Push-up guides: form, progression and rep-counting apps
Form, progressions, and the habit science behind getting stronger one rep at a time — from the team building a camera-counted pushup RPG.
Proper Pushup Form: The Complete Technique Guide (Hands, Elbows, Depth & Breathing)
How Low Should You Go in a Pushup? Depth, Full Range of Motion & Why Half-Reps Don't Count
How low should you go in a pushup? Down to about an inch off the floor, elbows bent to 90, then lock out — plus why half-reps don't count.
Read →How to Breathe During Pushups: Inhale Down, Exhale Up (and When to Brace)
Learn how to breathe during pushups: inhale on the way down, exhale as you press up, brace your core, and know when a short breath-hold helps.
Read →Pushup Elbows: In or Out? The 45-Degree Rule That Saves Your Shoulders
Pushup elbows in or out? Tuck them near 45 degrees, not flared to 90 — it protects your shoulders and hits more chest and triceps. Here's the rule.
Read →Where to Put Your Hands for Pushups: Correct Width, Placement & Finger Direction
Pushup hand placement: hands just outside shoulder width, under mid-chest, fingers forward or slightly out — plus what going too wide or narrow costs.
Read →Wrist Pain During Pushups: Why It Happens and 6 Ways to Fix It
Wrist pain during pushups usually means a bent-back wrist under load. 6 fixes: neutral setup, fingertip pressure, incline, fists, and a quick warm-up.
Read →Pushup Progression for Beginners: From Zero to Your First Rep (and Beyond)
Can't Do a Single Pushup? Here's Exactly Where to Start
Can't do a pushup? Where to start: begin at the wall, then work down an incline ladder to the floor. The exact beginner progression, step by step.
Read →Negative Pushups: The Fastest Way for Beginners to Get Their First Rep
Negative pushups for beginners: the eccentric-only method (a slow 3-5s lower) that builds the pushing strength to earn your first full rep.
Read →Pushup Variations for Beginners, Ranked Easiest to Hardest
Pushup variations for beginners, easiest to hardest: wall, incline, knee, negative, full — plus rough load estimates and the reps to graduate.
Read →Why Can't I Do a Pushup? 6 Reasons Beyond 'Weak Arms'
Why can't I do a pushup? Usually it's not weak arms — it's sagging hips, weak scapular control, flared elbows or wrists. Find your weak link, fix it.
Read →How to Do More Pushups: Training Methods, Rep Schemes & Programs to Increase Your Reps
Grease the Groove Pushups: How Many Reps Per Day to Actually Do More
Grease the groove pushups: the exact reps, sets and intensity to do more — 40-50% of max, spread across the day, never to failure.
Read →How to Test Your Max Pushups (Proper Form + Standards by Age)
How to test your max pushups: the one-set protocol, what counts as a rep, and approximate pushup standards by age and sex to rate your score.
Read →Push-Up Level Calculator: Rate One Set Against the Reference Table
Enter your age and one set of push-ups to see where it sits against the CSEP reference norms, plus the four limits that decide whether the number means anything.
Read →Stuck at the Same Number of Pushups? How to Break a Pushup Plateau
Stuck at the same number of pushups? Diagnose the four common causes of a pushup plateau — plus the tempo, weighted and deload fixes that break it.
Read →Pushup Pyramid & Ladder Workouts: The Rep Scheme That Adds Reps Fast
Copy-paste pushup pyramid and ladder templates with clear rest-per-rung rules, plus why sub-max ladders add reps faster than maxing out.
Read →How to Build a Daily Pushup Habit That Actually Sticks
How to Make Morning Pushups a Daily Habit (and Actually Stick to It)
How to build a morning pushup habit that sticks: anchor the set to waking up, start tiny, and never miss twice — plus how many reps a beginner needs.
Read →How to Remember to Do Your Pushups Every Day (7 Habit Triggers That Work)
How to remember to do pushups every day: 7 triggers, habit-stacking onto cues you already have, and a tiny fallback that keeps the streak alive.
Read →Workout Streak Freeze: How to Keep a Pushup Streak Alive on Rest Days
A workout streak freeze keeps your pushup streak alive on rest days without resetting to zero. How it works, and how many to use each month.
Read →Push-Up Variations: Types, Muscles Worked & Benefits (The Complete Guide)
Diamond vs Wide Push-Ups: Which Builds Chest and Which Builds Triceps?
Diamond vs wide push ups: a grip-to-muscle map of which builds chest, which builds triceps, plus a 2-week plan to train both.
Read →Incline vs Decline Push-Ups: Which One Actually Targets Your Upper Chest?
Incline vs decline push ups: decline (feet up) emphasizes upper chest, incline (hands up) is easier and sits lower. Plus a pick-by-goal guide.
Read →Fitness RPG: What the Genre Means and How to Tell the Real Ones Apart
Best Fitness RPG Apps in 2026: Ten Compared by How They Actually Work
Ten fitness RPGs compared on the thing that matters: whether the game reads your movement live, reads a sensor afterwards, or takes your word for it. Checked on live App Store listings.
Read →Gamified Fitness Evidence: What the Randomised Trials Actually Found
A sourced review of what randomised trials found about gamified fitness apps: the effect sizes, the comparator most summaries get wrong, and what the evidence cannot show.
Read →Apps & tools
The App That Counts Both Your Pushups and Your Squats
Looking for an app that counts both pushups and squats? Pushup RPG counts both with the phone camera, on-device, with separate records for each.
Read →Are Pushups and Squats Enough? What Two Moves Cover, and What They Miss
Are pushups and squats enough? They cover a lot for zero equipment — but they miss all pulling and the hip hinge. Here's what that costs and how to fix it.
Read →Best Apps That Count Pushups in 2026 (Camera, Sensor & Manual)
Honest guide to apps that count pushups in 2026 — camera pose detection, proximity sensor, manual tap and smartwatch counting compared.
Read →Best Apps That Count Squats: What Actually Works
The four ways an app can count a squat: camera, phone sensor, wearable and manual, with real App Store listings and when a camera app is the wrong choice.
Read →Best Pushup App for Beginners (2026): What Actually Helps When You Can't Do One Yet
The best pushup app for beginners, judged on what matters when you can't do one rep yet: easier variations, visible progress, no day-one shame.
Read →Best Pushup App for Women (2026): An Honest Look at What Actually Matters
Best pushup app for women in 2026: eight Apple pushup counters compared on privacy, incline counting and progression — by the makers of Pushup RPG.
Read →Best Pushup App for Home Workouts With No Equipment (2026)
Best pushup app for home workouts, compared by floor space, device and counting method. From the makers of Pushup RPG. Listings checked July 2026.
Read →Count Sit-Ups With Your Phone Camera: Trunk Angle, Not Knee Angle
How a camera counts sit-ups: the trunk rotation it measures, the floor line it learns from you, the thresholds a rep must clear, and the honest limits.
Read →Count Squats With Your Phone Camera: How On-Device Rep Detection Works
How a camera counts squats: the knee angle it measures, the depth, timing and foot-movement gates a rep must pass, and why squats are judged differently.
Read →Does the Apple Watch Count Squats? What It Actually Tracks
Does the Apple Watch count squats? Apple documents heart rate, calories and duration for strength workouts — not reps. What it tracks, and what does.
Read →A Plank Timer That Watches Your Form, Not Just the Clock
How a camera plank timer works: what it checks to decide you are still holding, why breaking the hold pauses rather than resets, and why it talks to you.
Read →Does Pushup RPG Work With Apple Health and Apple Watch?
Pushup RPG and Apple Health: opt-in and write-only. Apple Watch: no watchOS app exists. What syncs, what never does, and watch alternatives checked July 2026.
Read →Pushup RPG vs Push Up Counter & Tracker (Puuush): Camera, Watch and Price Compared
Pushup RPG vs Puuush: Puuush has an Apple Watch app, Pushup RPG does not. Camera counting, squats, prices and features compared, checked July 2026.
Read →Pushup RPG vs Top Pushup: Which Camera Pushup Counter Fits You?
Pushup RPG vs Top Pushup: two free camera push-up counters compared. One is a plain camera rep counter, one wraps reps in an RPG. Which one fits you.
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