Pain in lower stomach during push ups?

blopmiyers
blopmiyers Posts: 195 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I don't really feel my arms working too hard when doing push ups. Just my lower stomach. Is my form wrong?

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  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    Nice article on pushups. Keep your body tight, squeeze your glutes though the movement.

    http://robertsontrainingsystems.com/blog/push-up/
  • JKI19
    JKI19 Posts: 91 Member
    Push-ups work much more than your arms. How is your core? How wide do you spread your arms during push-ups?
  • blopmiyers
    blopmiyers Posts: 195 Member
    JKI19 wrote: »
    Push-ups work much more than your arms. How is your core? How wide do you spread your arms during push-ups?
    They're spread at shoulder lenght.
  • JKI19
    JKI19 Posts: 91 Member
    blopmiyers wrote: »
    JKI19 wrote: »
    Push-ups work much more than your arms. How is your core? How wide do you spread your arms during push-ups?
    They're spread at shoulder lenght.

    I'd check out PackerJohns article then. It could be form related (slumping, glute placement etc).
  • heatherheyns
    heatherheyns Posts: 144 Member
    I know I pulled a muscle in my lower stomach during a workout and push ups or planks would aggravate it. Anything that activated that muscle would hurt. If it hurts during other core work that might b it
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