How do you perform this exercise?
- Start in a high plank position with your hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and your body in a straight line from head to heels.
- Lower your body towards the ground by bending your elbows, keeping them close to your sides.
- As you push back up, lift your right hand off the ground and tap your left shoulder.
- Return your right hand to the ground and repeat the push-up, this time lifting your left hand and tapping your right shoulder.
- Continue alternating shoulder taps with each push-up repetition.
- Maintain a stable core and avoid excessive hip rotation throughout the exercise.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Which other muscles are involved?
Triceps, Core.
How do you log your sets?
How do you track progressive overload?Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.
