Can plyometrics improve pushups?

Tredo · Post by **Tredo** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 3:21 pm

progress with pushups has been slow,but I was wondering if doing plyometric pushups would help improve regular pushups. I was thinking of doing plyometric pushups like so: Lowering myself and holding myself from the pushup position and exploding and pushing myself into the air.
Thanks in advance.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:22 pm

if you can't do many proper push ups then you'll struggle with plyo push ups...how many perfect push ups can yup do in a row (chest to floor, middle to stay in line with head and feet etc)??

Tredo · Post by **Tredo** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:58 pm

Well, I don't do them with chest to the floor, but face is about centimetre away from the floor and body is straight. I can do about 80.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:33 pm

keep yuor chin up so your chest gets to the floor first...if you can do 80 why do you want to do more??? it won't make you stronger or bigger

Tredo · Post by **Tredo** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:34 am

I want to get to 100. It's a little goal I have for myself.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:46 am

look at this:

http://www.impulseadventure.com/weights/100push.html