Hand-release push-ups

How to do it

1. Set upHigh plank, hands under your shoulders.
2. MoveLower all the way until your chest touches the floor, lift both hands off the ground and let your arms float out to the sides, put them back under your shoulders and press up in one piece.
3. Watch forPushing up hips first. Your chest and hips should leave the floor at the same moment.

Easier or harder

Easier

Standard push-ups: no full stop at the bottom.

Harder

Walking push-ups: a push-up, then a side step on your hands.

What it works

Muscles

Chest, Core, Triceps

Position

Plank / all fours

Intensity

High effort Hard

Impact

No jumping

Swap it for

• Diamond push-ups
• Diamond to wide push-ups
• Walking push-ups
• Push-up + toe tap
• Push-up + row + reach
• Leg lift push-ups