Exercise of the Week Cross-Body Pushup | Men's Health

Exercise of the Week Cross-Body Pushup | Men's Health: "A regular pushup works your upper body and core. Rotating your leg underneath you as you lower to the floor turns the move into a complete abs blaster. "The cross-body pushup forces your abdominal muscles—especially your obliques—to work together with your hips to rotate your body," says BJ Gaddour, C.S.C.S., author of Your Body Is Your Barbell. And that's not an easy task, considering you've also removed a base of support—your leg—from the equation. "Now, your abs have to work even harder to maintain your stability from start to finish," he says. "



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