Exercises / Beginner
Forearm-to-hand plank (plank up-down)
- Abs
- Triceps
- Lower Chest
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- Level
- Beginner
- Muscles
- 3
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
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01 / Steps
How to do it
Lying face down on the ground, with your forearms supported and your back straight in relation to your legs.
Extend one of your arms and then the other, to finish in a push-up position.
Lower in the same way you went up to complete one repetition.
02 / Muscles
Muscles worked
Abs
Triceps
Lower Chest
03 / Skills
What it trains
How demanding this exercise is for each physical ability.
- Strength15
- Explosivity0
- Technique10
- Cardio15
- Mobility10
Sessions
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