T-Push-Up
oec:t-push-up
A push-up variation that finishes with a rotation into a side plank with one arm extended toward the ceiling.
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Also called: Push-up rotations, Pushup rotations, Push-Up with Rotation, Rotational Push-Up, T-Pushup, Push up rotations
How to do it
Setup
- Assume a high plank position with your hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and your feet set about shoulder-width apart for rotational stability.
- Engage your abdominals and glutes to align your body in a straight line from head to heels.
Movement
- Lower your chest toward the floor by bending your elbows back at roughly a 45-degree angle.
- Push forcefully through your palms to return to the top of the push-up.
- At lockout, shift your weight onto your left hand and pivot on the edges of your feet, rotating your torso open to the right.
- Raise your right arm straight toward the ceiling until your arms and chest form a vertical 'T' shape.
- Pause briefly in control, then rotate back down to the starting high plank position.
- Perform the next push-up and rotate to the opposite side.
Breathing
Inhale as you lower into the push-up, exhale as you press up and rotate into the T-position.
Cues
- Keep your body in a rigid plank throughout the rotation.
- Follow your top hand with your gaze.
- Drive the floor away with the supporting shoulder so it does not collapse.
Common faults
- Sagging or hiking the hips during the rotation.
- Squeeze your obliques and glutes to keep the pelvis aligned with your spine throughout the transition.
- Feet set too close together.
- Widen your stance to shoulder width to allow smooth pivoting onto the sides of your feet.
- Rushing the rotation and losing balance.
- Complete the push-up lockout first before initiating a deliberate, controlled turn of the torso.
Safety
- Avoid if experiencing acute shoulder impingement or wrist pain.
Muscles
Joints
- Elbow: Extension, Flexion
- Shoulder: Horizontal adduction, Horizontal abduction, Abduction
- Shoulder blade: Protraction, Retraction
- Thoracic spine: Rotation
- Lumbar spine: Isometric stabilization
Details
- Movement
- Horizontal push, Rotation, Anti-lateral-flexion
- Modality
- Calisthenics, Strength
- Mechanics
- compound
- Force
- push
- Laterality
- alternating
- Kinetic chain
- closed
- Level
- intermediate
- Equipment
- None
- Record
- Repetitions
- Load
- bodyweight, not applicable
Related
Sources
- wger: Push-up rotations (CC-BY-SA-4.0)
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