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Technique

  1. Squat down and put your hands on the ground in front of you.
  2. Lean forward to one side, turn your chest towards the middle and place the side of your trunk on your elbow.
  3. Touch the ground with your head.
  4. Lift the leg opposite to the side you went to, straighten it and push it towards your back.
Logging: Repetitions done on one side.

Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Shoulders
  • Rotator cuff
  • Chest

Secondary

  • Biceps
  • Middle deltoid
  • Supraspinatus
  • Anterior deltoid
  • Pectoralis major (clavicular head)

Equipment

Appears in

Joint movements
trains stretches

Progressions

e0os

Supported QDR pushup

Intermediate

Regressions

e0oq

Tuck QDR pushup

Novice
e0ot

QDR pushup

Advanced
e0ah

Side plank toe touch

Intermediate
e1b5

Weighted T-pushup

Intermediate
e0p5

Archer pushup

Intermediate
w011

T-pushup

Novice
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