Dynamic stabilizer: Biceps Brachii (short head only)
Mechanics: Compound
Force: Push
Starting position
Get into a high plank or push-up position.
Rotate your arms so that your fingers are facing each other.
Keeping your arms internally rotated, cross your hands, allowing one wrist to be in front of the other.
Execution
Keeping your body straight, inhale as you lower your chest towards the floor.
Exhale as you push your chest back up to the starting position.
Repeat for the desired number of prescriptions.
Comments and tips
The cross-arm push-up is not a recommended exercise, since it places your arms in internal rotation. Your elbows tend to flare out, which may place stress on your elbows. This makes it potentially harmful for your elbows. In addition, the elbows often hit the floor when performing the cross-arm push-up, adding to the harm it could cause.
With push-ups and pushing exercises, it is best to keep the elbows close to the body.
The close-grip push-up and diamond push-up work the same muscles as the cross-arm push-up does, without causing the elbows to flare out. These are the preferred push-up exercises.
