The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Push-Ups Using Just Your Staircase

Mighty Oak Athletic Push-Up Progression: Staircase to Strength

Mighty Oak Athletic's Push-Up Progression: Staircase to Strength is a transformative guide designed to master push-ups, an essential exercise for building upper body strength. Tailored for both beginners and seasoned athletes, this program takes you on a step-by-step journey to push-up proficiency.

1. Start with Ease: The program begins with hands-elevated push-ups using a staircase, ideal for beginners or those refining their form. This stage focuses on technique and gradual muscle engagement.

2. Progress at Your Pace: As you gain strength, you'll move down the stairs, increasing intensity and challenge. This gradual approach helps build steady strength and reduce injury risk.

3. Achieve Mastery: The goal is to perform 10 perfect push-ups at each stair level, ensuring strength and technique development. Mastery at each step ensures a well-rounded progression.

4. Reverse the Challenge: After mastering ground-level push-ups, the program intensifies by elevating your feet, adding a new dimension to your workout by engaging your core and upper body differently.

A teenager doing a handstand pushup in a bright, modern gym. The teenager, wearing athletic gear, is in the middle of the pushup motion, balancing

Mighty Oak Athletic's guide offers a safe and effective pathway to mastering push-ups, ensuring a balance of strength, endurance, and technique.

Each step in this journey is designed to bring you closer to your fitness goals, making push-ups a cornerstone of your workout regimen.

Michael Ockrim

Meet the Mighty Oak

Michael Ockrim is a strength and conditioning coach and the founder of Mighty Oak Athletic in suburban Chicago, where he trains student athletes and families to build lifelong habits around movement, recovery, and nutrition.

He has more than 30 years of personal training experience and is a second-degree black belt in USA Taekwondo. Michael also serves as a group fitness instructor at Life Time Athletic and is pursuing a culinary degree at College of DuPage to deepen his understanding of performance nutrition.

He is the author of Death Resistant: A Common Sense Guide to Live Long and Drop Dead Healthy, which explores practical strategies for longevity through strength, mobility, and lifestyle consistency.

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