Exercises / Intermediate
Sphinx push-ups
- Triceps
- Abs
Available on Calisteniapp for iOS and Android.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Muscles
- 2
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
01 / Steps
How to do it
Get into push-up position with your elbows on the ground and your hands together.
Lift up from there, extending your elbows.
This exercise focuses the majority of the effort on the triceps.
02 / Muscles
Muscles worked
Triceps
Abs
03 / Skills
What it trains
How demanding this exercise is for each physical ability.
- Strength40
- Explosivity0
- Technique40
- Cardio20
- Mobility20
Sessions
Sessions with this exercise
Calisteniapp workouts that include this movement.
Intermediate
Minimal Home - Chest & Triceps
Triceps ∙ Lower Chest ∙ Upper Chest ∙ Abs
40 min · 6 exercises
Intermediate
Full Push Ups House
Triceps ∙ Anterior Deltoid ∙ Upper Chest ∙ Upper Trapezius
78 min · 11 exercises
Intermediate
Core stability
Abs ∙ Triceps ∙ Lower Chest ∙ Glutes
35 min · 6 exercises
Beginner
Core stability
Abs ∙ Triceps ∙ Lower Chest ∙ Glutes
32 min · 6 exercises
Beginner
HFK 22
Biceps ∙ Lats ∙ Lower Trapezius ∙ Rear Deltoid
14 min · 7 exercises
Beginner
Jax Arms Beginners
Biceps ∙ Lats ∙ Lower Trapezius ∙ Rear Deltoid
40 min · 6 exercises
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