This requires some lower-back strength as well as hip flexor and psoas strength and flexibility. The difference between this exercise and the crunch is the hands are interlocked behind the head and you have to lift your entire back off the floor. There are a few groups who use regular sit-ups as a testing exercise. Touch your chest to someone's fist on the ground to keep an accurate count of full push-ups.Elbows bend 90 degrees in the down position but should be at about 45-degree angles between the torso and shoulder.Proper hand placement: Just outside of shoulder width with fingers pointing forward at a slight outward angle.Learning how to ace a fitness test is required for most groups, but doing sets of countless push-ups usually is required in most indoctrination training programs. Here are some tips for the exercise that has been around for thousands of years. The push-up is the most commonly used exercise in military, law enforcement and firefighter training programs.
The first section is the most common section: Push-ups
