Exercises / Beginner
Explosive push-ups with knees
- Triceps
- Upper Chest
- Lower Chest
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- Level
- Beginner
- Muscles
- 3
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
01 / Steps
How to do it
Get into a kneeling position on the floor and let your body drop forward.
Brake the fall with a negative flexion and then push yourself strongly to return to the starting position.
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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