Tuesday, July 8, 2014

3 Reasons why I DO NOT do "Push-Ups" on a bike!

1. They are unsafe– these moves strain your knees and lower back.
2. They do not add anything to your workout – in fact, they can reduce power output, and lower the number of calories you are burning.
3. They look stupid.
Don't get me wrong, push-ups are an great upper body exercise, but doing them on a bike where 95% of your body weight is in your legs?  Come on...Check out your watts (aka, how hard you are really working)  next time you are doing "push-ups" on a bike, I bet you they drop significantly (aka, you're not working that hard while looking ridiculous). Save the push-ups for off the bike!