How to do a Push-Up to increase your chest, shoulder, and tricep strength and to help improve your performance in CrossFit WODs.

Set up for a Push-Up

• Begin with your hands underneath shoulders
• Elbows are locked out
• Your core should be tight and your body rigid
• The body should be a straight line from head to ankles

Points of Performance for a Push-Up

• Break at the elbows allowing your torso to descend towards the floor until the chest and thighs hit the ground
• Keep elbows tight and close to the body
• Press through the chest and triceps ascending back to your starting position.

Tips and Tricks for a Push-Up

• As demonstrated in the video, maintain a hallow body.  This is done by squeezing your heels, legs, and glutes together while maintaining a tight core
• Avoid arching the lower back
• Inhale as you descend and exhale as you ascend