Moves/Inchworms: Stop for a push-up

Inchworms: Stop for a push-up

ID: 657

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Exercise Type:
Upper Push
Contraindications:
Wrist Problems
Equipment:
Floor Based
Applicability:
Group
Superset?:
Yes
Sprint-able?:
Yes

Key Teaching Points:

  1. 1. Exhale on the press, inhale on the way down.
  2. 2. Control the eccentric — lower in roughly twice the time it takes to press.
  3. 3. Drive the floor away on floor-based pressing — create full-body tension.

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:

Elbows flaring wide — keep at 45 degrees from the torso to protect the shoulder. Arching lower back — engage abs and glutes.