Movement Library

Plank to Push-Up

Pattern: Full Body
Trains: Muscular strength
Difficulty: Moderate
Measured in: Repetitions

How to perform

1From a forearm plank, press up one arm at a time to a high plank, then lower back.
2Keep your hips as still as possible; alternate the leading arm.

Equipment

No equipment

Progression

Movements in this library are chained from easiest to hardest, so you always have a next step.

Work up from

Plank

Easy

Forearms down, body in one straight line from head to heels.

Related movements

Crab Walk
Easy
From a reverse tabletop, walk forward on your hands and heels.
Dumbbell Thruster
Hard
Front-squat the dumbbells, then drive up and press them overhead in one motion.
Inchworm
Easy
Fold forward, walk your hands out to a plank, then walk them back.

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This library is general fitness education, not medical advice. If you are pregnant, injured, or managing a health condition, check with a clinician before starting something new. Stop if a movement hurts.