| Push-ups |
1. Get in push-up position
a. On palms of your hands and balls of feet
b. Instead of your palms you can also make a fist
2. Try and keep your body as straight as possible
3. Lower your body down, in a controlled manner. You are only bending your elbows
4. Once your arms are at 90* then return to the starting position
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l3ySVKYVJ8
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** For all modifications: Increase the angle to make it harder, decrease the angle to make it harder.
1. Wall
a. Put your hands on the wall.
2. Incline
a. Similar to wall, expect now put your hands on chair.
3. Modified
a. Do the push-up on your knees
4. Regular
5. Decline
a. Put your feet on a chair
6. Clapping push-up
a. When in the up position, push up and “clap” your hands
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| Shoulder Tap |
Get into push-up position (refer to the row above)
Try and keep your body flat Lift up one hand and tap your opposite shoulder
Return that hand to the ground and repeat with the other side
** Make sure you are not rocking your body, pretend you are balancing something on your back
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEZq7QZ8ySQ
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Same modifications as push-ups |
