Feet up pushup - Movement

Also known as: Flying legs pushup.


Difficulty	Intermediate
Velocity	Explosive
Symmetry	Bilateral
Athlete	Teagan
Video length	16 s

Technique

From a Plank position, lower yourself down until your chest lightly touches the floor.
From the bottom position, push yourself up as explosively as possible, while shifting your weight towards your hands.
You will need enough explosiveness to get your feet off the ground when pushing up. Aim to have your whole body parallel to the floor at the top position before your legs come back to the ground.

Muscles

Strength

Primary

Shoulders
Chest
Triceps
Serratus anterior

Secondary

Biceps
Forearms
Abs
Obliques
Pelvis

Individual muscles

Anterior deltoid
Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
Triceps brachii (long head)
Triceps brachii (medial head)
Triceps brachii (lateral head)
Serratus anterior

Equipment

Ground (hands or body)

Ground (hands or body)

Appears in

Strength

Chest Triceps Biceps Shoulders Forearms Abs Obliques Pelvis Bent-arm Horizontal pushing

Joint movements

Shoulderprotraction flexion forward

trains stretches

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