Side-staggered pushup (Bent-arm archer pushup)

Skill Tree

Muscles

Technique

  1. Start in a Plank position, keep one hand below your shoulder and place the other one about 2 palms length away from your torso (this is your assistance side).
  2. Descend slowly straight down, using as little assistance as possible from the assisting arm.
  3. Pause at the bottom and smoothly bring yourself back up to to the starting position.
  4. Work both sides.

Form tips

  1. Unlike the Archer pushup , in this exercise you bend the assisting arm a little and go straight down along the working arm.

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Equipment