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Seated Push Thru Facing Out on the Pilates Cadillac

IntermediateStrengthTier T2

A seated push-through on a Pilates cadillac. You sit on the short box with your back to the table, palms facing out on the push-thru bar, reach the bar forward and up, and bend your arms to resist the spring closed.

Targets: Shoulder

Stop if

Choose an easier exercise if pain reaches 6 out of 10 or becomes sharp. Stop and rest if pain reaches 8 out of 10.

This is the general ClapMove rule. This exercise has no extra stop rule of its own.

  • Pain 6 out of 10 or more: choose an easier exercise.
  • Pain 8 out of 10 or more: stop and rest.

Equipment needed

No equipment needed

Dosage

3

Sets

10

Reps / Time

45 sec

Rest

controlled

Tempo

Step-by-Step Guide

Set up

  • Place the short box at the end of the table, hook the safety chain to the push-thru bar and hang one heavy spring from below.
  • Sit on the box with the back to the cadillac, palms facing out, knees bent and feet pressing the floor.
  1. He sits tall on the short box at the table's end, his back to the cadillac, both hands holding the spring-hung push-thru bar with the palms facing out, knees bent and feet pressing the floor.

    Step 1 of 5

    Sit on the box with your back to the cadillac under the bar, palms facing out, knees bent and feet pressing the floor.

  2. His arms extend reaching the sprung bar forward and up, driven from where the arms connect to his back, his torso upright and his palms out on the bar.

    Step 2 of 5

    Reach the bar forward and up from where your arms connect to your back, without leaning or shrinking.

  3. His arms bend as he resists the spring pulling the bar back closed, the whole palm staying connected, his torso upright.

    Step 3 of 5

    Bend your arms and resist the spring closed, keeping the whole palm connected to the bar.

  4. He flips his palms on the bar to the other grip and begins the next repetition, the spring held controlled, his torso tall.

    Step 4 of 5

    After three to five, flip your palms and repeat - notice which shoulder is tighter.

  5. He sits tall on the short box at the table's end, his back to the cadillac, both hands holding the spring-hung push-thru bar with the palms facing out, knees bent and feet pressing the floor.

    Step 5 of 5

    Sit on the box with your back to the cadillac under the bar, palms facing out, knees bent and feet pressing the floor.

Safety Information

The wrists stay straight with the pinky side of the hand kept on the bar, and the torso does not lean forward, back or shrink. Anyone with a shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, back or balance problem should ask a physical therapist or physician before attempting this exercise and stop at pain or dizziness. Stop if the exercise causes pain or you become unwell. Seek appropriate professional advice about symptoms or suitability.

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