Push-up position jacks
ID: 865
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- Exercise Type:
- Upper Push
- Contraindications:
- Wrist Problems
- Equipment:
- Floor Based, Wall Based
- Applicability:
- Group
- Superset?:
- Yes
- Sprint-able?:
- No
Key Teaching Points:
- 1. Maintain lat tension throughout to create a stable platform for the press.
- 2. Grip width affects emphasis — closer grip loads triceps more, wider loads chest more.
- 3. Exhale on the press, inhale on the way down.
- 4. Foot position and leg drive reinforce stability even in upper-body movements.
Regression:
Perform a wall push against a vertical surface to learn shoulder packing with zero load.
Progression:
Add weight, increase tempo on the eccentric, or progress to a single-arm variation for greater stability demand.
Common Problems:
Wrist collapse under load — reinforce a stacked wrist and consider a neutral-grip variation.