Um, no. Don't look at the ground, you should be looking forward. Pushups are 90% mental - if you can do one, you can do fifty, you just have to believe that yo

Um, no. Don't look at the ground, you should be looking forward. Pushups are 90% mental - if you can do one, you can do fifty, you just have to believe that you can. I prefer keeping my elbows close to the sides of my torso for more focus on shoulders and arms than chest.