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The single-arm pushup is not only an impressive feat of strength, it's also a great party trick.
In fact, the MH staff watched Noah Galloway, winner of the Ultimate Men's Health Guy and a finalist on Dancing with the Stars, pump out double digits one night without breaking a sweat. Women swooned and men clapped with admiration. After all, even many fit guys can't even do one.
So how do you work your way up to completing a rep? You need some serious shoulder and core stability. The pushup to single-arm support is not only a great way to find out if you have enough of both, but also a great way to build more of each.
“Performing a single-arm hold at the top position of a pushup will force all of your shoulder and core muscles to ‘turn on,'” explains BJ Gaddour, C.S.C.S., co-creator of The Men's Health Body Battle, a cutting-edge DVD that lets you go head-to-head with Gaddour in a fast and furious fitness face off. “If they don't turn on, your torso will rotate to the side.”
And if that happens during a single-arm pushup, you'll never finish a rep.
Watch the video to learn how to perform the exercise with perfect form. Start with 10-second holds on each arm.
As you get better, increase the time of your holds until you reach 60 seconds on both sides. “That's when you're ready for a single-arm pushup,” Gaddour says.
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