How you do a push-up is a good measure of how you approach your training in general. A full range of motion push-up with quality is not an easy exercise for most and should be a staple in any training program, or warm-up for more advanced athletes.
Cues:
- Start in a plank with locked elbows and fully protracted shoulders
- Lower until the chest touches and push back up
- Allow the scaps to come together as you lower and then spread apart as you push into each lockout at the top
Mistakes:
- Sagging core at any point
- Not touching chest at bottom
- Not locking out fully at the top
- Flaring elbows, pushing at unintentionally awkward angles
