Why does my stomach hurt when I do push-ups?

Push-ups are a very simple form of exercise, so they are loved by many people, especially some men. Push-ups not only exercise your arm strength, but also form solid abdominal muscles. However, many people who are new to push-ups say that they have stomach pain after doing push-ups. So what causes stomach pain? How to do push-ups correctly? Let’s find out together!

Stomach pain is probably muscle soreness, which is caused by excessive lactic acid produced by the muscles. After exercise, you can massage the muscles, apply hot compresses, and supplement protein appropriately, which can relieve the pain.

1. Change the distance between the two hands: the hands are slightly wider (or slightly narrower) than the shoulders, and the elbows are open and parallel to the ground. As long as your hands are not equal to shoulder width, the difficulty of push-ups will increase accordingly. The method that is slightly wider than the shoulder distance focuses more on training the arm and shoulder muscles; the method that is slightly narrower than the shoulder distance focuses more on training the chest and back muscles.

2. Changes in hand and foot techniques: Hand techniques can be divided into three forms: full palm support, fist support and finger support. In terms of direction, they can be divided into three types of support postures: fingertips forward, inward and outward. Full palm support means supporting the ground with the whole palm; fist support means supporting the ground with a clenched fist; finger support means supporting the ground with the first joint of the fingers. Finger support requires great strength and is the most difficult. Footwork J can be divided into two forms: feet together and feet apart. You can also use the instep or arch of the foot to support the ground.

3. Changes in postures with the body tilted: When doing high-post push-ups, the practitioner's body is with feet low and hands high, and the hands and feet are not on the same horizontal plane. This posture is suitable for beginners and people with little strength. In medium-posture push-ups, the practitioner's feet and hands are on the same horizontal plane, which is suitable for general exercisers. When practicing low-posture push-ups, the practitioner's body is with feet high and hands low. The feet can be placed on a low stool or the edge of the bed, and the hands are on the ground. The hands and feet are not on the same plane. This posture puts the weight of the whole body on the upper limbs, and requires a high level of physical fitness for the fitness enthusiasts.

4. Changes in exercise frequency: You can combine fast and slow exercises, do it quickly a few times, then slowly a few times. You can also use a timer to calculate the number of exercises per unit time. You can also simply count, with the practitioner doing push-ups continuously until exhaustion. Changes in frequency can better stimulate muscle growth, and cross-using them will prevent you from feeling tired during exercise.

Things to note when doing push-ups:

1. The amount of exercise should not be too much at one time. Pay attention to gradual progress, from easy to difficult, from little to more, and from light to heavy.

2. Control the appropriate amount of exercise according to your physical condition and persist in it for a long time.

3. Perform warm-up and cool-down activities to prevent injuries and muscle strains.

You should be able to do twenty push-ups per minute, and about thirty in total. You can add it slowly. Do more and more in the future.

For people who already have cardiovascular disease or middle-aged and elderly people, it is advisable to exercise 2-3 times a week, but it is not advisable to do actions such as lowering the head, holding the breath, squatting, bending over for a long time. Be sure to avoid holding your breath to avoid a sudden increase in heart blood output, rising blood pressure, and cerebrovascular accident. At the same time, it is not recommended to do standard push-ups. You can choose high push-ups, that is, practice against a wall, stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, one arm's length away from the wall, facing the wall, with your palms on the wall, and then do elbow flexion and extension exercises.

From the above we can see that if you have stomach pain when doing push-ups, most of the time it has a lot to do with not exercising regularly. When learning push-ups, you must master the length of the exercise, don't be greedy, and be sure to pay attention to gradual progress. It is important to control the amount of exercise. If you exercise excessively, it can easily lead to muscle strain and cause stomach pain.