Pushup Movements: One-Arm Assist Pushup and Mountain Climbers

Increase your upper body strength and kick-start your cardio in just a few minutes a day with the Perfect Pushup. The One-Arm Assist Pushup exercise will help get you ready to complete one-armed pushups, while the Mountain Climbers will work your lower and upper abs, as well as your shoulders, while increasing your heart rate for a great addition to your cardio routine.

One-Arm Assist Pushup (Video demo here)

The key to this exercise is that one hand rotates and other doesn’t. This helps you focus your body weight on one side.

·         Get into a wide-grip pushup stance

·         Lower yourself down for one second, putting your weight on your left arm and rotating that handle

o   Be sure to keep your right arm still

·         Come back up for one second

·         Complete 5 reps

·         To switch, shift weight to right arm

·         Complete 5 reps

Mountain Climbers (Video demo here)

During this exercise, your arms stay in place (do not rotate the pushup handles).

·         Get into a regular pushup stance

·         Start with legs out, feet together

·         Bring your left knee into your chest and send it back to your staring position

·         Bring your right knee in quickly and then go back to the starting position

·         Alternate for 30 seconds

·         Rest, then repeat