Push Up to Side Plank

Push Up to Side Plank demonstration

How to Perform

1. 1Get into pushup position on the toes with your hands just outside of shoulder width.
2. 2Perform a pushup by allowing the elbows to flex. As you descend, keep your body straight.
3. 3Do one pushup and as you come up, shift your weight on the left side of the body, twist to the side while bringing the right arm up towards the ceiling in a side plank.
4. 4Lower the arm back to the floor for another pushup and then twist to the other side.
5. 5Repeat the series, alternating each side, for 10 or more reps.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• •Focus on controlled movements rather than speed or momentum
• •Maintain proper breathing - exhale during the exertion phase
• •Start with lighter weight to master the form before progressing
• •This is a great exercise for beginners - focus on form over reps
• •As a compound movement, this exercise works multiple muscle groups efficiently