Comments on: Perfect Pushup Review: Is The Perfect Pushup Hit or Hype? | Fitness & Exercise Gadget Reviews

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:46:31 +0000

I use perfect pushups every other day, in 5 sets till I fail each time. I’ve been adding 50 lb weight to my chest recently(I weigh 230) so I’m pressing quite a bit of weight with them, and the results I’m getting are great. Easy to use anywhere, no gym membership required, and $40 isn’t bad, since these are very well built pieces. And yes, pushups with perfect pushups are much more difficult than standard pushups.
Recommended.

Dan

By: Goggigerry

Goggigerry — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:18:57 +0000

I’m glad you’ve found some use from them Jordan. It’s great because push ups can be utlizied by any age group.You’re absolutely right though. A lot of the younger kids I work with still struggle to perform the regular push up. It most definitely is a great challenge in itself. But as we keep doing the same thing, our progression tends to level off and variations like these (and many others) are great for getting you to the next level.Thanks for the comment!

By: The Big Frank

The Big Frank — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:39:24 +0000

The perfect push-up and the perfect pull-up are complete garbage. There is a cheaper and better alternative to those two overprice products. Read this article for more information: http://rookiejournal.com/perfect-push-up-and-the-perfect-pull-up-are-garbage.html

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 04:01:00 +0000

Great review, voicing many of the things I noticed when I started using it. I was doing 350 declined pu’s per day (10 sets of 35) and was experiencing some right wrist pain. When I started using the Perfect Pushup, the wrist pain went away (along with most of the reps – 10 sets of 15). Hopefully when I get back to 35, the wrist pain will still be missing. I did experience some mild rotator cuff soreness in one shoulder, but backing off for awhile has taken care of that. I’ve had to be careful with going too low though – aggravating an old judo injury to my sternum. Again, thanks for the thorough review!

By: Ken

Ken — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 02:24:53 +0000

I started reading what some of the others have said, and stopped. Look, this works. I am well over 200 lbs. and it’s not flimsy at all. When in the proper position, the entire torso will be worked. I had to stop due to a wrist break due to a sports related injury. I needed to get back to working out, and could not do traditional pushups. The perfect push up HAS relieved pressure from my wrist and I am still able to do push ups, increase strength, and maintain a pretty decent physique.
I recommend this to anyone seeking to tone, bulk, or maintain.

By: mike

mike — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:21:27 +0000

If you follow the instructions on how to use proper form and “setting you max” it really is a great product.
I haven’t had any problems with my elbows, i will admit my shoulder cuffs have a little pain in them but when working out the motto is ”no pain no gain”.
If you start having server pain you are most likely not doing them correctly and often. (stretching beforehand is suggested)
They do give you great workout for your arms compared to regular push up. I would give them a 4 out of 5 stars.

By: Serge

Serge — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:59:37 +0000

What about combining Perfect Push ups drills with Iron Gym (pullups / chinups / dips / push ups) and bodyweight squats for a challenging home workout ?

By: michael

michael — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:19:16 +0000

At the risk of duplicating what someone else may have said:

While the rotating handles are somewhat more comfortable to me than hands flat on the floor, the main difference between doing a conventional pushup vs. using the Perfect Pushup device is the depth of the pushup motion.

I started doing pushups regularly about 5 or 6 years ago. Over about 3-1/2 years, starting with 25 regular pushups, I built my capacity so I could do at least 180 consecutively in about two minutes; my maximum was 206. During this time I tracked my reps and stopped counting when I reached 100,000.

Then my son sent me a birthday gift of a set of PPUs, and I started using them. It appeared from the information sheet that the proper form is to descend until my chest was level with the top of the handles. To facilitate this, I used an inverted plastic pint-size yoghurt container that was about the proper height, set so that its forward edge was about 1″ behind the rear edge of the PPUs. When my chest touched the top of this “target” I knew I was at the right height.

I was surprised to discover that, at first, I could do only about 25 consecutive reps; I decided that intensity of effort was better than duration, so the PPUs would build up my upper body more. I kept at it, and gradually (taking a year or so) I built up to where I can regularly do 70-80 reps.

Recently, looking carefully at the PPU web site, I realized that I probably wasn’t going low enough, so I moved the “target” to a line so that its center point passed through the pivot points of the PPU handles. I also adjusted the height of the target up about 1/2″. PPU now offers a target that counts reps.

In this new position, I was surprised to find that I could do only about 25 pushups before giving out. Thinking back, it was apparent from these modifications of the setup that small differences in the depth of the pushup make a big difference in the effort required and how many pu’s I could do.

Anyway, I have now built up to where I can do about 40 reps. I expect will gradually increase this, but my main objective is to keep my body as sound as possible into the (hopefully) distant future.

By the way, I am 77.

By: Chaz

Chaz — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:51:56 +0000

Wow after reading the posts here I have to say you guys need to slow down. I am 250 #s and bought this product for 15 bux. It is the Perfect Pushup Basic. It does me fine. It does not feel like it is going to break at all. It allows me perfect form with all the enjoyment of the pushup. It does not hurt me. I have not done pushups in long time. When I stated I could do 3 total now I can do 25. They now have a V2 that takes up to 400#s. So you can not complain about wt limits.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:08:50 +0000

I particularly like the perfect pushup device. When I first started using it, I was amazed at how few reps I could do. I maxed out at 25 lol. I too also had pain in my shoulders, but that went away after a few sessions, never bothering me again. Using it for a couple of weeks straight I was able to get up to 100 pushups and crank them out very quickly. Getting ripped? Not even close. I still pretty much looked the same…BUT my shoulders did get pretty cut. I developed muscles I didnt even know I had! I stopped shortly after that and didnt do them for months. But I just started recently doing them again, but with a weighted vest on. Been doing them every other day for the past few weeks. So honestly and truly you will not get !!!!!RIPPED!!!!! just by doing perfect pushups, but you will become stronger and will get more definition. The only way to get RIPPED is diet AND exercise, only trouble I have is sticking to a diet, I keep cheating lol. But all in all I would recommend the Perfect Pushup to anyone looking to increase their strength at home. Oh and mine only cost me $19.99 at Wal-Mart lol.