06/07/2021
🏋️♀️ Let’s talk a little bit of technique - The Push Up 💪
We have all done them, but have we all done them correctly?
There’s a number of different techniques and tips for the relatively simple movement, however, we want it to translate to as many other movements as possible.
Things to think about:
1. Start with your hands slightly outside your shoulders
2. Bring your hips ups just a bit to ensure your chest is the first thing that touches the ground, not your rib cage or hips
3. Keep your elbows in close to your body
The key here is the elbows in close to the body. It translates to so many pressing and overhead movements and puts less stress on the shoulders. This makes the movement a little more tricep dominant and will assist with bigger sets.
Think about the other movements this can help you with… burpees, wall balls, bench/floor press, shoulder press (just to name a few).
Follow this and it will allow your to move through our movement progressions.
Patterns - getting the movement right
Reliability - doing it without even thinking
Intensity - doing it at a higher intensity
