Exercise of the Day – Dive Bomber Push Up

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P90X One on One
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This is a great push-up movement for developing upper body strength as well as core stability!

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Dive Bomber Push-ups
Dive Bomber Push-ups

Unlike other push ups where many of your core muscles are held static throughout the movement, in the Dive Bomber Push up, many different muscles are taken through various degrees of both extension and flexion. This does a great job of strengthening not just the muscles, but the tendons and ligaments as well. The trick to doing this exercise effectively is to use a nice, slow, controlled cadence both as you descend towards the floor, as well as when you reverse the repetition. Also, be sure to use the same path of movement in both the downward as well as the upward arch, and try to get as close as possible to the floor with your entire body.

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One Response to “Exercise of the Day – Dive Bomber Push Up”

  1. 8 Best Ways to get Your Body into MMA Shape « ShareitFitness.com Says: April 8th, 2010 at 11:52 am

    [...] Dive Bombers: Dive Bombers may seem like nothing more than push ups but are actually much more. Unlike a simple pushup, dive bombers work many muscles that can go unused during normal push ups thus working many different muscles groups which MMA fighters love utilize much more frequently than others. [...]

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