How to Do A Proper Push Up

Greetings from Heaven!
As it turns out, Heaven is actually located off the coast of New Zealand. Who knew?  The island of Waiheke, my home for the past few days, is definitely one of the most beautiful places on Earth; I was initially scheduled to just spend an afternoon here, but that has quickly turned into three days because I can’t get enough of this place.  Now, this article would have been up yesterday, but I ran into some technical difficulties with internet connections (which can happen when you’re on an island paradise), so you’re getting it today instead.
Fortunately, today’s post has nothing to do with Valentine’s Day; hopefully you can forgive me for not talking about how St. Valentine drove the snakes out of Ireland because he saw his shadow after finding a tooth under his pillow.  We’ll save that for next year.
Instead, let’s talk about push ups!
Push ups are one of the best exercises ever invented (thanks random caveman, whoever you were) – they require zero equipment, build strength in all of the right places, have hundreds of variations to keep things fresh, and are easily quantifiable so keeping track of progression is a breeze.  Push ups and their variations are a huge part of the and they’ll be a huge part of the body weight training section of the upcoming Rebel Strength Guide as well.
If you couldn’t already tell…push ups are kind of a big deal.
I realized that I had never done a proper post on proper push ups (say that three times fast…or don’t – your call), so today is the day you’re going to make sure you’re doing things right.  All pictures in today’s post were taken on the island of Waiheke.
Ever since I’ve started traveling and haven’t had regular access to a gym, push ups have become my go-to exercise.
Today, they’re going to become yours too.