Push and Pull Exercises: Foundations for Fitness

Master Push and Pull: Essential Exercises for Total Fitness and Athletic Performance

Explore the core movements of pressing and pulling with "Push and Pull Exercises: Foundations for Fitness." These key exercises are vital for both daily activities and athletic performance, helping to boost overall strength and functionality.

In this course, you'll master the basics of pressing and pulling exercises, including the key muscles, proper form, and common mistakes to avoid. You'll learn to perform and coach movements such as bench presses, rows, overhead presses, and pull-ups.

This course teaches progressions and regressions to accommodate all fitness levels, allowing you to tailor exercises for both beginners and advanced athletes.  By understanding and applying these techniques, you can create varied and effective training programs that cater to the specific needs of your clients, fostering better performance and adherence to fitness routines.

Led by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS, the Prevention, Rehab, and Physical Performance Coordinator at Missouri State University, this course draws on Mitch’s 18 years of experience in rehab and injury prevention for varsity sports. He’s also the founder of Maximum Training Solutions, LLC, with extensive experience working with athletes across professional leagues and the Olympics. Mitch is a recognized speaker and has been published in various professional journals

Upon completion, you will be able to:

• Understand why an upper body press movement is important for all individuals.
• Describe the important checkpoints for an ideal press.
• Implement variations of the press to fit each client’s needs.
• Appreciate the reasons that the pulling exercise is useful for athletes and active individuals.
• Recognize proper techniques for the pull-up, row, and retraction exercises.
• Integrate pulling variations within a larger training program.