Technique
- Start in a high Plank position on your hands.
- As you lower into a Pushup, bring one knee toward the elbow on the same side.
- Push back up and return the leg to the starting position before repeating on the other side.
Form tips
- Keep your body parallel to the ground and do not rotate the hips.
- The knee must move laterally toward the elbow and not rest on the floor.
Logging: Repetitions done on one side.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Shoulders
- Chest
- Triceps
- Serratus anterior
Secondary
- Biceps
- Forearms
- Obliques
- Pelvis
- Spine
- Abs
- Neck
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Anterior deltoid
- Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
- Triceps brachii (long head)
- Triceps brachii (medial head)
- Triceps brachii (lateral head)
- Serratus anterior
- Pectoralis major (sternal head)
Equipment
Appears in
Joint movements
Progressions
High lizard crawl
Intermediate
Regressions
One-leg pushup
Novice
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