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Originally Posted by ChelePA
Since my car accident last year, I continue to struggle with shoulder pain, reduced range of motion and strength. I also had a severe leg injury so I am still in recovery mode for that too. I have been struggling with push-ups. Some of my modifications included doing them off an elevated surface (weight bench) as well as dropping to my knees (at times painful due to multiple surgeries/swelling/etc.). Recently, I saw a hack which is perfect for me to improve in this area. Place a resistance loop just above your elbows, around both arms...what a game changer! You can adjust the resistance as needed. I have been using my Cathe fabric loops with great success. Let me know if anyone uses this technique and what you think
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Thank you so much for posting about this!! Today I tried doing push-ups in a Cathe Live class w/ the band...it TRULY made all the difference!! It makes it so much easier for my shoulders and my lower back seemed "safer" with the stabilization of the band. That's the way I'm doing them from now on!! Anything to get me to like p/u's is a win-win!!
(I hope you're feeling better and healing well, btw!).
(I used Cathe's green medium fabric band. Which band does everyone else use? Should I try them with her blue band? It seemed the green one had just the right amount of tension to keep it taunt, though.)
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Originally Posted by Mickey12
I couldn’t figure out how this could make a difference until I tried it. The band supports the weight of your upper body as you lower down to the floor so you’re not putting the full weight of your body on your arms and through your chest. It’s a lot easier. I also felt like my body was sort of springing back up off of the band on the way up. I wish I could do push-ups this easily without the band. They were really fun to do this way!
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Thank you for your post! I couldn't envision how it would work either! Turns out I will do them this way from now on!!