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Originally Posted by Da Klugs
Not so sure how strict the form is ... try to do them pretty full, bounce the chest on the floor every few.
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A "real push up" comes from Yoga. The asana is called Chaturanga, which I think means plank in Sanskrit.
Strict push up's should really work most of the body. Many do not have the body straight as a plank with their arms totally aligned. In strict form, they are not meant to crank out 100 or speed sets. 5 seconds per push up sounds about right.
Now that obviously have the great base, you can go towards perfection and form. You'd end up dialing it back to 25-35 Chaturanga's as I think that would equal 100 "American" push up's.
Here's a couple of links. I know you'll immediately feel a huge difference in pump for your chest, arms, and core, especially the core. It's a natural progression to end up here.
http://www.myyogaonline.com/about-yo...a-so-difficult
http://www.yogabear.org/video/chaturangapush-up