The Hindu Pushup. Or Is It?

Another go at the "B" workout today. That means I was doing 3x15 of Hindu Pushups, as I'd done previously. Except I hadn't.

I thought that I'd been doing Hindu Pushups all this time. In fact, what I'd been doing are called Dive-Bomber Pushups. I could try to explain the difference, but a picture's worth a thousand words so here's a YouTube clip that shows the difference pretty clearly. The clip also shows, I think, how anyone could confuse the two.

What's less clear, however, is which is the better exercise. Folks online swear by the Hindu Pushup for reasons that are as passionately argued as they are vague. So having done Dive-Bombers for two weeks now, I tried Hindu Pushps today to see the difference for myself.

After one session, I have to say that the Dive Bombers seem a lot tougher than Hindu Pushups. That backward motion in the Dive Bomber Pushup, I feel, really makes them a more intense exercise for your shoulders and arms. Since that's what I'm looking for in that part of the workout, I think I'll stick with the Dive Bombers.

By this, of course, I mean no offense to the Hindu faith or its adherents.