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Strength
Push Up to Side Plank
beginnerBodyweight·compound·push
Muscles Worked
Primary
Abdominal part of left pectoralis majorAbdominal part of right pectoralis majorAnterior papillary muscle of right ventricleAnterolateral head of lateral papillary muscle of left ventricleExternal intercostal muscleInnermost intercostal muscleInternal intercostal muscleLateral papillary muscle of left ventriclepectoralis majorpectoralis minortransversus thoracis
How to Perform
1
Get into pushup position on the toes with your hands just outside of shoulder width.
2
Perform a pushup by allowing the elbows to flex. As you descend, keep your body straight.
3
Do one pushup and as you come up, shift your weight on the left side of the body, twist to the side while bringing the right arm up towards the ceiling in a side plank.
4
Lower the arm back to the floor for another pushup and then twist to the other side.
5
Repeat the series, alternating each side, for 10 or more reps.
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