They’re tougher than regular push-ups. Not sure how much better they are.

the other day, they’re ok. It wasn’t a great review, very limited.

They usually wind up collecting dust in a corner and not used.

I’d stick with the gym concept Greenie.

but I’ve never tried them.

They are extremely hard though. Most of my friends can only do about seven and I can do nine but yea thats about avg for most on reps

I have owned a pair for about 6mo and they have been great. Allows for a much more normal range of motion for your arms during the pushup and works more muscles than a normal pushup. The main reason I got them was because I have a bad wrist that won’t allow me to do regular ones and with these I do not feel any pressure on the wrists at all. They are tougher than regular pushups but that is better b/c you can do fewer but get the same workout. It comes with a workout plan. If you follow the plan you can really see improvement quickly. You only do a 5min workout every other day.

I have heard very, very good things about this program, and I’m tempted to give it a shot.

with using your knuckles?

This article talks about it a little. They are supposed to be two-three times harder than normal push-ups, or it will cut your normal reps in half.

I almost bought them a few weeks back, but I decided to stick with my living room floor, for now.

I used them for 2 weeks straight. The other day a bird flew into my abs and immediately fell to the concrete. It was awesome.

That this thread is not about a bra. :)

and I thought they were awesome. They do a better job of working your chest than just your standard push up. You also feel the burn in your core sense you are having too control your balance.

try starting out with a physio-ball at your gym before investing in this. I could do 72 pushups in a minute and a half, but couldn’t get anymore than 20 in a row on the physioball, and it works your core and glutes. and if you want to focus on the actual pecs more, use dumbbells and alternate lifting with each arm instead of both at the same time. great stability, and the extra control it takes works more of your arm.

I’m an avid gym rat (hour-and-a-half, four times a week) so I’ve used all the contraptions and the PPU is rather meh to me, but I know people who really like it.

The bottom line with any workouty gizmo is to find a place to try it and figure out if it’s something you’re comfortable with and then decide if you’ll use it more (or, for more benefit) than you would basic weights and/or your usual workout for that body part.

If you think you’d be more apt to do a few sets of pushups daily if you had a PPU in your home, then by all means, buy it.

But don’t go into it thinking that you’re gonna do the same ten minutes of pushups 3 times a week you’ve always done, only now you’re gonna see better results cause you’ve got the Navy Seal inspired Perfect Pushup!!!

/ .02

anyone have any suggestions for a workout program?

partially goal is to become more fit/healthy and a nice side effect would be to lose some weight, but most of that can/will be/is being accomplished through eating better and running…

what about general things? i have been around weights/weight rooms for a while (baseball/basketbal in HS + some college baseball) so i know the general uses for things but if i have a program i find out i typically do much better than “a little of this and a little of that”

thanks ahead of time…

is an OK product…

STAY FAR FAR AWAY from the perfect pull up. How it is designed will end up putting extreme pressure on the ligaments in the wrist because of having your body mass pulling downward upon the wrist joint combined with a twisting motion… recipe for disaster.