10 Ways to Make Your Pushups Harder

Get your hands off the floor

To increase the load on different muscle groups, you can add an additional element to the exercise. While doing push-ups, lift both hands off the floor at the moment when you rise up. When you go down, try to touch the floor with your chest.

Note: Doug Pruden, a resident of Canada, did 1,382 one-arm push-ups in 30 minutes.