❌ Fix Your Pushups: Stop Making These 4 Mistakes 1. Sagging your hips Letting your lower body drop puts stress on your lower back and kills core engagement. ✅ Fix: Keep your body in a straight line—brace your core and squeeze your glutes. 2. Hands too far forward When your hands are ahead of your shoulders, it turns into a triceps-dominant pushup and strains your shoulders. ✅ Fix: Stack your hands directly under your shoulders to stay balanced and strong. 3. Fingers too close together Tightly gr