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Shoulder Tap Push-Up

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The shoulder tap push-up combines a traditional push-up with a shoulder tap, enhancing both strength and stability. This exercise targets the chest, shoulders, and triceps while engaging the core for balance and coordination.

How to do it

  1. Start in a push-up position with hands shoulder-width apart and core engaged.
  2. Lower your body to the floor by bending your elbows.
  3. Push back up to the starting position.
  4. Lift one hand off the ground to tap the opposite shoulder.
  5. Return the hand to the ground and repeat, alternating sides.

Muscles worked

Primary Deltoid Anterior Pectoralis Major Sternal Head Triceps Brachii

Secondary Obliques Rectus Abdominis Serratus Anterior

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