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Technique

  1. Perform a standard Straddle pushup, with the difference that from the bottom position, you push yourself up as explosively as possible.
  2. You will need enough speed to get your hands off the ground, lift your arms up quickly and return them to their initial position before your body falls back down.
  3. The wider you open your legs, the more weight is shifted from your hands to your feet, making the exercise easier.

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Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Shoulders
  • Chest
  • Triceps
  • Serratus anterior

Secondary

  • Biceps
  • Forearms
  • Abs
  • Obliques
  • Pelvis
  • Anterior deltoid
  • Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
  • Triceps brachii (long head)
  • Triceps brachii (medial head)
  • Triceps brachii (lateral head)
  • Serratus anterior

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Equipment

Ground (hands or body)
Ground (hands or body)

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Appears in

Joint movements
Elbowextension
Shoulderprotractionflexion forward
trains stretches

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Progressions

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Arms up pushup

Advanced
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Chest clap pushup

Intermediate
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Feet up pushup

Intermediate
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Air straddle pushup

Intermediate
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Air pushup

Advanced
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Behind-the-back clap pushup

Advanced
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