L6: ALL FOURS PUSH Teaching points

Lesson instructions:
Read the exercise instructions
Watch the video
Read key teaching phrases and contraindications

Key teaching phrases

• “Don’t drop your head, keep it in line with your body.”
• “Keep your elbows straight, but not locked.”
• “Maintain the natural curve in your lower back.”

Contraindications

• Shoulder pain during or after the exercise
• Early recovery phase of post rotator cuff surgery45
• Recent shoulder dislocation/subluxation
• Acute subacromial impingement
• Bench-presser’s shoulder
• Patients with wrist or knee pain in this position. For wrist pain, you can try placing the hands on some weights to reduce the angle of extension. You can place a pillow under the knees.