@@PearlLover . Yes that's understandable . He (mark), doesn't feel that he has to stand there shirtless either as many coaches on you-tube. He just gives straight forward advice, without going way round everything else.
I agree. If he could only put together a comprehensive program without Reddit having to piece it together, he would be at Athlean level as far as viewership and paying customers.
This has been the most beneficial video on explaining ....visually explaining how to properly and effectively do a push-up. Someone just happened to share a link and I'm appreciative of it and thank you for this comprehensive technique.🏆☺️☮️
@MarkWildman Love this video but it raises a few questions. It seems that a great advantage of doing knee pushups is that it avoids stress on the feet and toes. But if you want to get to a proper pushup eventually, there's a ton of pressure on the wrists, fingers, feet and toes. Can you do videos for hand and feet strength and mobility? I know so many people who struggle with this, especially as they get older, but it's so important for everything. It would suck to not be able to do pushups and other exercises because of conditions/ technicalities like arthritis etc.
I used to be daft enough to do those push ups some moons back. I hated it, it did nothing for me, so I grew some sense and stopped and got a twister exercise round disc thing instead. Love it till this day. One of the best and simplest inventions ever.....but don't like the noise it makes...as it alerts my neighbour.
@@WeBreakItAllDownRightHere right? Contrary to popular belief bodybuilding doesn't actually cause as much injuries as you think it does. Most of the injuries come from powerlifting, and doing 1 rep maxes constantly.
Well I ordered the kettle bell so I will try that one. My right wrist is dodgy and doesn't enjoy load when bent ( I got a ganglion when I was about 13 or 14 and that wrist has been bad for forty years now ). Like you say, your style is much more difficult - a set of 5 and I am done. I think guys are in love with banging out hundreds of push ups but really it comes down to cheat techniques. I always laugh when doing push ups as a warm up at BJJ and looking around the room at the assorted floor-humpers, two-inch droppers, guys who go to the floor and then two inches up etc. I have always been a wide stance elbows out guy but I DID GROW UP IN THE 80s. I saw Pumping Iron in the cinema.
Hey Ed! Me too! What ended up working the best for my wrist was the super cheap pushup handles. Only lift my hands 2” off the floor, but let that jacked up wrist stay in a neutral position and begin incrementally adding decent push strength until the tendons were strong enough to handle loads like he shows in the video. Good luck!
Hey Mark love your videos, on the Push Ups. I was in a boxing camp for years. and my coach told us to start at the bottom our nose touching the floor. And with our elbows rubbing our sides, as you showed. what do you think of the "starting at the bottom?" Thanks a ton! Kirk
@@MarkWildman bro thanks for the replay! I trained in boxing for about years. them meet a guy at a gym that was kicking & using his elbows & knees on a bag. So I asked what him what he was doing? He told me kick boxing. he went on to tell me all about! I asked if I could see this magical place.& then after 7 years I moved into BJJ. I was a defensive tactics instructor when I worked for the PD. .Did self-defense classes up & down the east coast. Got a contract & went overseas. Did some work over there & now back in the good ol USA!!! Thanks again sir!! have great weekend!!!
Thanks for the advice. I've been posting vids of me doing push ups every couple of days. I was able to do my first regular push up last week. Why do you have your back curved when you are doing your push up? I thought the body needed to be straight?
@cry...pretty sure it's an irrigation box from home depot @30$...he mentioned it in another video. www.homedepot.com/p/Dura-Corp-15-in-x-21-in-x-6-in-Deep-Extension-Valve-Box-in-Black-Body-Green-Lid-150-X/203473564
Doing those on a physio ball is great ! Extra challenge is putting your feet flat on a wall, arms length up the wall off the ground. Wall pushups activate your delts more to push you into the wall
@@cborel83 I'm sure there's a reason behind what he's doing and that this is the first video explaining it if you subscribe to his channel you would see that he's got multiple videos explaining one particular thing
@@MarkWildman "incorrect." Sure. Which reminds me, I mentioned your vid to my 16 y.old nephew, and before I even outlined my argument, he interrupted me and started to shout in frustration. "I watch so many videos on how to do pushups. Why those guys don't ever do some research and watch how you do it in proper calisthenics? I mean, it's not that hard, is it?" ;-) I'm kinda proud of him. (With that said, I'm not religious. There are many ways which work. But...)
@@MarkWildman "if you want to talk reasons, then i'll talk reasons" Fine. I agree that most people cheat by arching their back, so the way you show it counteracts that tendency. If that's the reason, I can easily accept it. A very good reason! You are obviously an extremely talented teacher, so I will not argue with you on those grounds. However, it's not how I approach this movement, and I have my reasons too. I see it like there are several levels of this "simple" movement. 1. The lowest common denominator. The US Army pushup. I'm not American, but according to what I know, even a moderately strict drill sergeant would not count yours. Zero reps... They are aware you can cheat by touching your nose or forehead to the ground, so they demand you look up. 2. The next level, scapular protraction. At the top of the movement one should achieve full scapular protraction. People who bench-press a lot can't do much there, but they still should strive for it. Especially them. 3. The next level, hollow body. In other words, tucking your tailbone in. Definitely not allowing your pelvis to stick out. That's wrong. You can do that in pike pushups, of course, but that's a different exercise. 4. Scapular depression ended up here? I'm obviously not you when it comes to teaching. It should be higher! It cures broken shoulders, enough said. I couldn't do any pressing, whatever, nobody cares. So yeah, there is more to it. People have been doing this movement for "a few" thousands of years, so it shouldn't be a surprise.
Mark could turn out to be one of the best coaches you tube has had in a while.
He’s under appreciated
Ed totally agree
Kevin Harrison
He's the only one I'm watching and listening to.
@@PearlLover . Yes that's understandable .
He (mark), doesn't feel that he has to stand there shirtless either as many coaches on you-tube.
He just gives straight forward advice, without going way round everything else.
I agree. If he could only put together a comprehensive program without Reddit having to piece it together, he would be at Athlean level as far as viewership and paying customers.
This has been the most beneficial video on explaining ....visually explaining how to properly and effectively do a push-up. Someone just happened to share a link and I'm appreciative of it and thank you for this comprehensive technique.🏆☺️☮️
Thanks for this video. Very Helpful. I'm up to 5 clean push-ups now, started from 2 shitty ones. Thanks Big Guy
Good job mate
I keep learning something new in your videos. You're a great coach!
@MarkWildman Love this video but it raises a few questions. It seems that a great advantage of doing knee pushups is that it avoids stress on the feet and toes. But if you want to get to a proper pushup eventually, there's a ton of pressure on the wrists, fingers, feet and toes. Can you do videos for hand and feet strength and mobility? I know so many people who struggle with this, especially as they get older, but it's so important for everything. It would suck to not be able to do pushups
and other exercises because of conditions/ technicalities like arthritis etc.
Thanks Mark, you're really good at what you do!
I used to be daft enough to do those push ups some moons back. I hated it, it did nothing for me, so I grew some sense and stopped and got a twister exercise round disc thing instead. Love it till this day. One of the best and simplest inventions ever.....but don't like the noise it makes...as it alerts my neighbour.
Arms out caused me to get a creaky, inflamed shoulder and scapular joint. Thanks for this.
Bodybuilding in a nutshell right there
@@WeBreakItAllDownRightHere right? Contrary to popular belief bodybuilding doesn't actually cause as much injuries as you think it does. Most of the injuries come from powerlifting, and doing 1 rep maxes constantly.
Well I ordered the kettle bell so I will try that one. My right wrist is dodgy and doesn't enjoy load when bent ( I got a ganglion when I was about 13 or 14 and that wrist has been bad for forty years now ). Like you say, your style is much more difficult - a set of 5 and I am done. I think guys are in love with banging out hundreds of push ups but really it comes down to cheat techniques. I always laugh when doing push ups as a warm up at BJJ and looking around the room at the assorted floor-humpers, two-inch droppers, guys who go to the floor and then two inches up etc. I have always been a wide stance elbows out guy but I DID GROW UP IN THE 80s. I saw Pumping Iron in the cinema.
Hey Ed! Me too!
What ended up working the best for my wrist was the super cheap pushup handles. Only lift my hands 2” off the floor, but let that jacked up wrist stay in a neutral position and begin incrementally adding decent push strength until the tendons were strong enough to handle loads like he shows in the video. Good luck!
Keep up the good work!
thank you Mark
hi mark, those darn benches are difficult. they jump in to your way often.
great
thank you
I've heard the elbow in advice before but i dont like it. Makes my shoulders feel weird. I tend to like a 45 degree angle outwards from the body.
Hey Mark love your videos, on the Push Ups. I was in a boxing camp for years. and my coach told us to start at the bottom our nose touching the floor. And with our elbows rubbing our sides, as you showed. what do you think of the "starting at the bottom?"
Thanks a ton!
Kirk
Love it
@@MarkWildman bro thanks for the replay! I trained in boxing for about years. them meet a guy at a gym that was kicking & using his elbows & knees on a bag. So I asked what him what he was doing? He told me kick boxing. he went on to tell me all about! I asked if I could see this magical place.& then after 7 years I moved into BJJ. I was a defensive tactics instructor when I worked for the PD. .Did self-defense classes up & down the east coast. Got a contract & went overseas. Did some work over there & now back in the good ol USA!!!
Thanks again sir!! have great weekend!!!
💥🎯
Thanks for the advice. I've been posting vids of me doing push ups every couple of days. I was able to do my first regular push up last week. Why do you have your back curved when you are doing your push up? I thought the body needed to be straight?
Hes pushing through his shoulders at the top and using his core the entire time. More strength involved vs traditional pushups
What are you using as a plyo box in the video
Crystal Assam looked like a random plastic box for me
@cry...pretty sure it's an irrigation box from home depot @30$...he mentioned it in another video. www.homedepot.com/p/Dura-Corp-15-in-x-21-in-x-6-in-Deep-Extension-Valve-Box-in-Black-Body-Green-Lid-150-X/203473564
@ 1:11 that's me💀⚰️💀😎
Dope soundtrack by the way.
What about elevated push ups? When your feet are higher up.
Doing those on a physio ball is great ! Extra challenge is putting your feet flat on a wall, arms length up the wall off the ground. Wall pushups activate your delts more to push you into the wall
Learning new words. Scaling .
I thought ass was supposed to be down and not perked up when doing push-up
that's the pelvis being rotated under by glute flex, super strong position.
Shoulders shouldn't move like that. They're rounding
?
@@theredninja2817 the humeral head should not roll forward
@@cborel83 Isn’t that only for a bench press
@@cborel83 I'm sure there's a reason behind what he's doing and that this is the first video explaining it if you subscribe to his channel you would see that he's got multiple videos explaining one particular thing
1:45 "You go all the way down." and he didn't go all the way down... Nowhere near. The nose does not count! Your chest must be flat on the floor.
incorrect.
@@MarkWildman "incorrect."
Sure. Which reminds me, I mentioned your vid to my 16 y.old nephew, and before I even outlined my argument, he interrupted me and started to shout in frustration.
"I watch so many videos on how to do pushups. Why those guys don't ever do some research and watch how you do it in proper calisthenics? I mean, it's not that hard, is it?"
;-) I'm kinda proud of him.
(With that said, I'm not religious. There are many ways which work. But...)
@@bakters do it however you want. i do them a specific way for a specific reason. if you want to talk reasons, then i'll talk reasons
@@MarkWildman "if you want to talk reasons, then i'll talk reasons"
Fine. I agree that most people cheat by arching their back, so the way you show it counteracts that tendency. If that's the reason, I can easily accept it. A very good reason! You are obviously an extremely talented teacher, so I will not argue with you on those grounds.
However, it's not how I approach this movement, and I have my reasons too.
I see it like there are several levels of this "simple" movement.
1. The lowest common denominator. The US Army pushup.
I'm not American, but according to what I know, even a moderately strict drill sergeant would not count yours. Zero reps... They are aware you can cheat by touching your nose or forehead to the ground, so they demand you look up.
2. The next level, scapular protraction.
At the top of the movement one should achieve full scapular protraction. People who bench-press a lot can't do much there, but they still should strive for it. Especially them.
3. The next level, hollow body.
In other words, tucking your tailbone in. Definitely not allowing your pelvis to stick out. That's wrong. You can do that in pike pushups, of course, but that's a different exercise.
4. Scapular depression ended up here? I'm obviously not you when it comes to teaching. It should be higher!
It cures broken shoulders, enough said. I couldn't do any pressing, whatever, nobody cares.
So yeah, there is more to it. People have been doing this movement for "a few" thousands of years, so it shouldn't be a surprise.
@@bakters good answer.