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Shoulder-Tapping Pushup
Author
Owen JonesUpdated
17 Sep 2024Demonstration Video
- Description
- Instructions
- Muscle Groups
- Tips
Exercise Description
Shoulder-Tapping Pushup helps to strengthen your core, glutes, arms, and shoulders. This exercise also helps to reduce lower back pain, improves your posture, and tightens your midsection.
Exercise Instructions
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Step 1
Take a standard push-up position with your arms slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Your body should make a straight line from shoulders to ankles. -
Step 2
Bend your elbows to lower your torso to the floor, pause, then return to the starting position. Then touch one shoulder with the hand on the opposite side.
Muscle Groups
Shoulder-Tapping Pushup targets Delts, Pecs, Triceps as seen below.
Exercise Tips
- Keep your core tight and your back straight throughout the movement.
- Don't let your body sway to one side or the other while tapping your shoulder.
- Keep your elbows close to your body throughout the exercise.
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