Meg Boggs is tired of trainers telling her what she can’t do.

Her new book details a push-up progression and inspiration for every body.

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Meg Boggs is an body positive Instagram influencer and author of “Fitness for Every Body: Strong, Confident, and Empowered at Any Size.”

In fact, trainers told her that first she needed to lose weight.

Let it be known that anyone, at any size, can do a push-up with the right progression.

And that really messed me up mentally.After the birth of her daughter, Boggs started powerlifting.

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A benchpress is actually pretty similar to a push-up.

So, she decided to give it a try.

Boggs put together a four-level push-up progression that helps others conquer push-ups.

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Weve just been convinced its not, especially for women.

She prefers to think of them asvariationsinstead.

Boggs isnt fond of chasing quantity.

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Meg Boggs is an body positive Instagram influencer and author of “Fitness for Every Body: Strong, Confident, and Empowered at Any Size.”

But thats not really possible for a lot of people andit sounds horrible, actuallynot fun at all.

And thats why I wrote this book, because I feel like this message needs to get out there.

Once you feel more comfortable at Level 4, replace the resistance-band-assisted push-ups with standard push-ups on your toes.

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If youre still struggling to complete one rep, its okay!

Try a standard push-up outside the progression when your body is warm, but not exhausted.

Wall/Standing

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Counter/Incline

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This exercise allows you to focus on the descending portion of the push-up in a slow and controlled manner.

Watch Meg Boggs demonstrate push-up progressions:

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