How to do a push up
General Purpose: To inform
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience on how to do a push
Central Idea: Four main points you need to know about how to do a push correctly are stance, hand
ratio, movement, and balance.
Organizational Pattern: Chronological
Introduction
I.) You don’t need to join the army to know how to do a push up, and it is great for you chest muscles
and you’re arms. (www.wikihow.com)
II.) According to Rob Shaul, a gym founder, says that doing 50 push ups is a classic benchmark.
However most guys can’t do a perfect rep, so if you lower your body and lift your arms you will get
better results.
III.) Most people think doing pushups is just going up and down but wonder why they have to do other
exersices to get results. I am going to show you on how to do a push that balances out effort and
results. Doing a push up breaks down into 3 steps: Stance, movement, and repetition
Transition: First let me show you on what would be good foot and hand ratio.
BODY
I.)
A.) First you want to get your’e feet aligned with your shoulders and you want to stand in a
comfortable spot. Keep your head straight and look ahead at all times.
B.) When down on the ground, set your hands at a distance that is slightly wider than
shoulder-width apart (www.nerdfitness.com)
C.) Keep your body straight as a line. Since you want proper elevation, you need to keep
