. Subscribe to our channel for more videos on how to build muscle at home.

[miked.]

Thank you Mark.Coming off of elbow/bicep tendon surgery.Cant do much pull but can push so thanks for the technique video

[ansevad]

I'm 76 and I love all yours videos. I am 5 days in gym falloing yous program.

[trsking]

Thxs, Mark and great info.video. I keep tweeking my shoulders lifting heavy objects not working out. I started warming up and stretching before, doing pushups to avoid any injury. Shalom.

[lucasvarley]

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[waltmozdzer]

Mark - you might mention that rotating push up bars are a great way to keep from bending your hands 90 degrees from your forearms and they allow muscle rotation as you lower and rise back up. My ortho doc said not to bend my hands for a traditional push up. It’s risking joint aggravation. Your tips, however, were spot on!

[MrSloth-woxj]

Most beneficial n informative video for me personally so far. Thanks so much guys. Beast on!!!!

[dennisb]

Great video Mark looks like your dog not interested mine go crazy and get in my way so I have to put them outside😁

[chipmhandle]

do you oppose using handles on the dumbell handles?

[alanfeuer]

Great info on p/u. I follow all of these plus I tend out to put less pressure on my thumbs and index fingers 60 yo Army veteran still doing daily pt at least 5 days a week

[martyroberts]

How do you feel about those color coded push up boards?

[limaceaae]

Hello Mark. Does your program, Fit after 50, comes with videos? I'm asking because, since it comes with an ilustrated e-book, I'm not sure if the videos are also included.

[cdez]

if you get wrist aches can you do knuckle’s?

[hou]

Personally, I never lock out on every rep, like those that bench, the last rep I'll go straight but not during the exercise. Do you feel that it's harder on the joints to go straight every rep or does it not bother your elbow/inner arm?

[tedstevens]

I keep trying to access the FB group. I joined over a month ago. All I get is "This content isn't available right now." Tried working with customer service multiple times. Their final assessment was "It's working fine for us. Must be a problem on your end." No help whatsoever. I miss the support and feedback from other group members. Someone, please help! Thanks.

[tomcase]

Something tells me when the dog was younger he tried to help you with those push-ups!

[thomasc]

Thank you, Mark, for another great video with much useful information. FYI, I've found a tool, "The Perfect Pushup, " to be especially helpful with hand placement. You can actually adjust your hand placement during the movement. It also provides additional range of motion for emphasis on pec development. My age is; well, a little older than you. I would be interested in your assessment of the product in promoting the correct form when doing this important exercise. Thanks again!

[timshel]

You're tight...
I hate Facebook.
No way no how...

[hayeskolb]

9/2022 video stating you are 59 years old.
Yesterday I watched a 60+ video where you stated you are 62 years old?
What gives? Do you make older videos and repost them later/again?
How old are you? You have many videos for the plus 60 set.

[siryarwammowray]

I stretched out on the floor to get the right position then took me 5 min to get off the floor I must be getting old 😄😄

[mdw]

Mark could you reply with the make of adjustable dumbells you have there please.