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[Q] knuckle vs open palm pushups

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shavingcream66
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States1219 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-26 06:59:21
December 26 2008 06:01 GMT
#1
Whenever I see people doing pushups, I've noticed that most people do regular pushups with their palm open and face down. However, there are a few individuals who choose to make their hands into a fist, knuckles down and do their pushups that way. What's the point? Is there any extra benefit of doing knuckle pushups?

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Ilikestarcraft
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Korea (South)17733 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-26 06:05:23
December 26 2008 06:05 GMT
#2
Its harder to do by knuckles?
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skyglow1
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
New Zealand3962 Posts
December 26 2008 06:08 GMT
#3
Don't have to bend the wirst as much?
drone
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
70 Posts
December 26 2008 06:09 GMT
#4
it's harder to do it with knuckles and it's not as straining on the wrists
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Azrael1111
Profile Joined July 2008
United States550 Posts
December 26 2008 06:16 GMT
#5
Doing push ups with your wrist is bad for them.
PiSan
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States160 Posts
December 26 2008 06:18 GMT
#6
That's a picture of Ross Enamait, who traditionally trained as a boxer. Obviously a fist push-up more closely emulates a punch than an open hand.

Really, the difference between the two is slight, but meaningful. Just mix it up in your training.
Ilikestarcraft
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Korea (South)17733 Posts
December 26 2008 06:28 GMT
#7
I always thought if you do it by palm the weight of your body is more distrubuted on your palms compared to if you did it by your fist. So its seems like you have to lift more/use more strength when using by fist. Dont know o.O
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village_idiot
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
2436 Posts
December 26 2008 06:30 GMT
#8
Doing push ups with your knuckles is bad for your fingers.

For example, gorillas move around on 4 legs using their knuckles instead of open palms. As a result older gorillas, like oov, have ruined the nimbleness of their fingers and can't play starcraft properly.

You need to get a pair of those push up bars to save your wrists and fingers.
CommanderFluffy
Profile Joined June 2008
Taiwan1059 Posts
December 26 2008 06:36 GMT
#9
On December 26 2008 15:30 village_idiot wrote:
Doing push ups with your knuckles is bad for your fingers.

For example, gorillas move around on 4 legs using their knuckles instead of open palms. As a result older gorillas, like oov, have ruined the nimbleness of their fingers and can't play starcraft properly.

You need to get a pair of those push up bars to save your wrists and fingers.


HHAHA like oov.

i believe knuckles provides a wider range of motion, meaning you can go down a bit further.
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inReacH
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Sweden1612 Posts
December 26 2008 07:13 GMT
#10
Yeah you can go down a bit further and because the knuckle is less stable than a palm you are using stabilizing muscles more.

I'm sure there are other differences but they are all minor, do which one you like more and/or mix it up.

I personally don't do them because my hands get enough trauma from working out every day and I need to have steady/healthy gaming hands at all times.
Fontong
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States6454 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-26 07:18:00
December 26 2008 07:16 GMT
#11
^^lol, you could try doing push-ups with your wife on your back, a la oov.

Also doing push ups on your fists is more bad ass.

Edit: Then again, you probably don't have a wife.
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Cloud
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Sexico5880 Posts
December 26 2008 07:18 GMT
#12
knuckles hurts a lot at first. Besides that theres no real gain, its supposed to put less strain on your wrist when your chest is all the way down, however using just the fingertips accomplishes the same without the greater risk of injury, like your wrist can fail you and you can really twist it like you would twist your ankle.
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dongfeng
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
731 Posts
December 26 2008 07:18 GMT
#13
reminds me of sean connery's slapping
clenched fist vs the open hand
Nazarene
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Denmark996 Posts
December 26 2008 09:21 GMT
#14
Do knuckle push-ups because it's badass.
sillyboy_tomato
Profile Joined July 2008
United States157 Posts
December 26 2008 16:50 GMT
#15
they do knuckle push-ups if they have some wrist problems. Or they just want to look like a super cool bad ass
Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
December 26 2008 19:14 GMT
#16
On December 26 2008 15:08 skyglow1 wrote:
Don't have to bend the wirst as much?

When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
ShaLLoW[baY]
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada12499 Posts
December 26 2008 21:12 GMT
#17
I only do knuckle pushups unless I'm being evaluated for pushup quantity, as the Canadian Forces standard is open palm, hands under shoulders etc. and knuckle pushups simply aren't counted.

Long story short, it keeps my wrists intact; I've also been doing them like this most of my life due to Taekwondo so it's just something I'm used to :p
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Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
December 26 2008 23:50 GMT
#18
pushups on your knuckles raises your up higher
so the pushup is harder


real men do em on the back of their hands
(don't actually do it unless you have very strong wrists, you'll hurt yourself)
Frits
Profile Joined March 2003
11782 Posts
December 26 2008 23:53 GMT
#19
On December 27 2008 08:50 travis wrote:
pushups on your knuckles raises your up higher
so the pushup is harder


real men do em on the back of their hands
(don't actually do it unless you have very strong wrists, you'll hurt yourself)


lol if anyone is actually stupid enough to do that he deserves it
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