Modified Push Up To Lower Arms

Start in a high plank position with your hands directly under your shoulders and your feet hip-width apart. Lower your body by bending your elbows, keeping them close to your sides until your chest almost touches the floor. Pause for a moment and then push through your palms to straighten your arms and return to the starting position. Repeat the movement for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Modified Push Up To Lower Arms

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Modified Push Up To Lower Arms using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your triceps.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your triceps rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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