# Hand-Release Push-Up

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/hand-release-push-up

Also known as: Hand-Release Pushup, Hand-Release Press-Up, Hand Release Push-Up, HRPU, Hand Lift Push-Up

Body region: Chest, Arms, Core

## Muscles

- Main: Pectoralis Major, Triceps
- Helps: Deltoid, Serratus Anterior
- Holds: Rectus Abdominis, Transversus Abdominis, Gluteus Maximus

## Technique

1. Start in a high plank with hands under the shoulders.
2. Lower the whole body until the chest and thighs touch the floor.
3. Lift both hands off the floor for a moment, arms out to the sides or just off the ground.
4. Put the hands back, then press up to straight arms.

### Cues

- Lower as one plank: chest and hips arrive together.
- Reset the hands in the same spot each rep.

### Common mistakes

- Resting on the floor and relaxing the body.
- Pushing the hips up first with the chest still down.
- Cutting the lowering short before the chest touches.

## Alternatives

- [Push-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/push-up)
- [Deficit Push-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/deficit-push-up)