The Worst Kind of Push Up
Published: Tue, 05/26/15
I'll never forget this. It was almost 3 years ago and it changed the way I did pushups FOREVER.
And you know what? My shoulders have felt like a million bucks since then.
I was working, doing some push ups. I didn't realize that I was letting my elbows flare out, just like this guy:
This puts WAY too much pressure on your shoulder joints. If you're doing pushups this way, you may not feel the pain today or even this week,but you will in just a few months.
I'm talking about the nagging, annoying pain, too... it could lead to surgery. So when you do pushups, keep your elbows slightly "tucked".
Now even if you don't experience pain in your shoulders now, use those 4 strategies to AVOID shoulder pain in the future. It sure does beat expensive doctor visits and being force-fed expensive medications.
In fact, 40% of injuries from exercise occur in your shoulders...
... and many times, this comes out of nowhere.
Don't wait until you need to see a doctor. Be proactive instead of reactive...
Avoid shoulder pain by using these 4 tricks (including pushup photos)
Keep training hard,
Mike Westerdal
CriticalBench.com
Keep training hard,
Mike Westerdal
CriticalBench.com