Exercise of the Week: Push-Up to T
Every Wednesday, STACK features an Exercise of the Week to help you improve your overall sports performance—including strength, speed, conditioning and flexibility. This week we highlight the Push-Up to T, a Push-Up variation that develops core strength and shoulder stability.
Who’s Doing It
- Amar’e Stoudemire, NBA superstar
Muscular Benefits
- Increases upper body strength, specifically in the pecs, shoulders and triceps
- Improves shoulder stability and core strength
Sports Performance Benefits
- Improved upper body strength helps you overpower opponents, throw a ball harder, hit a ball further and slap a shot harder
- Improved shoulder stabilizer strength keeps your shoulders strong and stable and helps prevent injury from contact or overuse
- Strong core rotator muscles help stabilize your trunk for power, stability and balance, so you can tackle harder or take a hit and remain standing
How to Perform the Push-Up to T
- Start in extended Push-Up position
- Bend arms and lower chest to just above ground
- Extend arms, return to starting position
- Shift weight onto right hand
- Rotate upper body until shoulders are perpendicular to floor
- Extend left arm to side to create straight line with arms
Sets/Reps: 3-4×8-10 each side
Coaching Points
- Keep back flat and core tight
- Pause at top of T for one to two seconds
- Rotate slowly back to start position
Do you have an exercise that you want to see featured as an Exercise of the Week? Tweet us at @STACKMedia to let us know.
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Exercise of the Week: Push-Up to T
Every Wednesday, STACK features an Exercise of the Week to help you improve your overall sports performance—including strength, speed, conditioning and flexibility. This week we highlight the Push-Up to T, a Push-Up variation that develops core strength and shoulder stability.
Who’s Doing It
- Amar’e Stoudemire, NBA superstar
Muscular Benefits
- Increases upper body strength, specifically in the pecs, shoulders and triceps
- Improves shoulder stability and core strength
Sports Performance Benefits
- Improved upper body strength helps you overpower opponents, throw a ball harder, hit a ball further and slap a shot harder
- Improved shoulder stabilizer strength keeps your shoulders strong and stable and helps prevent injury from contact or overuse
- Strong core rotator muscles help stabilize your trunk for power, stability and balance, so you can tackle harder or take a hit and remain standing
How to Perform the Push-Up to T
- Start in extended Push-Up position
- Bend arms and lower chest to just above ground
- Extend arms, return to starting position
- Shift weight onto right hand
- Rotate upper body until shoulders are perpendicular to floor
- Extend left arm to side to create straight line with arms
Sets/Reps: 3-4×8-10 each side
Coaching Points
- Keep back flat and core tight
- Pause at top of T for one to two seconds
- Rotate slowly back to start position
Do you have an exercise that you want to see featured as an Exercise of the Week? Tweet us at @STACKMedia to let us know.