Technique
- Squat down and put your hands on the ground in front of you.
- Lean forward to one side, turn your chest towards the middle and place the side of your trunk on your elbow.
- Straighten your legs and lift them both off the ground into a “scissors” position.
- Only the hands should touch the ground in this position.
Logging: Repetitions done on one side.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Shoulders
- Rotator cuff
- Chest
Secondary
- Biceps
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Middle deltoid
- Supraspinatus
- Anterior deltoid
- Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
Equipment
Appears in
Strength
Joint movements
trains stretches
Progressions
One-arm elbow lever
Elite
Regressions
Supported QDR pushup
Intermediate
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