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Itsha demonstrating a push up with a red line showing hips dropping out of position
Itsha demonstrating a push up with a red line showing hips dropping out of position
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Are Your Hips Dropping During Push Ups?

A quick visual check for the most obvious sign that your push up has lost full body tension.

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Three quick cues

Fix the dropped-hips position

  1. 1

    Brace your abs before you lower.

  2. 2

    Squeeze your glutes to stop the hips from sagging.

  3. 3

    Move your chest and hips as one unit.

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