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Post by machinehead on Nov 2, 2020 18:33:19 GMT
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Post by trog on Nov 3, 2020 10:49:35 GMT
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Post by Michael on Nov 3, 2020 15:13:36 GMT
I like ways to make pushups harder instead of doing hundreds of reps. That's a different way to make them harder by Steve. I have a pair of T's which are similar to the Iron Cross ones in Trog's link. Haven't used them in a while. Honestly haven't done pushups in a good while until today. Rings and the Sierra suspension/isometric trainer are great ways to make pushups harder. There are many ways but You have to make sure that it's not going to injury You.
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Post by stormshadow on Nov 3, 2020 15:35:59 GMT
I bought this from a KMart that went out of business a couple of years ago. It is called a Weider Tri Flex. I like it. This video shows an identical copy but branded different
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Post by pierinifitness on Nov 3, 2020 16:14:44 GMT
Easy to make push-ups harder and gadget-free by doing them super slow. I don’t because they’re too hard.
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Post by macky on Nov 4, 2020 5:25:52 GMT
Steve Maxwell was into pushup boards a while ago too. They are used in Persian wrestling gyms (Zurkhaneh) and are very good for a different type of pushup as a change of pace. www.persianyoga.com/shena/ The push up starts in the same position as the "Hindu" push up (you can do those on the board as well if you want) but the body instead of diving into the pushup and arching up before returning to the "down dog" position, is taken right over the board and the push up is commenced with the board lower down the chest, pushing it up back into the down dog position. The board itself can be easily made from scrap (I made several for a gym class out of decking timber some years ago, but they couldn't use them because they weren't strong enough, and were not keen on building themselves up to it by doing "over the board" pushups off their knees, the lazy b........s. The board itself has been called into question by some trainers, but when I looked at their youtube, they were only using it to do ordinary pushups. The benefits of this simple device is that the elbows are steadied by grasping the FRONT of the board, and because it's not like separate blocks or handles, the two arms/hands grasping the one board, and the legs splayed a bit, makes for a very strong and stable triangle, much as the difference of a stable barbell vs dumbbells handling. And the tradition method of the pushup also provides more of a stretch and hip engagement. You could put a thin plank across a couple of bricks for a tryout, without getting into any expense. Just keep things under control because the plank is not anchored by the "feet". Around 9:40 on here.
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Post by trog on Nov 4, 2020 13:10:36 GMT
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Post by Deuce Gunner on Nov 4, 2020 22:57:08 GMT
Steve Maxwell was into pushup boards a while ago too. They are used in Persian wrestling gyms (Zurkhaneh) and are very good for a different type of pushup as a change of pace. www.persianyoga.com/shena/ The push up starts in the same position as the "Hindu" push up (you can do those on the board as well if you want) but the body instead of diving into the pushup and arching up before returning to the "down dog" position, is taken right over the board and the push up is commenced with the board lower down the chest, pushing it up back into the down dog position. The board itself can be easily made from scrap (I made several for a gym class out of decking timber some years ago, but they couldn't use them because they weren't strong enough, and were not keen on building themselves up to it by doing "over the board" pushups off their knees, the lazy b........s. The board itself has been called into question by some trainers, but when I looked at their youtube, they were only using it to do ordinary pushups. The benefits of this simple device is that the elbows are steadied by grasping the FRONT of the board, and because it's not like separate blocks or handles, the two arms/hands grasping the one board, and the legs splayed a bit, makes for a very strong and stable triangle, much as the difference of a stable barbell vs dumbbells handling. And the tradition method of the pushup also provides more of a stretch and hip engagement. You could put a thin plank across a couple of bricks for a tryout, without getting into any expense. Just keep things under control because the plank is not anchored by the "feet". Around 9:40 on here. Having had some experience with folks from that part of the world I could just imagine what one of those places would smell like.
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Post by mr potatohead on Nov 4, 2020 23:33:34 GMT
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Post by joey5795 on Nov 5, 2020 8:53:27 GMT
Good way to cause a bad injury,do not see the point in these gadgets just use bands around your back to make it harder,or use rings. The whole idea of doing exercises is to do them in a safe manner.
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Post by macky on Nov 5, 2020 9:08:03 GMT
Steve Maxwell was into pushup boards a while ago too. They are used in Persian wrestling gyms (Zurkhaneh) and are very good for a different type of pushup as a change of pace. www.persianyoga.com/shena/ The push up starts in the same position as the "Hindu" push up (you can do those on the board as well if you want) but the body instead of diving into the pushup and arching up before returning to the "down dog" position, is taken right over the board and the push up is commenced with the board lower down the chest, pushing it up back into the down dog position. The board itself can be easily made from scrap (I made several for a gym class out of decking timber some years ago, but they couldn't use them because they weren't strong enough, and were not keen on building themselves up to it by doing "over the board" pushups off their knees, the lazy b........s. The board itself has been called into question by some trainers, but when I looked at their youtube, they were only using it to do ordinary pushups. The benefits of this simple device is that the elbows are steadied by grasping the FRONT of the board, and because it's not like separate blocks or handles, the two arms/hands grasping the one board, and the legs splayed a bit, makes for a very strong and stable triangle, much as the difference of a stable barbell vs dumbbells handling. And the tradition method of the pushup also provides more of a stretch and hip engagement. You could put a thin plank across a couple of bricks for a tryout, without getting into any expense. Just keep things under control because the plank is not anchored by the "feet". Around 9:40 on here. Having had some experience with folks from that part of the world I could just imagine what one of those places would smell like. I did wonder, myself. With those leather pants and splayed legs I'm sure that would add to the "ambience" of the place.
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Post by mr potatohead on Nov 5, 2020 9:16:08 GMT
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Post by captkronos on Nov 6, 2020 3:06:08 GMT
I made one of those "taehkte" boards a few years ago, I like it. I also took a short piece of 2x4 and stapled some thin carpet around it, basically the same thing, plus I can use it for calf raises or hacksquats to raise my heels.
Super slow pushups will get your pecs rock hard in a very short amount of time. High volume will give you a good walking around torso pump in a short amount of time. I currently just do 50 every morning. Most days that's my entire workout. That and sucking in my gut around the chicks at the office.
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Post by macky on Nov 6, 2020 4:51:07 GMT
This is using the shena for an Iranian push up, which can also be seen in some of the Zurkhaneh videos. Steve had a site which promoted his own board and a youtube which showed him using the board for several exercises, not all of them pushup types. I haven't been able to find that youtube and it was several years ago when I emailed him how was he going with them, and he said he pretty much doesn't use it now. That doesn't mean it's no good, only that he's moved on, with isometrics playing a large part of his drills these days, it seems.
His youtube however showed him using the shena for Dand/"Hindu" type pushup, along with the Iranian, Tibetan Number 5 which he called the Russian Stretch, Bear squats, and a jumping/dividing the legs while holding the board. There are some posters who I've read have problems with Hindu pushups, with the arching. Billfish as I recall had no such problem, but if you examine the Persian style it's really the reverse of the Hindu, the body starting in the same position but going right over the shena until the board ends up lower down in the chest, then pushing up from there back into the Down Dog position. It's a tough pushup to do. The back is not arched upward, but there is still a good stretch at the beginning position as you return to it.
All those above drills can certainly be done without any board, but once again, the shena acts as a stabilizer for the front end. There have been comments about how doing unstable drills as Steve's video in the first post of this thread are more beneficial, but that is a debatable point. The shena stabilizes the exercise and enables one to concentrate on the power of it without having to try keeping balance at the same time. One can try on some unstable drills later after a measure of strength is built up with stable exercises, said strength helping to prevent injuries.
I didn't like the look of Steve's pushup board. It was too high for the length of the feet, and because it is made entirely from the same size timber, a crossbar underneath is necessary for strength of the board. The thin gauge of decking timber with a couple of 2X2's or 2X3's nailed underneath is much better.
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Post by macky on Nov 6, 2020 5:12:33 GMT
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