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Originally Posted by Jake Birkett  OK thanks for the clarification. I wonder what the reason behind not going to the ground is? Perhaps it's so you can do more repetitions in stead of always straining up from right on the ground? For a while once I tried mini-press ups where I was about 2 fists off the ground, they were really easy and fast and felt more aerobic than anaerobic. |
I think you place a lot more stress on the shoulder joints if you go all the way, which probably doesn't matter to much in unweighted pushups. But if you look at the bench press, which is essentially the same exercise, if you are benching several 100 pounds and go all the way down, and do this for a number of years, there is a much higher chance that something is going to give.
So although it is probably not an issue with push ups
, the benefit of going to the bottom is negligible.