How to Master the One Arm Push Ups Exercise
| One Arm Push Ups is a very demanding bodyweight exercise to Build Biceps and Triceps Arm muscles and build strong shoulders and chest muscles too. Check out exercise technique, pictures and how to make push ups better with variations. |  |
In This Article
- Muscles Worked in One Arm Push Ups and its Benefits
- Proper Technique to of One Arm Push Ups Exercise
- Progression Tips to One Arm Push Ups
- Free Push Ups Workout
Muscles Worked in One Arm Push Ups and its Benefits
The Major Muscles worked are the the Biceps, triceps, pectorals and anterior deltoids.
Stabilizers are the leg muscles, core muscles and back muscles.
Benefits of One Arm Push Ups
This is a total exercise for upper body as almost all the muscles are involved. It works your arms, your chest, shoulders and your lats too. The core muscles are continuously active to maintain your body position. Therefore push ups are great for overall upper body strength.
Proper Technique to of One Arm Push Ups Exercise
Even if you can do 100 regular push ups I can challenge you to do 5 or even 3 proper one arm push ups.
Therefore it is essential that you progress from an easier position.
If you cannot do even a single one arm push up, then you can try the isometric push is wherein you stay in the bottom position for as long as you can.
After I show the technique, I will address how to progress from regular ones to one arm exercise.
Step 1: Get into a regular position with your feet wider than shoulder width apart for better balance. But instead of two arms, rest your upper one arm alone, the other arm firmly behind your back folded as shown in the figure.
Step 2: From this top position lower yourself slowly till your chest almost touches the floor.
Step 3: Keeping your abdominals tight, push with your active arm, as if you are pushing the ground away from your body. Push yourself as high as you can with your arm totally extended ideally.
Why start at the top? Simple. You build elastic energy in your arms which helps you lift off from the bottom position.
Progression Tips - How to progress from Regular to One Arm Push Up
Progression 1: Start with One Arm Push up from a Bench or Table.
Progression 2: Then move on to One Arm push up with feet elevated on a bench or bed or table.
Progression 3: Move on to regular One Arm Push Ups
Progression 4: Progress to One Arm and one leg push ups
Progression 5: You can also add weights on your back like plates or a backpack to make this exercise the hardest possible. There is no limit to your imagination here.
Regular Push Ups - 3 sets of as many as you can
One Arm Push Ups - 3 sets of as many as you can
Deep push ups between blocks - 2-3 sets of as many as you can.
Also check out Regular Push Ups, Pull Ups Exercise and Parallel Bar Dips Upper Body Exercises.
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