Plyometric Push-Up: how to do it right
In short: Lower into a push-up and press hard enough to lift your hands off the floor.
How to do it, step by step
- 1Lower into a push-up and press hard enough to lift your hands off the floor.
The mistake to avoid
Don't arch your lower back on landing: your body stays braced as one block.
Muscles worked
- Main:
- Chest
- Supporting:
- Triceps, Front delts
What to replace it with
Same muscle, same part of the movement: these exercises do the same job.
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