Fitness
Bodyweight Push-Up Progression Ladder
A bodyweight push-up progression ladder climbs from incline to floor and harder variants only when shoulder control and rep quality stay clean session to session.
A bodyweight push-up progression ladder moves from incline pushes on a counter through floor reps, tempo negatives, and harder variants like diamond or decline only when shoulders stay packed and elbows track about forty-five degrees. Spend a full week at each rung before skipping ahead; ego jumps cause wrist and anterior shoulder flare.
Three to four sets of six to twelve quality reps beat max-out grinders. Pair with rows so pressing volume stays balanced.
Common questions
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Should you train push-ups to failure every set?
Stop one to three reps shy of failure on strength days so form stays crisp. Save occasional AMRAP tests for a deload week, not every session.
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