An arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms.
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Examples for "push-ups "
Examples for "push-ups "
1 Could push - ups foretell the future and the state of a person's heart?
2 He started doing push - ups and sit-ups and a number of other exercises.
3 Each squad must do a thousand push - ups and five hundred pull-ups, collectively.
4 At least two glasses of water or we all drop for push - ups .
5 He does push - ups , jogs, then settles in for a day of reading.
1 You'd be even more of a knockout with a push - up bra and-
2 When her handstand failed, she spilled Smirnoff Ice down her push - up bra.
3 Could push - ups foretell the future and the state of a person's heart?
4 He started doing push - ups and sit-ups and a number of other exercises.
5 Each squad must do a thousand push - ups and five hundred pull-ups, collectively.
1 The floor dipped beneath us, causing my stomach to float up to my throat.
2 The floor dipped , suddenly bouncy and insubstantial.
3 But alcohol sales in pubs and bars have, unsurprisingly, fallen through the floor dipping to 72 per cent less than last year.
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2 I was doing Shakespeare and learning to do press - ups and routines on a punchbag.
3 Laila claps hands with one of the boys in between a series of press - ups .
4 Then we have to demonstrate our fitness, doing press - ups and sit-ups, jogging on the spot.
5 Mahon Tribunal: George Redmond returned to the tribunal yesterday and spent the lunch break doing press - ups .
6 Or fifty press-ups.' He nods, staring into space.
7 Press - ups Start in a plank position and lower your body towards the ground by bending your arms.
8 He continues to exercise at home and emphasises the efficacy of weight-bearing exercises like press - ups and planks.
9 It is due to all the sheep-shearing, and her habit of doing press - ups when scared or confused.
10 I bet Joe Duffy has already done 100 press - ups this morning to prepare for this afternoon's Liveline marathon.
11 I do 100 press - ups -two sets of 40 and one of 20.
12 The Love Island hunks do press - ups in tiny shorts -just like we do at The Irish Times
13 Bolt crossed the line with his finger to his lips before doing a handful of press - ups on the track.
14 Yoweri Museveni managed 21 press - ups in one go, and also urged others to continue such a regime inside their homes.
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