Incline Push-Up
If you can't do a full push-up, we recommend skipping knee push-ups and adjusting your angle instead. This allows for your body to develop the core needed to hold your posterior pelvic tilt in a straight body line. An Incline Push-Up can be done on any elevated surface. Reducing load also allows you to monitor your elbows to assure they are tight at your sides, since we primarily use tricep push-ups in our programming.
- Type Of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Chest, Triceps, Shoulders
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Body Only
Incline Push-Up
- Place your hands at shoulder width on a hip-height bar or other stable object.
- Extend your arms and step away from the support to approximately a 45-degree body angle.
- Straighten your knees, bring your feet together, and lift your heels.
- Engage your abs and glutes to achieve a posterior pelvic tilt (PPT).
- Spread your shoulder blades apart (protract) by pressing your chest away from your hands.
- Now bend your elbows and begin to lower your body down, keeping it straight.
- If you are positioned properly, you'll be able to lower the center of your chest between your hands.
- As soon as your chest touches, push back up with a straight body and control.
- Repeat for reps.
- Exercise: Push-Up
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Chest, Triceps, Shoulders
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Body Only
- Exercise: Pseudo Planche Push-Up
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Chest, Triceps, Shoulders
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Body Only
