We all have the same muscles, but we don’t all need to work them in the same way. Fortunately, there are lots of ways to vary exercises to get each of us the right kind of work.
For example, let’s take pushups. I think most of us are familiar with regular pushups and the version with the knees on the ground, which are usually called modified pushups. Those of us who have a hard time getting up and down from the ground can do wall or TRX pushups. Those of us who want additional challenge have lots of choices: we can raise our feet, add instability with a BOSU, add asymmetry with a medicine ball under one hand, add a renegade row between reps, and so on. Additionally, we can choose to work the same main muscle groups in an entirely different way by doing bench presses (or any of the many variations of them) instead.
Even if we have a favorite version of an exercise, it can be interesting to try a subtle variation just to see how our muscles work slightly differently. This would be the case when we keep our elbows next to our bodies when we do whatever pushup version we like and we find our triceps working more.
One of the things I offer my clients is tons of options, variations, modifications, and choices.
Go play.
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