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Some users may be interested in this organisation. A few of the users on my gym instructor course are memebrs of Crossfit

http://www.crossfitlondon.com/

Take a look at this video....

http://www.crossfitlondon.com/media/580

Sonne

hmm...interesting, does this technique do anything for your triceps, shoulders and chest that a normal press-up wouldn't?

Could only do 1.

jimbob wrote:hmm...interesting, does this technique do anything for your triceps, shoulders and chest that a normal press-up wouldn't?

My guess is it works on strengthening minor muscles, liagaments and muscle attachments in the shoulder and elbow joints. Also requires more static control holding the muscles since you aren't holding the body in a position locked by the skeleton, and the movement itself doesn't follow the normal pattern of arm extention / contraction.

Lot of gymnast stuff focuses on getting smaller or generally ignored muscles working well, essentially eliminates any weak links in your musculature. Does wonders for strength, because you could have the largest biceps in the world, but if your joints can't support the weight they are useless.

Sarastro wrote:

jimbob wrote:hmm...interesting, does this technique do anything for your triceps, shoulders and chest that a normal press-up wouldn't?

My guess is it works on strengthening minor muscles, liagaments and muscle attachments in the shoulder and elbow joints. Also requires more static control holding the muscles since you aren't holding the body in a position locked by the skeleton, and the movement itself doesn't follow the normal pattern of arm extention / contraction.

Lot of gymnast stuff focuses on getting smaller or generally ignored muscles working well, essentially eliminates any weak links in your musculature. Does wonders for strength, because you could have the largest biceps in the world, but if your joints can't support the weight they are useless.

Dead on Sarastro. I couldn't answer as i didn't put it into words. Body conditioning i used to do at gymnastics featured some very bizzarre exercises which until recently i didn't understand. But since i've been studying for my gym instructor qualification i've seen how important these minor and often forgotten muscles are. (as well as tendon and ligament strength)

But i should have stressed, that the pressup featured there isn't for entry level. You could injure yourself.

Sonne

Sonne wrote:But i should have stressed, that the pressup featured there isn't for entry level. You could injure yourself.

Yar, discovered that. Might have to sue you for getting carpet burns!

foxtrotgolf wrote:These look soremaking.

Any for the legs/ankles?

http://www.crossfitlondon.com/filemanag ... e?fid=1312

This would be a good leg / posture one.

Yar, discovered that. Might have to sue you for getting carpet burns!

Sue all you like! Not as if i've got any money

Sonne[/quote]

edited due to dodgy link

Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat.

Excuse me? With little starch and no sugar you won't get much exercising done. It doesn't even say that's advice just for fat people, it says it's for 'world class fitness'.

Am I the only one who finds these MUCH MUCH easier than pressups.

Probably

hc00 wrote:Am I the only one who finds these MUCH MUCH easier than pressups.

HC do you happen to have tentacles where your arms should be?

Sonne

My arms are fat and giggly but not tenticles.

I must be an abnormality, theyre much easier

Stumbled across this site as well. Full of lots of nice pictures for those wanting advice on how to do correct pushups etc.

http://www.frixo.com/sites/fitness/exercises.html

Sonne

edit: His pressups aren't right though