Push-Up to Side Plank
Gym Exercise Card
Equipment
Push-ups with a transition to a side plank engages the upper body and core. This exercise improves chest, shoulder, and core strength while enhancing stability and balance.
How to do it
- Start in a standard push-up position with hands shoulder-width apart.
- Lower your body by bending your elbows while keeping your body straight.
- Push back up and rotate your body to one side, raising the opposite arm to form a side plank.
- Hold the side plank briefly, then return to the push-up position.
- Repeat, alternating sides for each side plank.
Muscles worked
Primary Deltoid Anterior Pectoralis Major Sternal Head Rectus Abdominis
Secondary Gluteus Maximus Obliques Serratus Anterior Triceps Brachii
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