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Explosive push-ups with knees

  • Triceps
  • Upper Chest
  • Lower Chest

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Explosive push-ups with knees
Level
Beginner
Muscles
3
Equipment
Bodyweight

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01 / Steps

How to do it

  1. Get into a kneeling position on the floor and let your body drop forward.

  2. Brake the fall with a negative flexion and then push yourself strongly to return to the starting position.

  3. Try not to flex the hip too much, keeping the line between the back and the thighs as much as possible.

02 / Muscles

Muscles worked

  • Triceps
  • Upper Chest
  • Lower Chest

03 / Skills

What it trains

How demanding this exercise is for each physical ability.

Strength15
Explosivity20
Technique20
Cardio15
Mobility10

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