Pushup Position
Dallas Personal Trainer - Less popular among Dallas personal trainers than the Plank, however this exercise is excellent for creating strength, stability, and endurance in the core and the shoulders as well.
These can be performed on two hands or on one hand, with your hands on a bench, the floor, or a stability ball, with your feet on the ground, up on a bench, or up on a stability ball. Your workout will specify how you are to do them.
Get into to a pushup position as though you are about to do a pushup, with your hands at chest level (not face level, which is what most people will tend to do unintentionally at first). Position your torso so that your body is perfectly straight from your shoulders all the way down to your feet. Contract your lats (squeeze your armpits tightly), make sure that your shoulders do not shrug, contract your glutes tightly (rear end muscles), and keep your abdominal area tight as though you are bracing to take a punch to the stomach. Make sure that you don't allow your hips to stick up in the air or fall down. Keep stiff like a board throughout your whole body.
The preceding description explains how to do the regular Pushup Position on the ground. However, everything about technique will remain exactly the same even if you are doing them with your feet or hands up on a bench or a ball. The only type of Pushup Position that will change your technique at all is the one-arm version. When doing a one-arm Pushup Position, simply spread your feet out wider (1-3 feet apart). The narrower your feet are, the harder it will be to hold this position, so when you first begin one-arm Pushup Position, start with your feet wide and as your ability improves, you can gradually narrow your feet. When doing a one-arm version of Pushup Position, simply place your unused hand behind your back, in the small of your back.
As always, we do not recommend performing any exercise without the supervision of a highly qualified Dallas personal trainer. This exercise description is for informational purposes only. Consult your doctor before attempting any workout program or attempting this exercise or any other exercise on this website.
These can be performed on two hands or on one hand, with your hands on a bench, the floor, or a stability ball, with your feet on the ground, up on a bench, or up on a stability ball. Your workout will specify how you are to do them.
Get into to a pushup position as though you are about to do a pushup, with your hands at chest level (not face level, which is what most people will tend to do unintentionally at first). Position your torso so that your body is perfectly straight from your shoulders all the way down to your feet. Contract your lats (squeeze your armpits tightly), make sure that your shoulders do not shrug, contract your glutes tightly (rear end muscles), and keep your abdominal area tight as though you are bracing to take a punch to the stomach. Make sure that you don't allow your hips to stick up in the air or fall down. Keep stiff like a board throughout your whole body.
The preceding description explains how to do the regular Pushup Position on the ground. However, everything about technique will remain exactly the same even if you are doing them with your feet or hands up on a bench or a ball. The only type of Pushup Position that will change your technique at all is the one-arm version. When doing a one-arm Pushup Position, simply spread your feet out wider (1-3 feet apart). The narrower your feet are, the harder it will be to hold this position, so when you first begin one-arm Pushup Position, start with your feet wide and as your ability improves, you can gradually narrow your feet. When doing a one-arm version of Pushup Position, simply place your unused hand behind your back, in the small of your back.
As always, we do not recommend performing any exercise without the supervision of a highly qualified Dallas personal trainer. This exercise description is for informational purposes only. Consult your doctor before attempting any workout program or attempting this exercise or any other exercise on this website.