Explosive Crossover Push-up
- Primary muscles
- Chest
- Secondary muscles
- Triceps
- Equipment
- Other
- Movement pattern
- Horizontal Push
Steps
- 1 Begin in a standard push-up position with your hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and your body forming a straight line from head to heels.
- 2 Lower your chest towards the floor by bending your elbows, keeping your core engaged.
- 3 Explode upwards, pushing off the floor powerfully so both hands leave the ground.
- 4 While airborne, quickly move your right hand to the left side and your left hand to the right side, crossing them over each other.
- 5 Land softly in a push-up position with your hands now crossed, immediately absorbing the impact by bending your elbows slightly.
- 6 From this crossed position, push up and then explode again, uncrossing your hands in the air to return to the standard push-up starting position.