So if you re 180 pounds you re pressing between 110 and 120 pounds.
Floor release push up.
Assume a standard push up position with wide feet then raise the opposite hand and leg to form a two point plank.
Without moving your head body or legs lift your hands about an inch off the floor for the hand release portion of the push up.
If you want an added challenge opt for a two point push up.
They can build power if you push your body up as explosively as possible.
I like the surface to be elevated so you re kneeling but are 6 to 10 inches off the ground.
Basically cock your arms back fast and quickly reverse the motion to strike the floor.
Although the hand release push up might not include an entire pull exercise the pulling back of the hands and squeezing of the upper back can help balance out all the pushing that s inherent in.
In a push up hand release or regular you have to lift 60 65 of your body weight.
Return your hands to the starting position to complete the.