{"id":57277,"date":"2019-03-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evofitness.ch\/blog\/uncategorized\/how-to-perfom-push-up-hold\/"},"modified":"2019-03-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T23:00:00","slug":"how-to-perfom-push-up-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evofitness.ch\/en\/blog\/learn\/how-to-perfom-push-up-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Is How to Perform The Push-Up Hold for Increased Stability and Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">WHAT<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">The push-up hold is <strong>an excellent strength and control exercise for the upper body and core<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">This exercise should result as a progression of the push-up, so be sure you can perform push-ups in a full position \u2013 with proper technique &#8211; before trying this variation.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">The additional stability required will significantly challenge the core and lower body muscles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">\nHOW<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Assume a push-up position, with hands shoulder-width apart, back straight, and legs locked. Set the shoulders and engage the core.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">From here, lower yourself under control to the bottom position, and hold the body just a few inches off the ground. Keep the elbows tucked in by the sides and maintain a tight body.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Hold for 5-10s and continue for desired reps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">\nWHY<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Once you have become stronger and more efficient at regular push-ups, there are some progressions you can make. Rather than move onto weighted pushing movements, such as free weights or cable machines, there are many benefits to using bodyweight progressions.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">The push-up hold is one way to enhance your bodyweight strength. <strong>Adding any hold to a movement will require extra stability from other muscles in the body \u2013 specifically the core and even the lower body<\/strong>. In this way, you can safely increase strength over time, without using heavier weights\/loads.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">This \u2018end-range\u2019 hold is often the weakest point of the movement, becoming stronger in this position can have <strong>a significant positive impact on overall strength<\/strong> and control in other pushing movements.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Exercises that demand high levels of stabilisation are also beneficial for joint health, in this case, the wrists, elbows and shoulder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Push up hold\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/193051487?h=a1fbe07757&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER EXERCISES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evofitness.ch\/burpee-pull-up\/\">HOW TO PERFORM THE BURPEE PULL-UP FOR EXPLOSIVE POWER AND ENDURANCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evofitness.ch\/tutorial-hanging-knee-lift\/\">TUTORIAL: HANGING KNEE LIFT<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHAT The push-up hold is an excellent strength and control exercise for the upper body and core. This exercise should&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":57278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Tutorial: Push-Up Hold for Stability and Strength | EVO Fitness","_seopress_titles_desc":"The push-up hold is a challenging variation of the classic exercise with the same name. 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