Exercises / Beginner
Extended range push-ups
- Triceps
- Anterior Deltoid
- Lower Chest
- Upper Chest
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- Level
- Beginner
- Muscles
- 4
- Equipment
- Mini parallel bars
01 / Steps
How to do it
Utilize push-up handles, low parallettes, blocks, or any other object that allows your body to lower further than the height of your hands. This way, we expand the range of motion of the push-up, increasing the intensity and engagement of the anterior deltoid.
02 / Muscles
Muscles worked
Triceps
Anterior Deltoid
Lower Chest
Upper Chest
03 / Skills
What it trains
How demanding this exercise is for each physical ability.
- Strength25
- Explosivity0
- Technique15
- Cardio5
- Mobility25
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