push-thru bar with springs from above PUSH-THRU ON BACK WITH ROLL UP NOTE: Trained professional must spot throughout exercise with hand on push-thru bar. Spotter must not lean over bar.
EXERCISE INHALE
maintain scapular stabilization and flex elbows to bring bar in front of forehead.
EXHALE
keep bar in front of forehead and initiate from head to roll spine off bed sequentially through flexion, one vertebra at a time, to a neutral spine with torso leaning back on a diagonal. Simultaneously, lengthen arms to form one line with torso.
INHALE
initiate by rolling ASIS away from front of femurs and roll lumbar spine down onto bed through flexion one vertebra at a time.
EXHALE
continue to roll upper spine sequentially until supine and neutral, simultaneously flexing elbows. Then, stabilizing torso and scapulae, lengthen arms to push bar through uprights.
1 spring STARTING POSITION
Supine, head toward push-thru bar. Positioned so that with arms straight, bar is at shoulder level. Pelvis and spine neutral. Legs adducted and knees flexed (legs may be straight, but pelvis must remain neutral). Arms straight, hands holding push-thru bar shoulder-distance apart, bar pushed through uprights. Palms facing ceiling, scapulae stabilized.
Complete 3 – 5 repetitions.
Push-Thru on Back with Roll Up
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1. starting position
2. bring bar in front
5. roll back down
6. neutral, supine
EXERCISES • ESSENTIAL CADILLAC MANUAL
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