These 5 push-up mistakes are killing your gains — Transcript
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- 0:00These five push-up mistakes are why your
- 0:02chest still looks flat.
- 0:04Let me fix that. Mistake number one,
- 0:07looking up. Instead, look down to keep
- 0:09your head aligned with your spine.
- 0:11Mistake number two, elbows flared out
- 0:14like a tea. Instead, tuck them back at
- 0:1645° angle. Aim for an arrow shape. Save
- 0:19your shoulders. Mistake number three,
- 0:21hips sagging. Instead, engage your core.
- 0:24Keep your body straight head to heel.
- 0:27Mistake number four, shoulders rolled
- 0:29forward. Instead, pull them back and
- 0:31stay tight. Mistake number five, moving
- 0:34straight up and down. Instead, push
- 0:36forward diagonally, not just vertical.
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