Exercise Guide

Single Arm Push-Up

beginnerRecommendedCore Variation
Exercise Visual

Single Arm Push-Up

Pectorals Body Weight

beginner

Category

chest

Body Part

chest

Equipment

body weight

Target

pectorals

Instructions

  1. 1

    Start in a push-up position with your hands shoulder-width apart and one hand placed slightly wider than the other.

  2. 2

    Engage your core and lower your body towards the ground by bending your elbows, keeping your back straight.

  3. 3

    As you lower yourself, shift your weight to one side and lift the opposite arm off the ground, extending it straight out to the side.

  4. 4

    Push through your chest and triceps to raise your body back up to the starting position, while simultaneously lowering your extended arm back to the ground.

  5. 5

    Repeat the movement, alternating the arm you extend with each repetition.

Muscles

TricepsPectoralsShouldersCore

Movement Data

Role

Push Up

Pattern

push

Priority

7/10

Variation Rank

1

Workout Split

push

Classification

General

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