Technique
- Place your hands on the Parallettes and lean forward with bent arms.
- Tuck your knees to your chest and lift your hips until they are level with your shoulders.
- Hold the tuck position while balancing on your hands.
Form tips
- Pull your knees close to your chest.
- Keep your head slightly in front of your hands for balance.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Shoulders
- Chest
- Biceps
- Serratus anterior
- Forearms
- Triceps
Secondary
- Spine
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Anterior deltoid
- Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
- Serratus anterior
- Biceps brachii (short head)
- Brachialis
- Brachioradialis
- Triceps brachii (long head)
- Triceps brachii (medial head)
- Triceps brachii (lateral head)
Equipment
Appears in
Calisthenics skills
Joint movements
Progressions
One-leg planche
Elite
Straddle planche pushup
Herculean
Bent-arm one-leg planche
Elite
Regressions
Pseudo-planche pushup
Intermediate
Tuck planche pushup
Advanced
Feet on wall pushup
Advanced
Feet-elevated pseudo-planche pushup
Advanced
Feet-elevated deep pseudo-planche pushup
Advanced
Variations
Advanced tuck planche pushup
Elite
View Similar Exercises
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Advanced tuck planche
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Tuck planche
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Bent-arm straddle planche
Elite
Straddle planche
Elite
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