Push-Up to Side Plank

Technique

How to perform Push-Up to Side Plank

1. Begin in a high plank with your palms on the floor and body aligned from head to heels.
2. Lower your chest by bending your elbows, then press back to straight arms.
3. Shift your weight onto your left hand and turn your chest and hips to the right as your feet pivot.
4. Raise your right arm toward the ceiling and hold a side plank briefly, keeping your hips lifted and shoulders stacked.
5. Return your right hand to the floor and rotate back into the starting plank.
6. Perform another push-up, then turn into the side plank on the other side.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Pectoralis Major Sternocostal Head, External Oblique, Internal Oblique, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head.

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.