Staying in shape / Push-ups for upper body muscle."

The ourselves ourselves and personal trainer explained proper ways of performing the movements to sale the effects and exclude musculoskeletal injuries. What is more, watching this, I wanted to perform these variations and to challenge myself.

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My push-up challenge part<||>### My push-up challenge part

Preparations and Goals

Before the performance of the challenge, I went through the lesson and realized that warming up is effective. Not only do you wind up your muscles, but you minimize the chances of getting injured as well during a proper warm up. I wanted to get through all three forms of the push-ups with the ‘hard’ option being to maintain proper form and regular pacing.

The Exercise Routine

I performed the following variations:

1. Push-Ups for Shoulder and Upper Back
   Hands and toes, palms and tiptoe – these positions touched my shoulders and upper back muscles.

2. Chest and Back Push-Ups
   Similar look but used more for the upper body, the chest and the back.

3. Parallel Push-Ups
   Most often used my heels and palms as a modified form to attend to this challenge.

On each variation, I performed ten repetitions with a ten-second pause between the sets. In total, with each type of practice I managed 20 repetitions.

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Overcoming Challenges

First of all, I made mistakes in the calculation of push-ups, and, to my surprise, their difficulty was rather high because I did not train with push-ups frequently before. Then, as I was warming up for the second set, the muscles began to show signs of working under tension. If I reached a point where my arms were shaking and I could not continue eating the steak, I stubbornly continued.

I also understood that consistency is of paramount importance. Though it is more of strength, the repetitions are made due to the repetitive practices. Push-ups are quite basic however, doing them right and building can be tiring.

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Qualitative Analysis

Physical Strain

The workout was very much on the rigorous side, though towards the second and third set I was finding it very difficult. The stiffness in arms, shoulders and chest screamed loud but it also served as a reminder of what strength training does to your muscles. However, that was the relief after the sets were made to the end of the HR numbers to find the required total.

Mental Motivation

Regarding motivation, music was highly instrumental. The songs in the list were rather cheerful and that made me want to carry on with each repetition I had to do. Therefore, from the above results, it can be deduced that a person with a strong mind is as valuable to certain bodily exercises as a person with outstanding physical might.

Lessons Learned

From this I learnt that practice makes perfect and in this case the correct techniques are to be used if one is to achieve perfection. Thus using push-ups as part of My Daily Activity, the upper body strength will increase as well as the endurance over time will be attained.

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Benefits of Push-Ups

1. Improved Strength
   Less complex exercises such as the push up targets chest, arm, shoulders and abdominal muscles.

2. Convenience
   They can be done without equipment, and can be practiced at any convenience because of their flexibility with schedules.

3. Versatility
   Various modifications of push-ups make it possible to work out different muscles, it also takes into account that the people’s physical training levels may be different.

4. Endurance Building
   Repetition is made easier through stamina and endurance build through practice of the exercise at a slower pace.

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Hopes for the Future

I’ll be content to have joined this week’s challenge and for the help rendered on my part by our instructor, @marvinvelasquez. The lessons were engaging and made me make decisions that I would not normally have to.

In the future I should incorporate push-ups in my daily training regime with the intention of gradually increase the number of push-ups executed. This exercise will definitely require a lot of practice and commitment in order to be done correctly and to obtain all of its positive outcomes.

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Call to Action

In my view, the given challenge should be taken up by @josepha @beautiful12 @tocho2 Specifically, here is what I have to say to each of them: Challenge yourself, see the miracle of push-ups, and don’t forget to involve your community in your story. In unison, let’s look and feel good and encourage each other to keep fit!

Therefore, may I thank you for reading my experience. I am looking forward to the next lesson and I will be happy to even start this amazing fitness adventure.

Regard for me @shabbir86