Advanced exercise

Incline One-Arm Push-Up

  • Muscle Growth
  • Strength
  • Calisthenics

Technique

How to perform Incline One-Arm Push-Up

  1. Place one hand on a stable box or bench near hip height and extend your feet behind you.
  2. Set your feet wider than shoulder width and place your free hand behind your back.
  3. Maintain a straight body and keep your shoulders and hips facing the support.
  4. Bend the working elbow to lower your chest toward the support without twisting or letting your hips sag.
  5. Press through the working hand to extend your elbow and raise your body along the same line.
  6. Finish the set, reset your stance, and repeat with the other arm.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

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

MuscleScoreRole
External Oblique0.5Stabilizer
Internal Oblique0.5Stabilizer
Serratus Anterior0.5Mover, Stabilizer
Rectus Abdominis0.4Stabilizer

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

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