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Archer push-up

Wide push-up base; shift weight to one side, extend opposite arm straight.

Muscles

Primary
chest
Supporting
front delts, triceps

Mechanics

Pattern
push
Equipment
bodyweight
Geometry
90° Alignment
Energy model
Glycolytic Pathway (10-90s)
Target feel
Loaded side pec stretches deep at bottom — unilateral chest work, no equipment.
Progression
Elevate on rings for deeper ROM; progress toward one-arm push-up.
Regression
Wide push-up or feet-elevated push-up as strength prerequisite.

Watch for

  • Extended arm bending — misses the unilateral loading point
  • Hips sagging — keep rigid plank throughout
  • Not reaching near-full ROM on loaded side

Substitutions

  • Push-up
  • Ring push-up
  • Close-grip push-up
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