How to do the perfect push up and avoid this one mistake
The biggest mistake people make is they try to do push ups before they're strong enough to do them.
Attempting to do a push up on your toes and on the floor before you have the strength to do it typically ends up very badly.
It's not doing you any good and is just locking you up through your shoulders and makes your posture really bad it's just a disaster.
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The biggest mistake people make is trying to do a push up too soon. Supplied
Follow these simple steps to get you through your next push up.
1. Stretch
Before you complete the perfect push-up, you need to stretch your body so you are able to move nicely through a full range of motion. You want to stretch out your palms by putting your hand against the wall and opening your hand up a bit above shoulder height. Also make sure you're opening up your chest, getting a nice stretch.
2. Lowering Down
Your hands should be placed shoulder-width apart, in front of your chest with your feet also aligned. As you lower yourself down slowly, breathing in, your shoulder blades should go back together, do not shrug.
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As you lower yourself down slowly, breathing in, your shoulder blades should go back together. Supplied
3. Pushing Back Up
Focusing on technique is vital here, dropping your head and leaving your bum up in the air will ruin your technique. Breathe out as you push yourself up, your head needs to be considered as part of your spine. If you can do that, then you're doing a quality push-up.
If you're starting out, be sure to watch the video above on how to gradually progress to a full push up.
Good luck!
