Hand Release Push Up
Upper Body Intermediate Bodyweight

Hand Release Push Up

Refer to our page on push ups for a refresher on how to do a proper push up. The difference here is that when you lower your chest to the ground, you lift your hands up off of the ground for a quick moment.

Muscles Worked

How to Perform Hand Release Push Up

  1. 1
    Refer to our page on push ups for a refresher on how to do a proper push up. The difference here is that when you lower your chest to the ground, you lift your hands up off of the ground for a quick moment.
  2. 2
    Once you've done this, place your hands back where they were on the ground and push back up into the top of the push up position. Once you've reached the top with your arms fully extended, you have completed one rep.