Cobra Push-up
Start in a high plank position, hands slightly wider than shoulder-width, fingers pointing forward, body in a straight line. Lower your chest towards the floor, bending your elbows close to your body, as in a traditional push-up.
- Equipment
- No Equipment
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Chest
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- Erector Spinae
- Pectoralis Major
- Anterior Deltoid
- Triceps Brachii
Secondary muscles
- Gluteus Maximus
- Rectus Abdominis
- Obliques
- Serratus Anterior
Target muscles
- back
- chest
- shoulder
- arms
- glutes
- abs
How to perform
- 1
Start in a high plank position, hands slightly wider than shoulder-width, fingers pointing forward, body in a straight line.
- 2
Lower your chest towards the floor, bending your elbows close to your body, as in a traditional push-up.
- 3
Push back up, then immediately lower your hips towards the floor while lifting your chest and head, arching your back into a "cobra" pose.
- 4
Keep your shoulders relaxed and away from your ears, engaging your glutes and back muscles.
- 5
Hold the cobra pose briefly, then reverse the movement, lifting your hips and returning to the high plank position.
- 6
Repeat the sequence.
Safety & form
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