Push-Ups from step
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- Exercise Type:
- Upper Push
- Contraindications:
- Shoulder Issues/Mobility
- Equipment:
- Step
- Applicability:
- Focus
- Superset?:
- No
- Sprint-able?:
- No
Key Teaching Points:
- 1. Establish a stable base before adding any dynamic component.
- 2. Drive the floor away on floor-based pressing — create full-body tension.
- 3. Foot position and leg drive reinforce stability even in upper-body movements.
- 4. Control the eccentric — lower in roughly twice the time it takes to press.
Regression:
Reduce load by 30% and shift focus to the eccentric portion of the movement.
Progression:
Progress to a harder variation: archer push-up, ring push-up, or deficit push-up.
Common Problems:
Wrist collapse under load — reinforce a stacked wrist and consider a neutral-grip variation.