▁the ▁pal ms : ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁much ▁harder ▁fe at ▁of ▁strength ) ▁strength ▁here after ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁h sp u ▁is ▁the ▁basic ▁push up . ▁ ▁When ▁doing ▁the ▁push up ▁care ▁must ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁ensure ▁perfect ▁form ▁during ▁each ▁rep ▁and ▁full ▁eng agement ▁of ▁the ▁sc ap ula e ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁push up . ▁The ▁focus ▁is ▁never ▁on ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁re ps ▁but ▁rather ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁each ▁rep . ▁One ▁quality ▁rep ▁will ▁always ▁be ▁better ▁than ▁ 5 ▁poor ▁re ps . ▁▁ ▁Ex erc ise ▁ 2 ▁- ▁The ▁pi ke ▁push up ▁After ▁developing ▁sufficient ▁strength ▁and ▁condition ing ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁body ▁through ▁the ▁basic ▁push up ▁the ▁next ▁variation ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁pi ke ▁push up . ▁The ▁pi ke ▁push up ▁ ▁starts ▁of ▁in ▁the ▁pl ank ▁push up ▁pl ank ▁position ▁and ▁involves ▁walking ▁the ▁feet ▁to ▁as ▁close ▁as ▁human ly ▁possible ▁to ▁the ▁hands . ▁The ▁movement ▁is ▁initi ated ▁by ▁lean ing ▁for wards ▁and ▁loading ▁the ▁del to ids ▁and ▁tr ice ps . ▁As ▁with ▁all ▁push up ▁exer cis es ▁care ▁must ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁t uck ▁the ▁el b ows ▁as ▁if ▁attempting ▁to ▁have ▁them ▁track ▁along ▁the ▁tor so ▁during ▁the ▁movement . ▁A ▁good ▁hand ▁pla cement ▁is ▁shoulder ▁width ▁apart ▁but ▁as ▁a ▁start ▁ 1 ▁or ▁ 2 ▁inches ▁wider ▁than ▁shoulder ▁width ▁will ▁make ▁the ▁movement ▁easier . ▁After