Pushup workout. GAME 7 BASKETBALL

Pushups are a great exercise that uses your own body weight as resistance. It increases the strength of your upper body including your chest, triceps and your core. When you shoot a basketball you are pushing the ball towards the basket. Anytime you are pushing something you are using your triceps.

Just staying in the front leaning rest position will engage your core and fire up your upper body muscles.

Pushups can also be done on the knees for less resistance.

Keep your basketball with you.

Left hand on basketball pu.

Narrow

Wide

Right hand on basketball pu.

Alternate ball from left hand to right hand pu.

2 hands on the basketball pu.

Pu with 2 hands on the ball and explode up with the basketball. Advanced

1 foot on the basketball push up

2 feet on the basketball push up.

Pu on your fists.

Pu on your finger tips. Advanced

Pu and slap your chest.

Pu and clap. Advanced

Pu and clap behind your back. Advanced

1 foot on the basketball pu

Next week be ready to hand in your push up workout.

Make sure to write down how long you stayed in the front leaning rest position and how many sets.

Or how many pushups you completed and how many sets.

Or a description of the pushups listed above which is meant for the older more advanced players.

Example. Jon smith 4th grade

Front leaning rest position for 30 seconds. Completed 4 sets with 1 minute rest in between.

Katie smith. 8th grade.

6 pushups for 3 sets and 10 pushups on the knees for 6 sets

Mike smith 11th grade. 20 pushups 1 set. 15 pushups 2 sets. 10 pushups 5 sets for a total of 100 pushups.

REMEMBER: your chest needs to go all of the way down to the floor in order for your push up to count. Your back must stay straight and your arms should fully extend on the way up.