Single Arm Push-up

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Learn how to do the Single Arm Push-up with proper form and technique. This body weight exercise primarily targets your Pectorals, with secondary emphasis on Triceps, Shoulders, Core.

Single Arm Push-up exercise demonstration showing proper form

How to Do the Single Arm Push-up

Follow these steps to perform the Single Arm Push-up with correct form:

  1. 1Start in a push-up position with your hands shoulder-width apart and one hand placed slightly wider than the other.
  2. 2Engage your core and lower your body towards the ground by bending your elbows, keeping your back straight.
  3. 3As 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. 4Push 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. 5Repeat the movement, alternating the arm you extend with each repetition.

Single Arm Push-up Muscles Worked

Primary

pectorals

Secondary

tricepsshoulderscore

Exercise Details

Equipment
body weight
Body Part
chest
Category
Extended

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