Eccentric Pushups & A Treatise on the Art of Swimming
- Patrick Brundage
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23 August 2025
From Bonnie Tsui's excellent book "On Muscle," I found this rather eccentric 19th-century definition of a pushup, which seemed fitting for the eccentric pushups that my PT built into my rehab program. From "An Elementary Course of Gymnastics Exercises" published in France in 1819 by Phokion Heinrich Clias, a pushup was described as...
“Kissing the Ground in Equilibrium on the Arms and Points of the Feet”
Between my new forearm rehab work, some shoulder "pre-hab" work I've been doing for the last decade, some light core work and even lighter weights, I had a solid 50 minute session followed by 20 minutes of relaxing yoga.
An excellent way to kickoff the long weekend here in the UK.
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