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4 Fighter Push-ups To Get You Ready For The Cage

June 6, 2019
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Are you looking to step up your fight performance and fitness?
Do you want to develop strength that is specific to enhancing your fight performance?
What are you doing to venture beyond the standard push-up to achieve optimal fitness?

Push-ups are a powerful and effective training tool, but fighter push-ups can be found in nearly every box gym, military, and fight gym across the globe. Before anything else happens every athlete should become proficient at performing the standard push-up. Once this is achieved there should be an effort for every individual to progress to the next level. Today’s article is all about exposing you to some of that next level when it comes to fighter push-ups.

Top 5 Ways To Become A Push-up Machine For Optimal Fitness

May 27, 2019
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Are you interested in becoming a push-up machine?
Do you want a fitness and strength program that will transform your training and crossover to your sport and life?
Are you wanting to develop real “Go” muscle and have the physical look to go with it?

Leveraging the push-up to build your strength is one of the smartest things you can do in terms of your body. Let’s face it, any weak link that exists in your upper body and trunk will be exposed with the almighty push-up. Having been coaching now for nearly 20 years I can tell you firsthand that 90% or more of the people in the general public that tell me they do hundreds of push-ups regularly for their training never do the first one correctly. Assuming you are proficient with the push-up today I’m going to show you 5 ways to ramp up your push-up game with the following strategies.

3 Powerful Push Up Variations For Building Lean Muscle Mass

February 5, 2019
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The original publishing date of today’s article was back on June 23, 2016.

One of the most powerful and impactful adjustments you can make when it comes to your fitness and physique is by incorporating variations of push-ups into your training cycles.

Such variations will challenge your muscular response and stress your body in different ways so that you can in turn adapt to that new stress. The result is a more lean muscle and a powerful method for continuing to make strength and muscle gains.

Enjoy the read and apply these to your own program.

Are you looking to learn about how to implement some push-up variations to challenge you in a completely different way?
Do you want to learn some push-up variations to enhance your physical function and help you to build some lean muscle?
Are you open to getting out of your comfort zone to challenge yourself with some unique push-up variations?

There a many push up variations for you to implement to build lean muscle and function. Push ups are one of the most powerful exercises you can have in your arsenal of strength movements. Let’s face it…push ups are cheap, convenient, challenging and when mastered the variations are almost endless. The push up takes a backseat to nobody. As far as looking for the most immediate answer to acquiring strength, lean muscle, and efficiency what better exercise is there for your go to than the tried and true push up?

4 Common Misconceptions About Push-ups

November 19, 2018
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Do you include push-ups into your training on a regular basis?
Do spend the time to develop muscular proficiency with your bodyweight by incorporating different push-up variations?
Do you often hear people knock push-ups by implying that you can’t build serious strength with such a bodyweight exercise?

Today I’m going to explain why the almighty push-up is one of the best bodyweight exercises you can perform. Contrary to this belief is where a false belief exists with some that will say you can’t develop a strong, lean, muscular body with push-ups. This is complete BS and today I’m going to set the record straight.

The Correct Hand Position For Your Push-ups

November 1, 2018
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Is your hand position correct when you perform the push-up?
Are you aware that improper hand position will bleed you of power?
Do you know that proper hand position will optimize muscular activation making you stronger throughout your body during the push-up?

I don’t care how strong you think you are if you can’t apply the correct hand position for your push-ups you’re killing your results from the movement. I think you’ll find today’s post to be a valuable resource for you the next time you hit the deck for some push-ups.