push-up-with-rotation
Start in a high plank position, hands slightly wider than shoulder-width, body in a straight line from head to heels. Lower your chest towards the floor by bending your elbows, keeping them tucked slightly.
- Equipment
- No Equipment
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Chest
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- Pectoralis major
- Anterior deltoid
- Triceps brachii
- External obliques
- Internal obliques
Secondary muscles
- Serratus anterior
- Rectus abdominis
- Gluteus maximus
- Erector spinae
Target muscles
- chest
- abs
- shoulder
- arms
How to perform
- 1
Start in a high plank position, hands slightly wider than shoulder-width, body in a straight line from head to heels.
- 2
Lower your chest towards the floor by bending your elbows, keeping them tucked slightly.
- 3
Push back up to the starting plank position, fully extending your arms.
- 4
From the plank, shift your weight to one hand, rotate your torso, and extend the opposite arm straight up towards the ceiling.
- 5
Return to the high plank position with control.
- 6
Repeat the push-up and rotate to the other side.
Safety & form
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