The one-armed Push-up is an extremely useful bodyweight strength training tool. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't just work your pushing power, but also incorporates a huge amount of core stability if performed correctly.

1.)    Lying face-down, place your feet wider than shoulder width apart, facing straight down, on your toes.

2.)    Place your working hand a few inches outside your centerline and spread your fingers wide for stability. Place your non working hand behind you, across your back.

3.)    Draw your abdominals in, and stabilize your entire torso. As you press up, your torso should remain in a straight line with your legs, and your chest should be parallel to the ground.

4.)    Pause at the top and lower slowly, stop directly before resting on the ground and repeat.

5.)    If you can’t quite perform the exercise in perfect alignment right on the floor, start with your upper-body elevated, over time, move closer to floor level. If you can perform 10 perfect floor-level OAPU’s, start elevating your feet. Once that is easy, try one arm/one foot, picking up the foot on your working hand’s side.

--OAP Video --  (requires DivX )

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