How to do a Partner Push Up Reach
Reviewed by JP Michelsen, CPT, B.A. Kinesiology
About Partner Push Up Reach
Instructions for Proper Form
Partner Push Up Reach is a compound exercise that targets the chest, shoulders, triceps, and core. Unlike a standard Push Up, this variation involves performing a Push Up in sync with a partner, followed by a reaching hand touch. This adds an element of instability and coordination, requiring both participants to stabilize their movement. It's a great way to add challenge and teamwork to upper body workouts.
- Partners should position themselves on the floor about an arm’s length from head-to-head.
- Partners should place their hands under their shoulders, engage their cores, and maintain straight backs throughout the exercise.
- Both should engage chest, triceps and shoulders to extend the arms and raise their bodies off the floor.
- At the top of the movement, engage the core to maintain balance and stability and then shift weight onto the left hand. Partners should each forward with the right hand and hi-five.
- Place that hand back on the floor and return to the starting position by bending at the elbows and slowly descending toward the floor while maintaining tension in the chest.
- Partners perform another push up, repeat the hi-five with their opposite hand.
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