Exercise: How to Do More Push-Ups and Sit-Ups - A Buffet for Your Body

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Hi Lilly,

On your question, “How can I be able to do more push-ups and sit-ups? I can barely even do one push-up so I’m wondering what I should do to get better.”, you need to STRENGTHEN the muscles that they work.

Push-ups work your CHEST, SHOULDERS, TRICEPS, and CORE. Sit-ups work your CORE and HIP FLEXORS.

Here is a witty and humorous analogy to help you remember the muscles that push-ups and sit-ups work:

Imagine that your body is a house. Your chest is the roof, your shoulders are the walls, your triceps are the foundation, and your core is the glue that holds it all together.

When you do a push-up, you are using your roof, walls, foundation, and glue to lift your body off the ground.

Imagine that your core is a corset that wraps around your torso. Your hip flexors are the strings that tie the corset together.

When you do a sit-up, you are using your corset and strings to curl your upper body up towards your knees.

Now, let's talk about how to strengthen the muscles that push-ups and sit-ups work.

Here are the workouts that strengthen your CHEST, SHOULDERS, TRICEPS, CORE and HIP FLEXORS.

Leg raise strengthen your hip flexors too, which helps you with your sit-ups.

Why so many workouts?

Fitness is like a buffet.

You don't want to just eat one or two dishes from the buffet. You want to try a variety of dishes to get a well-rounded meal.

Similarly, you don't want to just do one or two exercises. You want to do a variety of exercises to work all of the muscles in your body.

Would you want a humongous upper body attaching to your legs that look like toothpicks? Of course NOT.

A balanced exercise routine will help you develop a strong and toned physique, improve your overall fitness, and reduce your risk of injury.

You can do these exercises with or without weights. If you are new to exercise, start with bodyweight exercises. Once you can do these exercises easily, you can start adding weights.

With a little hard work and dedication, you will be doing push-ups and sit-ups like a pro in no time!

Conclusion

Push-ups and sit-ups are two of the most basic exercises, but they are also two of the most effective. By doing push-ups and sit-ups regularly, you can strengthen the muscles in your chest, shoulders, triceps, core, and hips.

So get out there and start doing push-ups and sit-ups today! Your body will thank you for it.

Lastly, check out the most 💥 EXPLOSIVELY EFFECTIVE EXERCISE TRAINING TECHNIQUE: CLICK HERE!💥

Faithfully, Gary.



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