Review on Push Up Bars Strength Training - Workout Stands With Ergonomic Push-Up Bracket Board With Non-Slip Sturdy Structure Portable For Home Fitness Training, Push Up Stands Handle For Floor Workouts by Christopher Bates

Two things made me nervous about this product at first, but all ended well. First, I thought they were going to be metal, but the plastic ended up being okay because they are cast as thicker gauge material. Also, this makes them light which is good because I travel with them anyways. Second, I wasn't expecting the camber or angle, but this makes it more ergonomic for conventional pushups and for handstand pushups (what I will be primarily using these for) they at lease don't get in the way. I just use them the same way I normally would. I may even try flipping them around to experiment more, but they are great for handstand pushups. With that type of pushup, there are several problems we run into. One is that because of your head, range of motion is relatively small. This isn't a big deal for most of us because since our feet aren't supporting any of our bodyweight as in with conventional pushups. When you get adept at this type of pushup, you need to think about how to increase range of motion. That's what this product did for me. In the video, I could only do 3 reps! This was my first time using them and as soon as I got into position, I could tell that my stance was too narrow, so in the future I will use a wider positioning. This brings me to the other common challenge in my experience with handstand pushups; sometimes you want wider positioning so that you are working your shoulders as equally as your triceps. The triceps can tend to dominate in this exercise, especially if you are concerned about your hands slipping or wrist pain. With these pushup bars, they didn't slide when I used them in a wider positioning and it manages to take strain off your wrists that you wouldn't get with narrower positioning.Three reps is pretty low, but hey, olympic athletes use 1-5 reps per set for building strength, so I'm sure I'll keep doing natural handstand pushups but use these tools for my first 2-3 sets.The bars will also (as advertised) increase range of motion for conventional pushups, but there are also other ways to do that that do not require equipment. As a dabbling martial arts practitioner, I use knuckle pushups to increase range of motion a small amount, and with proper warmup and care, I use fingertip pushups to increase range of motion dramatically. Knuckle pushups are only painful in the beginning and the nerves will deaden quickly, if that's any consolation :D They also make your wrists strong and help to prevent injury in anything that you do. My fingertip push warmup starts with a set of 7, then one of 15, followed by the work sets. They are fun if you want to be able to change a spark plug with your bare hands!There wasn't anything I disliked enough about this product to deduct a star, but I can't help but wondering how much heavier they would be if made with aluminum. Also, having the ergonomically designed angle made me wonder what true horizontal pushup bars would be like.In any case, this is a great product for sure that helps me to achieve my goals. Thanks for reading and I hope I didn't embarrass myself too much in the video!