Elbow lift - reverse push-up exercise demonstration
Elbow lift - reverse push-up

Exercise

Elbow lift - reverse push-up

Elbow lift - reverse push-up is a moderate exercise. It trains back.

Muscles
BackTriceps

Detailed explanation

Start by lying face down on the ground with your legs extended and your hands placed directly under your shoulders. Engage your core and press through your palms to lift your upper body off the ground, keeping your elbows close to your sides.

Pause at the top for a moment, squeezing your upper back muscles. Slowly lower your body back down to the starting position.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Start by lying face down on the ground with your legs extended and your hands placed directly under your shoulders.

  2. 2

    Engage your core and press through your palms to lift your upper body off the ground, keeping your elbows close to your sides.

  3. 3

    Pause at the top for a moment, squeezing your upper back muscles.

  4. 4

    Slowly lower your body back down to the starting position.

  5. 5

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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