push · intermediate
Push-Up
Also called: press-up, standard push-up
PERFECT Push Ups and Abs Workout - Bodyweight | EPIC Endgame Day 48 — Caroline Girvan · watch on YouTube
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Coaching cues
- one line from head to heels
- screw your hands into the floor
- elbows at 45 degrees, not flared
- chest touches first
- push the floor away
Common mistakes
- hips sagging or piking
- half reps that stop above the floor
- head diving forward ahead of the chest
- elbows flaring to 90 degrees
Take care with: wrist, shoulder. Members who list these injuries never see this exercise in a program.
Easier: Incline Push-Up, Knee Push-Up
Harder: Archer Push-Up, Decline Push-Up