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Course: PHRE 3043 – Functional Movement Movement Pattern: Press | horizontal, Whole Body Target: Synergist(s):
Exercise
Regressions: Progressions:

Equipment:
Description:

Set up verbal instructions:

  • Lie face down with arms extended overhead at shoulder-width apart.
  • Pull your thumbs down in line with your (forehead for men, chin for women).
  • With your legs together, pull your toes toward the shins.
  • Extend your knees and then lift your elbows slightly off the ground.
  • While maintaining a rigid torso, push your body as one unit into a push-up position.

Tips for teaching:

  1. The client should lift the body as a unit
  2. To identify “shoulder-width apart” for hand position, align the web of the thumb with the crease of the armpit. This will place the hands at the individuals “should-width” position
  3. Be sure that the client starts with arms overhead and then drags the hands down at shoulder-width apart to the start It may be necessary to give them a tactile cue to adjust their hand to the correct position.
  4. On each attempt, make sure the client maintains the hand position and the hands do not slide down as the client prepares to push
  5. Make sure the chest and stomach come off the floor simultaneously
  6. The client can perform the movement up to three times if necessary
  7. Repeat the instruction with appropriate hand placement if necessary

Scoring:

3:

  • Men perform a repetition with thumbs aligned with the top of the forehead
  • Women perform a repetition with thumbs aligned with the chin
  • The body lifts as a unit with no lag in the spine

2:

  • Men perform a repetition with thumbs aligned with the chin
  • Women perform a repetition with thumbs aligned with the clavicle
  • The body lifts as a unit with no lag in the spine

1:

  • Men are unable to perform a repetition with thumbs aligned with the chin
  • Women are unable to perform a repetition with thumbs aligned with the clavicle

0:

  • Pain

Clearing Test:

  • While lying on your stomach, place your hands, palms down, under your shoulders
  • With no lower body movement, press your upper body off the ground until your elbows are straight
  • Ask client, do you feel pain?
Common Error(s):
Spotting:
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