Try This: Get the jump on animal push-ups

Saturday, June 2, 2012 - 02:20 in Biology & Nature

Animal push-ups work on fast-twitch muscle fibers through explosive movement.Feeling strong? How about trying some animal push-ups? This is an exercise in which the sand helps absorb the impact of your movements, but it's also one that requires strength and determination. Animal push-ups take the traditional and go further, demonstrated by celebrity personal trainer Mike Donavanik (www.mikedfitness.com). This is a plyometric exercise: one that develops power using quick, explosive movements.

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