Technique
- Balance on your hands while holding your torso parallel to the ground.
- Straighten your back and bend the knees but keep your hips straight, so that your thighs are aligned with your torso.
- Keep the arms straight and the shoulders engaged ( Shoulder depression and Shoulder protraction).
- If using the ground, you can turn your hands to the sides to decrease the pressure on the wrists.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Shoulders
- Chest
- Biceps
- Forearms
- Serratus anterior
Secondary
- Spine
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Anterior deltoid
- Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
- Biceps brachii (short head)
- Brachialis
- Brachioradialis
- Serratus anterior
Equipment
Appears in
Calisthenics skills
Joint movements
Progressions
Planche
Herculean
Regressions
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Elite
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