{"id":4677,"date":"2020-04-29T22:54:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T22:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meghancallawayfitness.com\/my-blog\/?p=4677"},"modified":"2021-07-15T20:32:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T20:32:56","slug":"kneeling-push-ups-are-not-the-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meghancallawayfitness.com\/my-blog\/kneeling-push-ups-are-not-the-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Kneeling Push-Ups Are NOT The Answer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">When a LOT of people start doing push-ups, if they are not quite ready to do them from their hands and feet, and on the floor, they perform kneeling push-ups.&nbsp;\u2063 \u2063\u2063<br>\u2063\u2063<br>\u2063This is a huge mistake.&nbsp;\u2063 \u2063\u2063<br>\u2063\u2063<br>\u2063If you have been relying on kneeling push-ups and feel like you\u2019ve made NO progress when you go to do regular push-ups, there IS a key reason\u2026\u2063 \u2063\u2063<br>\u2063\u2063<br>\u2063To be clear, while kneeling push-ups aren\u2019t necessarily a \u201cbad\u201d exercise, if you have the goal of being able to do regular push-ups, they are not the answer.&nbsp;\u2063 \u2063\u2063<br>\u2063\u2063<br>\u2063Let me explain why.&nbsp;\u2063 \u2063\u2063<br>\u2063\u2063<br>\u2063With kneeling push-ups, by placing the knees on the floor the body\u2019s lever is dramatically shortened.&nbsp;\u2063 \u2063\u2063<br>\u2063\u2063<br>\u2063This removes much of the lumbo-pelvic stability that is required during regular push-ups.&nbsp;\u2063 \u2063\u2063<br>\u2063\u2063<br>\u2063As I\u2019ve talked about many times, the push-up IS a moving plank.&nbsp;\u2063 \u2063 \u2063\u2063<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can\u2019t maintain the plank position, you won\u2019t be able to perform regular push-ups, or more advanced variations.&nbsp;\u2063 \u2063\u2063<br>\u2063\u2063<br>\u2063As a result, people who rely on kneeling push-ups often struggle when they attempt to progress to performing regular push-ups as they can\u2019t maintain the plank.&nbsp;\u2063\u2063<br>\u2063\u2063<br>\u2063\u2063Guess what, there IS a solution, and I\u2019ve addressed this in great detail in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimatepushups.com\">The Ultimate Push-Up Program<\/a><\/strong>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kneeling Push-Ups Are NOT The Answer \u274c\u274c\u274c\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m8xDSq48U1Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\">This video shows 3 push-up progressions that are significantly more effective than kneeling push-ups.\u2063\u2063<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Let me talk about hands elevated push-ups. \u2063\u2063<br>\u2063\u2063<br>\u2063I strongly prefer this variation to push-ups from the knees.&nbsp;\u2063 \u2063\u2063<br>\u2063\u2063<br>\u2063With hands elevated push-ups, you will be in a regular push-up position, but will elevate your hands on a higher surface like a table, chair, bench, Smith machine bar, etc.\u2063 \u2063\u2063<br>\u2063\u2063<br>\u2063So you WILL be in a plank position. 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Followed by people of all genders in over 67 countries worldwide. 240 pages in length. For &#8220;experienced beginners&#8221; to advanced trainees, and also coaches.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatepushups.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LEARN MORE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a LOT of people start doing push-ups, if they are not quite ready to do them from their hands and feet, and on the floor, they perform kneeling push-ups.&nbsp;\u2063 \u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063This is a huge mistake.&nbsp;\u2063 \u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063If you have been relying on kneeling push-ups and feel like you\u2019ve made NO progress when you go to do regular push-ups, there IS a key reason\u2026\u2063 \u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063To be clear, while kneeling push-ups aren\u2019t necessarily a \u201cbad\u201d exercise, if you have the goal of being able to do regular push-ups, they are not the answer.&nbsp;\u2063 \u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063Let me explain why.&nbsp;\u2063 \u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063With kneeling push-ups, by placing the knees on the floor the body\u2019s lever is dramatically shortened.&nbsp;\u2063 \u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063This removes much of the lumbo-pelvic stability that is required during regular push-ups.&nbsp;\u2063 \u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063As I\u2019ve talked about many times, the push-up IS a moving plank.&nbsp;\u2063 \u2063 \u2063\u2063 If you can\u2019t maintain the plank position, you won\u2019t be able to perform regular push-ups, or more advanced variations.&nbsp;\u2063 \u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063As a result, people who rely on kneeling push-ups often struggle when they attempt to progress to performing regular push-ups as they can\u2019t maintain the plank.&nbsp;\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063Guess what, there IS a solution, and I\u2019ve addressed this in great detail in The Ultimate Push-Up Program. 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