If you want an added challenge opt for a two point push up.
Floor release push up.
Assume a standard push up position with wide feet then raise the opposite hand and leg to form a two point plank.
They can build power if you push your body up as explosively as possible.
While maintaining a.
So if you re 180 pounds you re pressing between 110 and 120 pounds.
In a push up hand release or regular you have to lift 60 65 of your body weight.
I like the surface to be elevated so you re kneeling but are 6 to 10 inches off the ground.
Basically cock your arms back fast and quickly reverse the motion to strike the floor.
Without moving your head body or legs lift your hands about an inch off the floor for the hand release portion of the push up.
Think you re too strong.