Archer Push Up

Exercise Overview

This is an exercise progression of the Push Up exercise. This exercise is used to slowly progress to a full single arm pushup. Start by putting your hands on the floor wider than shoulder distance apart. Support the lower half of your body with the balls of your toes (be sure to use anti-slip flooring to keep your feet stable). Hold a neutral spine and slowly lower the body while simultaneously leaning towards one arm and outstretching the other arm beside you. you may rotate your head to look at your outstretch arm. Generally your non-sliding hand should be at your nipple line at the bottom of the movement. Push up while pulling the outstretched arm back in and keeping the core braced.

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