Adding the side plank to the push-up gives your chest muscles a wee break so you can do more push-up reps. Plus the side plank works the abs more too.
- Start in a plank position, with palms spread out evenly and your shoulders over your wrists and legs out behind you. Pull your navel to your spine, and keep your back straight.
- As you lower and exhale, bend your elbows outward to the sides. Hold at the bottom for one breath.
- Raise back up to top push-up position. As you reach the top, keep moving in a fluid motion to side plank position: release your left arm and raise it to the ceiling, keeping your body in a long diagonal line. Hold for one breath, then move back into push-up position.
- Repeat, but release your right arms to the ceiling twisting in the other directio.
- Do 12 reps, alternating sides.
