Hi Rich,
This exercise sounds most interesting.
I recently bought the push-up equipment from www.perfectpushup.com. I tried them tonite and based on the large chart they provided it is possible to do a regular pushup, pushup in wide position (similar to fly with dumbbells), pushup in close position, as well as a chair pushup. The Dr. of physical medicine at MSU I consult with regularly recommends using these devices to prevent wrist problems rather than doing pushups by placing your flat hands on the floor. Another option he recommends is doing pushups by placing your fist on the floor so the bones in your wrist are not bent while providing support to your body during the pushup. For me the flat hand technique has caused some pinching of the nerves in my hands. As an outcome of tonite first run with the Perfect Pushup equipment I'm hopeful this nerve pinching will not continue.
I will try the exercise you suggest and may modify it a bit by using my fist rather than an open hand approach.
Thanks and I would be most interested in other ideas your have tried.
Jon
Hi Rich,
This exercise sounds most interesting.
I recently bought the push-up equipment from www.perfectpushup.com. I tried them tonite and based on the large chart they provided it is possible to do a regular pushup, pushup in wide position (similar to fly with dumbbells), pushup in close position, as well as a chair pushup. The Dr. of physical medicine at MSU I consult with regularly recommends using these devices to prevent wrist problems rather than doing pushups by placing your flat hands on the floor. Another option he recommends is doing pushups by placing your fist on the floor so the bones in your wrist are not bent while providing support to your body during the pushup. For me the flat hand technique has caused some pinching of the nerves in my hands. As an outcome of tonite first run with the Perfect Pushup equipment I'm hopeful this nerve pinching will not continue.
I will try the exercise you suggest and may modify it a bit by using my fist rather than an open hand approach.
Thanks and I would be most interested in other ideas your have tried.
Jon
