Wall Push Up

WALL PUSH-UP

This is an exercise regression of the push-up exercise. Start by placing your hands on the wall at roughly chest to shoulder height and take a few steps back with your feet. Keep your hands and elbows wider than shoulder distance apart. Begin to lower the body towards the wall while keeping your hips and spine in neutral and your knees straight. Push against the wall to raise the body back up.

Muscles involved:

• Triceps Brachii

• Pectoralis Major

• Pectoralis Minor

• Anterior Deltoid

Related conditions:

• Pec strain / pectoralis strain

• Triceps tendinitis / triceps tendinopathy

• Shoulder instability

• Glenoid labral tear

• Rotator cuff strain / rotator cuff tendinitis

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