02/16/2021
Lets talk about those Push Ups 🧐
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Are you feeling shoulder pain? Does your butt stick in the air? How is that back feeling?? 🤨
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We can not compromise movement just to get in those reps ‼️
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Rule of thumb: Quality reps over Quantity 👍🏼
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Time for those details 🤓
1. Start modified. Keep the knees on the mat, angle those hips to the mat and place those hands under your shoulders.
As you work into a lowering phase, keep the elbows behind the shoulder. This takes the tension off the shoulders and placing the weight right in your chest.
Once you hit a position that feels low enough for you, hold that position for 3 - 5 seconds and press back into a full extension. As you increase in depth range, continue working pause reps. This will help to develop the strength needed for those full range of motion reps.
2. During the lowering phase, breathe in through your nose. Hold that breathe until the last second and exhale on the pressing movement that leads you back into full extension.
Take in that breathe as you are taking in the depth and explode out of the depth with a big exhale.
3. Once you have accomplished those modified reps at a minimum of 10 reps, aim for those full length push ups. Keep in mind, you can still work pause reps.
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Working out is all about building.
Building tolerance to repetition, to weight, endurance, strength and to build that body! 🙌🏼
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Gradually work your way through each progression! 💪🏼
