Band-resisted pushup

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Technique

  1. Loop a resistance band around your upper back and hold the ends under your hands on the floor.
  2. Get into a push-up position with your hands slightly wider than shoulder-width and feet together or hip-width apart.
  3. Lower yourself down with control until your chest almost touches the ground, then push yourself back up to the starting position.

Form tips

  1. Form a straight line from the shoulders to the feet: no bending at the hips. You can also have a slightly Hollow body .
  2. Keep your Abs engaged and a posterior Pelvic tilt .
  3. Keep your head neutral (do not crane forward).
  4. Keep your elbows close to the body on the way down; do not let them flare out.
  5. Push your shoulders forward at the top ( Shoulder protraction ).

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