{
  "$schema": "https://openexercise.org/schema/v0/exercise.json",
  "aliases": [
    {
      "text": "Mike Tyson Push-Up",
      "kind": "common"
    },
    {
      "text": "Tyson Pushup",
      "kind": "common"
    },
    {
      "text": "Tyson push-ups",
      "kind": "common"
    }
  ],
  "anatomy": {
    "muscles": [
      {
        "muscle": "pectoralis-major-sternal",
        "role": "prime-mover"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "triceps-brachii",
        "role": "prime-mover"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "deltoid-anterior",
        "role": "prime-mover"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "quadriceps",
        "role": "synergist"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "serratus-anterior",
        "role": "synergist"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "rectus-abdominis",
        "role": "stabilizer"
      }
    ],
    "joints": [
      {
        "joint": "glenohumeral",
        "actions": [
          "horizontal-adduction",
          "flexion",
          "extension"
        ]
      },
      {
        "joint": "elbow",
        "actions": [
          "flexion",
          "extension"
        ]
      },
      {
        "joint": "knee",
        "actions": [
          "flexion",
          "extension"
        ]
      },
      {
        "joint": "hip",
        "actions": [
          "flexion",
          "extension"
        ]
      },
      {
        "joint": "scapulothoracic",
        "actions": [
          "protraction",
          "retraction"
        ]
      },
      {
        "joint": "lumbar-spine",
        "actions": [
          "isometric-stabilization"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "classification": {
    "modalities": [
      "calisthenics",
      "strength",
      "conditioning"
    ],
    "movement_patterns": [
      "horizontal-push",
      "anti-extension"
    ],
    "mechanics": "compound",
    "force": "push",
    "kinetic_chain": "closed",
    "laterality": "bilateral",
    "planes": [
      "sagittal"
    ],
    "contraction": [
      "dynamic"
    ],
    "level": "intermediate"
  },
  "equipment": {
    "optional": [
      "mat"
    ],
    "required": [
      [
        "wall"
      ]
    ]
  },
  "external_ids": {
    "wger": "2679"
  },
  "id": "oec:tyson-push-up",
  "instructions": {
    "setup": [
      "Place your hands shoulder-width apart on the floor with your fingers facing forward.",
      "Set the soles of both feet flat against a sturdy wall with your toes near the floor and your knees bent hovering just above the ground in a loaded quadruped position.",
      "Brace your core and squeeze your glutes so your spine remains in a rigid neutral alignment."
    ],
    "steps": [
      "Drive through your feet and extend your knees, shifting your torso forward into a standard push-up plank position over your hands.",
      "Bend your elbows to lower your chest toward the floor until your upper arms are roughly parallel to the ground.",
      "Press the floor away to extend your arms back to the top of the push-up.",
      "Immediately push your hips straight back toward the wall, bending your knees to return to the crouched hover position with your knees staying close to the floor."
    ],
    "breathing": "Inhale as you shift forward and lower toward the floor, and exhale forcefully as you press up and drive back into the crouch.",
    "cues": [
      "Keep knees skimming the floor",
      "Push hard through the wall",
      "Lock the core like a plank"
    ],
    "common_faults": [
      {
        "fault": "Piking hips high in the air during the crouch.",
        "correction": "Keep the knees low to the floor so the movement stays horizontal rather than turning into a pike push-up."
      },
      {
        "fault": "Feet slipping off the wall.",
        "correction": "Maintain firm, continuous backward pressure into the wall with the soles of your feet throughout every rep."
      },
      {
        "fault": "Sagging the lower back during the push-up phase.",
        "correction": "Engage the abdominals and avoid hyperextending the lumbar spine as you transition forward."
      }
    ],
    "safety": {
      "precautions": [
        "Ensure the wall and floor provide adequate traction so footwear does not slip."
      ],
      "spotter": "not-needed"
    }
  },
  "measurement": {
    "load": {
      "convention": "not-applicable",
      "kind": "bodyweight"
    },
    "profiles": [
      {
        "required": [
          "reps"
        ],
        "optional": [
          "rpe"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "records": {},
    "reps_counted": "total"
  },
  "name": "Tyson Push-Up",
  "previous_ids": [
    "oec:tyson-push-ups"
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "generated": [
      "/name",
      "/summary",
      "/classification",
      "/anatomy",
      "/equipment",
      "/measurement",
      "/instructions",
      "/setup"
    ],
    "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0",
    "review": {
      "status": "machine-generated",
      "model": "gemini-3.8-flash",
      "at": "2026-10-31"
    },
    "sources": [
      {
        "title": "wger: Tyson push-ups",
        "url": "https://wger.de/en/exercise/2679/view-base",
        "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0",
        "author": "yahoo.ivory"
      }
    ]
  },
  "setup": {
    "grip": {
      "orientation": "pronated",
      "width": "shoulder"
    },
    "position": "prone",
    "stance": {
      "kind": "parallel",
      "width": "hip"
    }
  },
  "status": "active",
  "summary": "A dynamic push-up variation performed with the feet braced flat against a wall, rocking back into a crouch between presses."
}