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What To Do About DOING PUSHUPS

Have you ever wanted to be a marine? Or maybe just test your manhood? Probably not. But if, by the off chance… you might want to get a little crazy; then you should try doing way too many pushups! Then follow that by way too many situps and then repeat…. Everyday!

Before you commit to this, you will need to understand that you have to be a little bit insane. Got that? Good. Ok crazy, now that you think you are ready, let’s see those pushups. Go!

Oh no. Those will never do. You will need to stop putting your butt in the air. Try again. Stop, stop… This is a family blog please stop humping the ground. You must keep your body as straight as a board and lift it as one unit. Start flat on the ground with your hands under your shoulders. Pushup! Grabbing a deep breathe on your way up. Now it’s time to come back down.

You will want to come back down the same way you went up but exhaling. You may stop anywhere between 4-12 inches above the floor. The better you get, the lower you can go, and should go. Keep your beathing right and go till you hit the floor. Then go some more.

We started our daily pushups at 300 a day for 6 days a week, but you can start anywhere. We are gradually increasing till we hit 1000 a day which is next week. Whatever you do- keep pushing. I started out only able to do 35 in a row. Now I am able to do 100 without stopping and hopfully 125 by next week. I also like to have a cigar and coffee with my pushups. Sure it sounds unhealthy, but soon I think everyone will be doing it.

Situps are easier, but more time consuming. These are easy enough that you can do 100 at a time if you are breathing correctly. Inhale down- exhale up. Keep your legs flat on the ground placing your hands near your ears. Situp touching your elbows to your knees. This will save the back even though it is harder. Don’t be a wuss, suck it up and get busy!

Once you get past Monday you are golden, but don’t forget to take Sunday off. Push it up, push it up, way up!!!

Over the years, many people have asked me why I think push-ups are one of the best all-around exercises for fitness and strength. Here are ten solid reasons.

1. In the multi-variations that are possible, push-ups work every major muscle group in the entire body and on both sides of the body—no other exercise can do this!

2. Push-ups are totally free! You already have everything you need within arm’s reach (pun intended) to achieve a world-class body sculpting strength and fitness training program.

3. Push-ups can be done virtually anywhere—all you need is a few square feet and you’re off to the races.

4. Push-ups solve time-constraint issues. Once you’re in the groove, you’ll be able to perform an entire workout in less time than it would take to drive to a gym and change into gym clothes.

5. Push-ups have almost no risk of injury. This is especially true as you integrate a number of variations into your routine that challenge, sculpt, and strengthen your entire musculature from multiple angles.

6. Push-ups are the key to a sound and healthy heart and a powerful pair of lungs. They integrate both cardio endurance and cardio interval training into one series of exercises.

7. Push-ups build lithe, perfectly sculpted muscles from your neck to toes. The result is a sculpted physique that is always proportionate to your body’s natural frame, muscle and bone structure.

8. Push-ups are the key to dynamic lifelong weight management, because as they build muscle, they automatically accelerate your body’s fat-burning engines. One pound of muscle burns 35 calories a day, in contrast to just 2 calories burned by one pound of fat per day. Your muscles thus reset your metabolism, burning fat twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

9. Push-ups are the foundation of a fitness lifestyle that will keep you young, vibrant, energized, and totally strong for life!

10. Push-ups reinforce your personal willpower and self-determination to do and accomplish great things. They are the ultimate self-fulfilling prophecy for lifelong strength and fitness.

By: John Peterson
http://www.transformetrics.com