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Old 01-08-11, 11:33 PM  
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I just suck it up and do as many as I can on my toes, I do a few on my toes (in the plank position) everyday, whatever that is whether it's 2 or 6, I use this website as motivation and as a push up strength guide. I discovered that as long as I was doing modified push ups on my knees I would never get strong enough to ever do them on my toes. Since taking this approach I notice I can finally do push up on my toes in plank position, and my planks are a lot easier to
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Old 01-08-11, 11:41 PM  
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Old 01-09-11, 08:13 AM  
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I just suck it up and do as many as I can on my toes,
That's what I did. I started doing toe push-ups as a kid, because at that time knee pushups were called "girl" pushups and no way was I doing girl pushups. No. Way. So youth and stubbornness got me on the "toe" team early, although I've mellowed with age and now don't see anything wrong with a good knee pushup as opposed to a poor (or no) toe pushup.

Lots of good ideas for modifications in this thread; the general idea is to gradually increase the load, and you can do that by working your way down to the floor, then to your knees, then to your toes. I also like the idea of adding planks to your program, as I do find they help in pushup stability - and help give you a rockin' mid section. I think the keys are consistency - doing this at least two and up to three times a week - and patience. You may never get to your toes, but you should see continuous improvement, which I personally always find very gratifying!
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Old 01-09-11, 04:41 PM  
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I never knew planks did so much for our cores. I must *friend* them lol
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