Editing Push-up (section)

===[[Plyometrics]]===
Two platforms are placed beside the trainee, one on either side. The exercise begins with the hands-on either platform supporting the body, then the subject drops to the ground and explosively rebounds with a push-up, extending the torso and arms completely off the ground and returning the hands to the platforms.

Another is simply an explosive push-up where a person attempts to push quickly and with enough force to raise his or her hands several centimeters off the ground, with the body completely suspended on the feet for a moment, a variation of the drop push. This is necessary for performing 'clap push-ups' i.e. clapping the hands while in the air.

'''Aztec push-ups'''

The Aztec push-up is one of the most difficult plyometric push-ups. A person performs an Aztec push-up by beginning in the normal push-up starting position and exploding upward with both the hands and feet, driving the entire body into the air. While in the air, the body is bent at the waist and the hands quickly touch the toes. The body is then quickly straightened and the hands and feet break the fall, returning the body to the normal push-up position for another repetition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://strength.stack52.com/periodic-table-of-bodyweight-exercises/|title=Bodyweight Exercises Periodic Table with How-To Videos|work=Strength Stack 52}}</ref>

'''360 push-ups'''

The 360 push-up is a variation of the superman push-up where one rotates 360 degrees while in the air.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0mNQsPMuHQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/q0mNQsPMuHQ |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=19 Variations of Push Up Exercises (The Best Chest Builders Ever!)|date=26 December 2012|work=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

'''Falling and explosive rebound push-ups'''<br />
Here one falls to the ground from standing position and then using an explosive push-up gets back to standing position.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naRaVsFn_g4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/naRaVsFn_g4 |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=10-15 Crazy Extreme Push Ups - Calisthenics Street Workout 2013 (HD)|date=1 June 2013|work=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

With push-ups, many possibilities for customization and increased intensity are possible. Some examples are: One hand can be set on a higher platform than the other or be further away from the other to give more weight to the opposite arm/side of the body and also exercise many diverse muscles. One can perform push-ups by using only the tips of the fingers and thumb. For increased difficulty, push-ups can be performed on one arm or using weights.

Push-ups between chairs form an integral part of the "Dynamic Tension" Course devised by [[Charles Atlas]], and similar systems.