GoSwim GoldPush-ups... plantarflexed ankles?
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Just was messing around doing push ups and thought these might be a good idea. Instead of traditionally having the feet in a fairly neutral position, I decided to completely plantarflex my ankles and rest on my toes that way. Essentially doing push-ups on straight flutter kick type legs, balanced on whatever toe surface you have left. My intention was to try and kill 2 birds with one stone so to speak, stretch the ankles, work the arms, and besides, it's probably a position more resembling swimming freestyle than more traditional push-ups I didn't google extensively yet but surely I mustn't be the first to have tried this. I found I was feeling more in my quads extensors and a little bit more in the abs and was none worse to wear after. What do you guys think? Tried before? Known to be dangerous ? |
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Regarding your question... it sounds painful and it also makes the pushup less difficult than if you were on your toes. (unless you put your toes on an elevated surface, like a staircase) I don't think it's a great idea to combine stretches with strengthening (especially when the stretch is not being done with a controlled force, you're stretching with your body weight here which depending on who you are, that may be more than your joints are ready for.) PNF and dynamic stretches are the way to go, even though you're moving during that pushup it's basically a static stretch. That said, regarding swimming and ankle stretching, here's a link to the 3rd installment of a 3 part session about exercises about the ankle/swimmer relationship. Hope it helps. |
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