Push up Position Rotation on MB's

Stability, strength, power, core stability, core strength, balance and flexibility! They're all improved here!
This is a great challenge for the stabilization and movement systems. This exercise requires high levels of strength and stability in the core, the scapular system and the shoulder girdle.
This is a great exercise for golfers, baseball players, hockey and lacrosse players, tennis players and any athlete whose sport requires significant rotational strength.
The trick here is to keep the core active with the bellybutton drawn inward, as well as keeping the hips extended. Lumbar extension (arching in the low back) will prevent the hips from remaining stable, resulting in a "segmented" movement pattern.
If preferred, the arm can be extended at the top of the rotation. Either way, the scapula must be drawn in and down along the spine at the start of the movement to aid in concentric core and body rotation.
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• strength
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• core
• stability
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• golf
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• tennis
• fitness
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• abs
• glutes
• hip

[RKwestener]

i nearly boke my wrists doing this i really dont reccomend unless you are really strong on the upper body

[heartofachampion1]

The wrist issue is more about stabilization strength than upper body strength. Try push ups on the balls first until you can control the movement of the balls, then progress up.

Phil Hueston, NASM-PES, IYCA-YFS

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[meshuggenahbaby]

You're kidding, right? Easy on the wrists, brutal on everything else! WOW!

[tyciol]

Cool, not to mention it looks easier on the wrists, and is a better grip workout, and there's more range of motion to work with. Only thing is...so long as you focus on keeping the knees locked out, I don't think there's any risk at all of the hips flexing. Lumbar extension isn't always the best idea with this either, you want to keep the back sorta straight with abs tight.

[Hypertrainer]

Tough! Very tough! Nice core and hip stability!