Exercise Tips Press Ups 10mins work out

I come across alot of ladies who seem to be really afraid to try Full Press Ups. If you are wanting to build your upper body strength/tone, here is the best way to start, with this you will be able to do 5 Full Press Ups within 4 weeks! TRIED AND TESTED!

Ensure you have warmed up and had a good stretch. (especially upper body)

FIRST 2 WEEKS 4 to 5 times a week

Have a mat on the floor and plenty of room around you.The following instructions are for 3 quarter Press Ups:

Ensure the spine is neutral
Your legs follow through in a straight line
knees on the floor, maybe have a pillow underneath your knees to begin with
Rest the tips of your toes on the floor or have them in mid air
Arms need to be inline with the shoulders
hands can be hand width away from the shoulders but keeping them inline with the shoulders
Lower to the mat, (chest needs to be fist width off the floor)

If this is a struggle then go for as far down as you can go for the first 3 sessions

Slow and controlled movement
3 sets of 10

WEEK 3

By this point you will be feeling the difference in your strength in the upper body, if you have not yet tried a Full Press Up now is a good time to start.

Same as above but this time have the whole body from neck, through the spine, legs to the feet all need to be in line (neutral position).

First 2 Full Press Ups and the rest 8 complete as 3 quarter Press Ups.

Continue with 3 sets of 10 Press Ups.

WEEK 4

Now you should have enough strength in you upper half to be able to complete 5 Full Press Ups and the rest 5 as 3 quarter Press Ups, ( in all 3 sets) you may well find you can complete 6 or 7 Full Press Ups but you defiantly should have the strength to complete the 5 in each set.

More to come...