Staggered Arm Push Up | Exercise Illustration

Primary muscles: Chest
Secondary muscles: Shoulders, triceps, biceps, arms
Equipment: No equipment

Staggered Arm Push Up Instructions

1. With your legs extended back, place the hands staggered, with one being higher than the other and slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
2. Start bending your elbows and lower your chest until it’s just above the floor.
3. Extend your arms to push back up and then reverse your hand position.
4. Repeat.

Proper Form And Breathing Pattern

Keep your body straight, with your head in line with your torso and your torso in line with your hips, and engage your core. Inhale as you lower your chest and then pause for 1 to 2 seconds. Exhale as you extend your arms and push back up.

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Exercise Benefits

The staggered arm push up works your chest, shoulders, triceps, biceps, and arms. This move strengthens the upper body and helps to tone and tighten your core.

Staggered Arm Push Up Demonstration

Sets And Reps

Practice doing push ups and staggered knee push ups first. Once you’re comfortable with your form, try to complete 2 or 3 sets of 10 to 12 repetitions.

Calories Burned

To calculate the number of calories burned doing staggered push ups, enter your weight and the duration of the exercise:

Related Upper Body Exercises

Try these other upper body exercises to tone, tighten and sculpt your triceps, biceps, chest, upper back and shoulders:
Dumbbell overhead rainbow
Staggered arm knee push up
Dumbbell bent over row
Dumbbell front raise

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