How to do overloaded closed-kinesthetic-chain pushups without a spotter?

Question

Muscle & Fitness says

Most chest and shoulder closed-chain exercises aren't practical for developing strength, so these routines substitute the incline barbell press and barbell overhead press. (emphasis mine)

Yet, a small lady friend sitting on my back while doing push ups works well, gets a nice burn, and feels pretty cool. Now, how to do this without a spotter/partner/lady friend? I thought about throwing plates into a backpack, but that looks awkward. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

You could do:

• push-ups with a weighted west if available
• push-ups with a band (ex. Iron woody bands)
• one arm push-ups
• push-ups with a sandbag
• push-ups with chains
• push-ups with a bulgarian bag
• increasing the range of motion creates also a kind of overload