# Clock Push-Up

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/clock-push-up

Also known as: Around-the-Clock Push-Up, Clock Press-Up

Body region: Chest, Arms, Core

## Muscles

- Main: Pectoralis Major, Triceps
- Helps: Deltoid, Serratus Anterior
- Holds: Rectus Abdominis, External Oblique, Internal Oblique

## Technique

1. Start in a standard push-up position.
2. Do one push-up.
3. Walk your hands a short step to one side while your feet pivot, so your body turns like a clock hand.
4. Do another push-up in the new position.
5. Keep stepping and pressing until you have made a full circle, then go the other way.

### Cues

- Keep the feet as the center point of the circle.
- Stay rigid from head to heels while the hands move.
- Take small, even steps.

### Common mistakes

- Letting the hips sag while walking the hands.
- Shortening the depth of the push-ups as you tire.
- Only ever turning in one direction.

## Alternatives

- [Push-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/push-up)
- [Archer Push-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/archer-push-up)
- [Plank Shoulder Tap](https://heatsy.app/ex/plank-shoulder-tap)