Zachary Height Articles

Handstand – Wall Facing Partial Tuck

Cues: Stack hands, shoulders, hips into vertical alignment Keeping pelvis neutral, slightly bend the knees towards the wall Work to keep ribs flat and lumbar spine neutral Mistakes: Allowing the butt to go past the shoulders and out of alignment Anterior tilting of...
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Push-up – Bottom Hold

Cues: Lower to 1-2" from ground and hold Keep body in a straight line from shoulders through hips into feet Mistakes: Holding too high Resting legs, or any part of the body on ground Bending through the back Piking the hips up Bending the knees
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Seated Piriformis Stretch

Cues: Take a seat and cross one ankle over the other knee Hinge forward to stretch glute the up leg side You can push down on your knee if it is angled upwards significantly Do not cause pain to your knee Mistakes: Causing pain/twisting in your knee Rounding back...
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Push-up – Incline

Cues: Body should be held straight and rigid Lower chest to supporting surface keeping humerus around 45 degrees from body Lock elbows and protract shoulders at top Use a surface you can perform the eccentric and concentric effectively Mistakes: Hips piking back...
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