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So, I was talking to a customer recently, and he posed one of those “evergreen” questions that EVERYONE has – well, most people do I’d say.

Anyone that’s ever seen or done the Hindu pushup for one has probably either thought of this or had the question.

That being .. or those being –

a ) Are hindu pushups the same as “dive bomber pushups” ?

b) If not, why not, and which is better?

and c) … do we ADD in an extra level of “motion” during the Hindus?

All great questions, let me address ’em now.

First off, some things as I told John Walker are best left AS THEY ARE, and done as they were originally intended to.

For instance, men were intended to be men and women to be women, and now that it’s socially acceptable to be “LBGT”, LGBT, transgender, trans bathroom, trans planetary and what not – what do we got?

A big massive effing gigantic MESS. Add Nazi feminism into it, and …

… ok, I’ll stop. I wont start on that again, but you get the point.

Hindu pushups were meant to be done the way I teach you and the way some others that do it RIGHT teach you – but here’s a hint – a LOT of people teaching it on the Internet, even those that teach other exercises correctly do NOT teach this the right way!

And thats yet another reason to get the videos for the Rolls Royce of Fitness, as along with the Hindu squat and reverse pushups, it’s nigh impossible to REALLY get a hold of the exercises at a deeper level unless you “see me” do it.

When you do Hindu pushups, you remember that it’s ONE smooth motion.

You pay attention to the breathing style as outlined in the book (and the videos on it, along with the secret tip in the videos that helps you recover FASTER from being out of breath, and believe me, Hindus will make you out of breath and sore very quickly).

What you do NOT do though is make it a semi dive bomber pushups.

Lots of people have this erroneous idea that you can add in an extra “pushup” motion once you reach the upward dog position of the Hindu pushup (before pushing back).

Now, I’m not going to say you cannot do it that way – by all means do it that way if you want, but it ain’t the right way.

When you do ’em that way, it messes up the BREATHING – and more importantly, or perhaps as importantly, the RHYTHM of the exercise, and the FLOW is disrupted, and perhaps one of the biggest benefits to Hindu pushups isn’t just the physical – it’s the MENTAL side of it too.

There is a reason the INdian wrestlers concentrate and focus on the BREATHING and “form” and “rhythm” more than rep counts for this great exercise to get to massive numbers on it.

The Gama was reputed to have done ’em for hours during his  3000 pushup workouts – and he was so intense that he’d trace a line in the mud with his bulk and sweat in a circular manner.

“Up and down, up and down went the smooth brown body” …

There is a reason I mention this on the Rolls Royce page.

And when you add in an “extra tinker” to the movement, all goes awry.

Dive bombers by themselves are fine to do (though I don’t particularly prefer ’em, and they aren’t really one of the exercises I taught in Pushup Central either).

I’d rather the pike pushup.

But, do NOT (if you want to do it right) mix dive bombers and Hindus, as you’re asking for ….well, nothing really – you’ll still get a good workout, but sans most of the mental benefits for one, and not as much physical.

Last, but not least, which is better?

Well, thats your choice, but you know mine!

And on that note, I’m out. Back soon!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee