How to do a Inchworm to Push-Up
- Stand tall, hinge at the hips, and place your hands on the floor.
- Walk your hands forward until you reach a strong high plank.
- Perform one controlled push-up with elbows tucked.
- Walk your hands back toward your feet, keeping legs as straight as comfortable.
- Stand up and repeat, moving with steady control.
Keep in mind
- Keep the legs as straight as your hamstrings comfortably allow on the fold down.
- Walk the hands out to a full plank before you press.
- Brace hard so the hips don't sag as you walk out.
- Walk the hands back in rather than hopping in.
Common mistakes
- Doing the push-up from a half plank — walk all the way out first.
- Throwing the hands out and back at speed — it is a controlled walk.
- Locking the knees on the fold — bend them as much as you need to.
Breathing
Breathe out as you walk out, in on the push-up's descent, and out as you press and walk back.
Take care
A long move with a lot of position changes — slow it down on a slippery floor, and shorten the walk if your lower back complains.
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