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Side Push-ups

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Description

This push-up variation works your core muscles. It hits your abs, obliques, and lower back while improving your overall balance. Compared to standard push-ups, it offers a different range of motion and targets the abdominal region, not the chest or triceps.

How to do it

  1. 1Lie on your right side with your legs extended.
  2. 2Bend your right arm and use the elbow to support your body weight.
  3. 3Place your left arm in front of your chest with the hand on the floor. Keep your arm close to your torso.
  4. 4Slowly push your torso and hips up by using your left hand to initiate the movement. Hold the contraction and repeat. Do it on both sides.

⚠️ Common mistakes

  • Lift your hips too high
  • Use your arms, not your abs, to raise your torso and hips

Now you know how it is done. In the app it joins the other exercises and becomes a multi-week plan.

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