How to do overloaded closed-kinesthetic-chain pushups without a spotter?
Muscle & Fitness says
Most chest and shoulder closed-chain exercises aren't practical for
developing strength, so these routines substitute the incline barbell
press and barbell overhead press. (emphasis mine)
Yet, a small lady friend sitting on my back while doing push ups works well, gets a nice burn, and feels pretty cool. Now, how to do this without a spotter/partner/lady friend? I thought about throwing plates into a backpack, but that looks awkward. Any suggestions?
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You could do:
push-ups with a weighted west if available
push-ups with a band (ex. Iron woody bands)
one arm push-ups
push-ups with a sandbag
push-ups with chains
push-ups with a bulgarian bag
increasing the range of motion creates also a kind of overload
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