'Negativa pushups' (lateral pressing mechanic)
Groundwork: foundational patterns & conditioning
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THE WHAT:
The 'Negativa' pushup explores a fundamental pressing pattern which has its roots in the art of Capoeira. It has been abstracted here for the value it has in teaching LATERAL bent-arm pushing mechanics. This essentially means that the press is performed sideways in the FRONTAL/CORONAL PLANE, as opposed to the more 'traditional' bilateral pushup as performed
to the front in the sagittal plane.
Not only does this lateral pushing mechanic reveal & develop discrepancies between left/right sides in both strength & patterning, it also teaches STRUCTURAL AWARENESS specific to the practitioner’s own body, its capacities & dimensions.
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