How do you perform this exercise?
- Start in a high plank position with your hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and your body in a straight line from head to heels.
- Lower your body towards the ground by bending your elbows, keeping them close to your sides.
- Once your chest is just above the ground, push through your hands to extend your arms and lift your upper body up.
- At the top of the movement, protract your shoulder blades by pushing your upper back towards the ceiling.
- Pause for a moment, then reverse the movement by retracting your shoulder blades and lowering your body back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Which other muscles are involved?
Triceps, Shoulders.
How do you log your sets?
How do you track progressive overload?Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.
