Push-Up with Staggered Hands
Difficulty: Advanced
This advanced version of the push-up places more emphasis on your shoulder and abdominals.
Step 1 - Start In the Normal Push-Up PostionHold your body up with the balls of your feet and hands. Use your abs and butt muscles to keep your body flat. Then place one hand a few inches forward and the other hand a few inches behind. |
Step 2 - Lower your BodyLower your body using your arms so that you are within a few inches of the ground. |
Step 3 - Raise you BodyRaise your body. Repeat and then switch sides. |
Equipment:
Push-up BarMat
Muscles Used:
Arm [
Brachialis
,
Triceps Brachii
]
Abs [
Rectus Abdominis
]
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