The Perfect Pushups - Ace Any Military
PT Test
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This week, I received an e-mail from a young
lady who aspires to join the military in the next year. Knowing she has a lot of
physical fitness tests in her future, she wants some advice on improving her
performance of push-ups. She says she has never practiced push-ups the
"traditional way," which is what I call the regular push-up as opposed to the
knee push-up.
First of all, there is no reason why women cannot do the
regular push-up. All it takes is practice. I have several men and women clients
who started out doing push-ups on their knees but now can easily do 40 to 50
regular push-ups without stopping to rest. Here are some simple tips and
workouts to help you get above-average scores on the PFT.
Proper Full-Body Warm-Up
Get the heart
pumping and the arms warmed up by doing the following warm-up (repeat three to
five times; it only takes 2 or 3 minutes):
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Proper stance. Your hands should be about
shoulder width apart. Lie on the floor with your hands even with your shoulders.
Too many people place their hands too high or too low, which will weaken your
push-ups tremendously.
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