Like most women, push ups are an exercise Iv always found really hard.
They dont come naturally to me, 5 years ago I couldn’t do 1 decent rep.
Pre pregnancy, I could probably do 10 decent reps before taking a break. I got good at them by getting stronger and simply practicing them.
Post pregnancy, I cant do 1 full rep.
It will probably take at least 3 to 4 months before I can comfortably do 1 push up with good technique.
How will I do it?
PRACTICING THE MOVEMENT CONSISTENTLY .
And getting stronger in upper body exercises.
I will be focusing on 3 push up progressions.
✔Negative push up: start in a high plank position and lower yourself as slow as you can to the floor. Reset and repeat.
✔Incine push up: full push up on an incline. The higher the incline, the easier the rep.
✔Knee push up: normal push up off knee position.
I will be focusing on keeping all reps slow and controlled with good technique.
Half reps with poor technique at a fast pace won’t get me stronger or better at push ups.
