Improving Push-Up Technique

Here's the secrets to doing push-ups that he was likely looking at.

Watch what his shoulders do before he starts his push-up. Did you see it?

He was creating external rotation torque at the shoulders.

This is the same action that occurs at your shoulders

when you turn your hands out.

The only difference is your hands stay planted in the ground.

A lot of people that struggle with push-ups have all their pressure on the

inside

part of their hand, as the top graphic shows.

But when you create that external rotation torque at the

shoulder, you shift your

weight now to your entire hand, and this is a much more stable foundation

for your

push-up. So to get better at push-ups, start well first and make sure your

body weight is spread across your full hand.