Archer Push Up. How-to, proper form and tips
![Archer Push Up icon](/pics/exercise/a/archer-push-up.png)
Archer push up strengthens chest, back, and core, by forcing stabilization while putting all strength in one single arm and shoulder.
Video demonstration
(excerpt from 'Archer Push Ups | Correct Form Tutorial'
by Victory Calisthenics)
How to and step by step instructions:
- Get down on all fours.
- Place hands wider than your shoulders. Distance between hands should be one arm length.
- Straighten arms and legs.
- Lower the body with one arm extended, the other one bended. The chest nearly touches the floor, one shoulder touches the hand on the bended arm.
- Pause, then straight the bended arm and return to the starting position. This is one repetition.
- Repeat, alternating the extended and bended arm.
Hints & tips:
- For an easier movement, set the hands closer to each other.
Benefits:
- Preparation for one arm push up.
- Strong core and obliques.
- Mush harder than the regular push-up on biceps and triceps.
Muscles worked and body parts involved:
![Primary , Secondary](/pics/muscle/202-2304_hu9f182ef0d526ba9ae0ffaff082316c5e_296925_150x0_resize_box_3.png)
Muscles: Core & Upper body
Primary muscles: Shoulder, Triceps, Chest, Obliques
Secondary muscles: Abs, Lowerback
Other names
The exercise can be found with other names. Examples are:
- Archer Push Up
- Archer Press Up
Archer Push up, from easy to hard
![Archer Push Up icon](/pics/exercise/a/archer-push-up_huea3c967b6cedfd4f50befbb3115ed31d_6637_filter_7894327776700219464.png)
1. Archer Push Up