Technique
- Perform a standard Pushup.
- From the bottom position, push yourself up as explosively as possible.
- You will need enough speed to get your whole body off the ground (hands and feet), so that your are airborne for a fraction of a second.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Shoulders
- Chest
- Triceps
- Serratus anterior
Secondary
- Biceps
- Forearms
- Abs
- Obliques
- Pelvis
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Anterior deltoid
- Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
- Triceps brachii (long head)
- Triceps brachii (medial head)
- Triceps brachii (lateral head)
- Serratus anterior
Equipment
Appears in
Joint movements
Progressions
Arms up pushup
Advanced
Regressions
Air straddle pushup
Intermediate
Feet up pushup
Intermediate
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