Archer Push-Up

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Watch Archer Push-Up

Technique

How to perform Archer Push-Up

1. Start with hands planted wider than shoulder width and your body in a straight line.
2. Shift toward one hand and bend that elbow to lower your chest toward it.
3. Keep the other elbow nearly straight and its palm planted in the original position.
4. Keep your trunk and hips aligned through the descent.
5. Press through the working hand to return to the centered starting position.
6. Repeat on the opposite side without sliding either hand across the floor.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Pectoralis Major Sternocostal Head, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head.

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.