Exercises / Intermediate
Forearm planche on the bar
- Anterior Deltoid
- Lower Chest
- Upper Chest
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- Level
- Intermediate
- Muscles
- 3
- Equipment
- Pull up bar
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01 / Steps
How to do it
Get into a bar position with your hips supported on the same.
Open your arms with your hands in a supine position and support your forearms on the bar.
Use the strength of your shoulders to lift your body and stay in a planche.
02 / Muscles
Muscles worked
Anterior Deltoid
Lower Chest
Upper Chest
03 / Skills
What it trains
How demanding this exercise is for each physical ability.
- Strength55
- Explosivity0
- Technique45
- Cardio0
- Mobility10
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