How to Do the Clock Push-Up

Intermediate · Body Only · Targets Chest, Shoulders, Triceps

Clock Push-Up demonstration
💪 Chest, Shoulders, Triceps🏋️ Body Only📊 Intermediate🏷️ Strength

How to perform it

  1. Move into a prone position on the floor, supporting your weight on your hands and toes.
  2. Your arms should be fully extended with the hands around shoulder width. Keep your body straight throughout the movement. This will be your starting position.
  3. Descend by flexing at the elbow, lowering your chest toward the ground.
  4. At the bottom, reverse the motion by pushing yourself up through elbow extension as quickly as possible until you are air borne. Aim to "jump" 12-18 inches to one side.
  5. As you accelerate up, move your outside foot away from your direction of travel. Leaving the ground, shift your body about 30 degrees for the next repetition.
  6. Return to the starting position and repeat the exercise, working all the way around until you are back where you started.

Muscles worked

The Clock Push-Up primarily targets your Chest, with support from your Shoulders, Triceps. You'll need body only.

Make it count toward your goal

Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Clock Push-Up slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.