Push-ups are an easy and convenient way to improve upper body strength and endurance – so drop and give me 20… Nah for real though, before you read the rest of this description, do as many as you can and comment below with how many you did.

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Here’s a cool study that compared muscle activation in fast, medium and slow push-ups. [1] This was done in young active males between ages between 22 and 27 years old. The push-up speeds in seconds were ~1.67, ~2.14s and ~2.63, respectively.

Excerpts:
Overall, the results suggest that a slow push-up speed delays the occurrence of fatigue and increases the muscle activation. By contrast, a fast push-up speed increases the maximum number of push-up repetitions, but reduces the muscle activation.

Take-away:
When a certain number of push-up repetitions are to be performed (e.g., as part of military training), the repetitions should be performed at a faster speed since this requires a lower muscle activation and less effort. Conversely, when the aim is to develop upper-body strength (e.g., in athletic training), the push-ups should be performed more slowly since this increases the muscle activation.

Reference:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267995821_Effect_of_Push-up_Speed_on_Upper_Extremity_Training_until_Fatigue

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