Rocking push-ups

[pain_junkie]

Anyone do these during training? I was just wondering, exactly what muscle groups these work? I'd have to say that they're one of my biggest weaknesses when it comes to training, but at the same time I find they're one of the most fun things...If that makes any sense. Anyway, I can do military pushups just fine, but rocking give me trouble. On rocking pushups, I start slowing down around 10-12 of 20 or so. On military pushups I don't start slowing down really until the last 2 or 3..Something about rocking pushups really takes out my steam, but I guess I haven't bothered to sit down and analyze it until now..So, what's the deal w/ these evil, EVIL pushups? ;)

[phoenix-eye]

What do you mean by rocking push-ups?

The only thing I can think of is when we go down to 2 inches and hold. We then rock side to side for a while (tooooo long!) and then push up. We keep doing this for ages - I can't do an awful lot though. We usually do these after some sets of other press ups - knuckles. back of wrists, fingertips, wide arm and hands together. After a few minutes of these "rocking press-ups" my arms just stop working.

It seems to work the stomach muscles as much as anything else.

Maybe some of the many knowledgeable folks out there could give some more info?

[vegeta]

how do u do the rocking pushups????

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[baldmantiz]

rocking pushups are done like this....
assume a pushup position only spread your legs about a shoulder length and a half apart and start with your a$$ raised in the air. then rock down and forward. the ending position for this part is with your head looking up and your a$$ a couple of inches off the ground. then return to the starting position. the key for these is doing them slow. i do these for training they get very difficult.

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[pain_junkie]

Yo baldmantis, thanks for the explanation of what rocking pushups are. It was shorter and made a lot more sense than anything I probably would have written... :D

[Fu-Pow]

We do these too. There is a legend that there was an ancient Indian wrestler who's only excercise was "rocking pushups." He did 5000 of them a day. He was the best wrestler in India. Don't know if it is true, but its a cool story.

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[vegeta]

thanks for the explanation!

to have no limitation as a limitation (Bruce Lee)

[Stranger]

Gama was the wrestler's name. I don't know about the exact number however.

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