Another skill based class. In this class we'll work on developing the perquisite joint mobility to help improve your pushup, and chest dips.

Equipment Needed: Yoga Blocks

Time Markers:
0:20 CARs (warm up)
4:36 Wrist Extension PAILs/RAILs + Lift Offs (Quadrupedal Base)
12:50 Shoulder Extension PAILs/RAILs + Lift Offs (Kneeling Over Blocks)
22:22 Elbow Flexion PAILs/RAILs + Lift Offs (Standing at Wall Base)
30:43 Scapular Retraction/Protraction Kinetic Stretching (Quadrupedal or Plank Base)
34:20 Finishing CARs

We'll address Wrist extension, Shoulder Extension (New Base), and we'll add a Kinetic stretch for Scapular Retraction/Protraction. For those people who struggle with their pushups, it's important to take into all the joints involved in the movement and start to work on them to improve their movement capacity - then once you go into the actual skill (Pushup/Dips) you will be far more efficient at creating the movement.

Also remember, if you have a limitation in your shoulder rotationally (like Internal Rotation), that will be an important joint position to address as well. While the pushup is a linear movement, certain joints might still need more rotational space. If you lack shoulder IR, you can easily modify the actual skill like the pushup and use more of a neutral grip - like placing your hands on some dumbbells or parallettes (like chest/dips), as you continue to build rotational space and work on this class to develop greater linear strength specific to the pushup.

Enjoy!