"Regress to Progess" Is an ancient African concept called Sankofa (Going backward in order to go forward)! Amazing how this applies to so many aspects of our life. Another Great video! Thank you 💜🤗💜
Know the feeling. Then just go all the way down with correct form, go into a kneeling push-up, then lift knees so your body is straight, and repeat. After a while you’ll have the strength to do a full push-up. Good luck!
I'm someone who mimics what I see, but don't realize everything I'm not doing... Your complete movement breakdowns are awesome, and much needed, as much of the tension mentioned doesn't come naturally for me.
thanks for the video. Push-ups are so hard for me. What position do my elbows need to be in? Should they be close to my sides or at an angle? Sometimes I have the "chicken wing" effect with my arms during push-ups.
Thank you. Very informative. I've been performing a variety of push-ups for a long time, just going through the motions without the mind body connection. Lately, I seem to be losing my push up strength and getting neck and shoulder pain. I will certainly be incorporating your tips to see if this helps.
I watched at least 50 push up videos mostly by males. This had by far the most explanatory, and visually most well done push ups. Easy to understand and had lots of tips. Subbed!
Excelente video. It encourages me to try one more time . I have never been able to do a push up with easy. Can you explain the proper position of arms and what can we do to strengthen our wrist please and thank you. You are amazing! Thank you for all you do for us !
Your videos are soooo good, really the best I’ve ever seen anywhere. Thank you for posting them! Would you ever consider talking about stiff wrists and ankles. I’ve never been able put my palms down for a push-up/plank and I’ve been trying forever! Same with heels when squatting. Either way, thank you and all the best!
Would love to see a video from you about taking rest days I think I may be working too hard too often and too long because I’m not seeing gains like I would expect to see I have a hard time with rest days I’d love to hear your take on that
I needed this video! Push ups have always been a challenge, and right now I cannot do any without modification, ie; the kitchen counter. Will keep all this in mind. Thank you!
I'm a 2ndyr college exercise Sports science student here in the Philippines and your videos are really helpful for students like me.. We need to perform push ups and driving through the heels really helps me to perform push ups better.. 💖💖
Great video! I need to practice my pushup more so i will be incorporating these in! Do you have non-pushup exercises to practice at the gym to help build? (We dont have space to do pushups there). Also please consider doing a video on having really long legs compared to the torso😁 there's so many modification that affect movement patterns and it's hard to figure it out
Before listening to these RS tips I was "doing" 20+ pushups. Actually 1/2 pushups. After practicing what she's teaching I hat to regress to 10 pushups. But I''ve moved up to 13 pushups lately. Mov'n on up!
thanks for this - i wanted to ask: i have been doing pushups a long time and now i do them with my feet up on the bed, on my fists rather than my palms, wrists turned up to force elbows in at the sides, and i do an arch of my back as well so my arms end up over my head - i thought this was good but recently been getting shoulder pain - have i got this wrong? thanks for any advice you can give me :)
I was doing exercises with my daughter in her gym class and noticed I couldn’t even do one push up! Even was I was young, push ups have always been hard for me. I definitely needed this video.
Thank you so much! The pushing away with the hands and the back/shoulder work from top to bottom to top abled me to to a pushup from the floor. I think I’ve never engaged my back and shoulders before and hence never been able to do a push up and I’m 37. 😊
When I lower my body against the flooe I used to to put alot of pressure on my arms to touch the ground but lately Iam Putting all my force on my upper body itself instead and it helps me to lower down easily against the floor but when holding up back I feel the entire pressure on arms and it is quite draining.
What if you have a problem bending your big toe ? I have two Bone spurs in my big toe in the joint and I’m not supposed to irritate that joint and the big toe so doing things like that is a problem for me how can I do it with not having that problem to get better
The best instructor on RU-vid. Your videos are thorough. And you focus on proper form to avoid developing bad habits which lead to injury. I struggled with push ups and many more until i found Cori in 2019. Thank you for your great coaching.
@@redefiningstrengthOC Can you explain different positioning or spacing of hands, wider vs closer, and how to master triceps pushups. Thank you for making these videos they are truly an eye opener to Proper Form. 💋 Thanks M3
1) I agree that knee push-ups do more harm than good. It places all of the bodyweight on the knees and hurts like hell 2) The incline push-ups are a lot harder than you make them look. In fact, they’re harder than conventional push-ups
Hey, i have a question. For a long time I have a ganglion in my right wrist, which hinders me to train anything like push ups with wrist extension and other things where you need to do wrist extension, like L sits. I just do my push-ups with my fists on the floor and it works, but I feel that the injury limits me in trying new stuff or just in getting out of the pool without hurting my wrist. However i wanted to know, if I can get rid of the ganglion without surgery and just with exercise. Could you give me your opinion pls? :)
Are you doing wrist mobility work to help as much as possible? Did you see my wrist pain with push ups video? Have you talked to your doctor about options?
Can I ask you a question? I see you are jeeping your elbows at a 60 degree angle with tge bidy. But I saw in one another video that it is best to keep that at 4t degree. Also wrists under shoulder. Can you please tell me what to do?
Yes, you're making a move harder on yourself and overloading muscles vs being more efficient. Driving back through your heels creates more efficiency of movement so you can advance variations and use muscle to better complement each other.
@@asdabir I was just searching the comment section to see if anyone has the same/similar problem. I feel stiffness, discomfort and slight pain in my knees after a few plank holds or push-ups when I drive my heels back. The more reps I do the more pronounced the discomfort is. That discomfort is also there after a few reps with only straighten heels, but less intense. @Redefining Strength Cori, do you have any idea what am I doing wrong? I workout for 15mins 2, 3 times a week and I have a job where I sit 7-8h a day, 5 days a week. I sometimes stretch during my work and ride my bike to and from my job. I mean just so you can have some idea of my lifestyle.
I can't do push up my children's is laughing 😂 my husband has me doing push up and kitchen counter push up am new baby in this . Thanks for your information
Depends what your goals are. Push ups target your chest and triceps more and pull ups target your back and biceps more. (Also in a push up you're "lifting" a slightly lower percentage of your body weight.) You can definitely work on both simultaneously but it can still be helpful to pick one as your main focus - I'd recommend either the one you're closest to mastering or the one you're most excited about training for.
I have an idea, not to discount your VERY well received, EVERYTHING! How about showing the serratus push. On the back with bands or a weight, and, with shoulder off the ground, reach up with straight arms and simply use those stabilizers to engage the back and shoulders...just and idea...good for those that struggle with the push up. You're beautiful, your awesome, my wife and I love your stuff...just an idea.
