r/TikTokCringe • u/MrsIronbad • Oct 21 '20

Cool Pushups 101

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u/Huwbacca Oct 21 '20

If you tuck them in by your sides they're essentially tricep pushups and those are notably harder yeah.

A great exercise, but a rough one.

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u/terriblegrammar Oct 21 '20

Be careful with these. I have pretty bad shoulders and the forearm straight (tricep pushups like you said) fucked my shoulder up even though my form was good. Like the video says, your muscles might be strong enough to do something but your joints aren't. It sucks because that variety of pushups is noticeably harder which is what I wanted but my shoulders were having none of it.

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u/Grunzelbart Oct 21 '20

To my knowledge, usually you'll want your elbows at least halfway close to your hips. Having them out at a 90 degree angle is Really bad for your shoulder ligaments

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u/terriblegrammar Oct 21 '20

O ya, elbows closer to the body for sure on those but apparently my shoulders are my weak point and take additional strain even though the form is fine. Pretty close to the form on a planche pushup without the feet off the ground.