Exercise Spotlight: PUSH-UPS

Any movie about joining the army always shows people doing lots of PUSH-UPS.  There's a good reason for this:  Armies want their soldiers to GET RIPPED!  But you don't need to join the army to GET RESULTS from doing Psh.U.s, you can do them right in the comfort of your own home, or pretty much anywhere there's floor or ground!  Here's what you do:

Start out ALL THE WAY DOWN (Step 1), with your hands at the same level as your shoulders, but a maybe little bit farther apart.  Then just unbend your arms until you are ALL THE WAY UP (Step 2)!  Then go ALL THE WAY back down and start over.

As you can see, it's important to keep your back and your whole body STRAIGHT.  And even though it's tempting to lay down and take a little break in between reps, you're only going to get ripped if your hands and feet are the ONLY things that touch the floor when you go down.

So far, I can do 20 reps without stopping.  Bruce Lee could do 100. But the REAL question is...

HOW MANY CAN YOU DO??  GO FIND OUT!!!!!!!!!!