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THINK BACK TO the first exercise you ever learned. Back before you ever entered a weight room, or even thought about working out or training as something you might be interested in doing. We re talking the very basics here. Chances are, that exercise was the pushup.
The bodyweight movement is a staple everywhere, from elementary school gym classes to advanced strength training programs, and for good reason. Pushups are so simple that just about everyone can at least try to do them but they re also an effective way to build strength and muscle, no matter your level of training.
Since the pushup is such a simple, effective movement with so many variations to scale up or down, it s the perfect base exercise to use for a challenge. From timed pushup stunts to record attempts to a specific allotment of reps over a set period of time, there are seemingly endless formats to choose.