If you sag, you’re changing the mechanics as well as shifting the weight in ways which may be more likely to cause injury. In case you’re wondering why a straight line is so important, it’s because the goal in a push-up is to lift a static weight – in this case, your body weight – primarily by using the muscles in your chest and shoulders. This will stabilize your “plank” position. To help you maintain that straight line, concentrate on contracting your abdominal muscles by ‘pulling’ your belly button up and in, squeezing your glutes, and making sure to drive your heels backwards rather than leaning forward on your tiptoes.

As a matter of fact, focus on making yourself into a straight line all the way from neck to ankles. Your head position should be neutral, neither drooping towards the floor nor looking up. Do not round your shoulders, but keep them lightly pulled back. We’re talking about spinal position and muscle control here.) Conversely, make sure that your butt doesn’t stick up in the air, either.

(If the fat on your belly sags all on its lonesome due to the inexorable downward pull of gravity, that’s okay.

This means that your back should be flat with no hip or belly sag towards the floor. Want to try P90X? Buy the P90X Extreme Home Fitness Workout Program here.First of all, maintain good form. Now that you have seen the workout video, what do you think? Not too bad now that I’m used to the move. I’ve provided my original impression and how I feel about each exercise now: I’ve only shown each exercise once:įor reference, here is the workout in more detail.

Further, the structure of this workout is such, that it repeats the exercises a second time, reversing the order of back exercises and chest exercises. Remember, the P90X in 90 Seconds workout video does not include the warm-up or cool-down. In general, it still isn’t, however, I have come to like it more than I did. So at first, this wasn’t one of my most favorite workouts. As you know, I’m not a huge fan of push-ups. The Chest and Back workout of P90X is the first one you do in the program.

P90x chest and back workout video full