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Technique

  1. Get above the rings and hold your torso parallel to the ground.
  2. Tuck your knees close to your chest.
  3. Keep the arms straight and the shoulders engaged ( Shoulder depression and Shoulder protraction).

Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Shoulders
  • Chest
  • Biceps
  • Forearms
  • Serratus anterior

Secondary

  • Spine
  • Anterior deltoid
  • Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
  • Biceps brachii (short head)
  • Brachialis
  • Brachioradialis
  • Serratus anterior

Equipment

Appears in

Calisthenics skills
Joint movements
Elbowflexion
trains stretches

Progressions

e08d

Rings advanced tuck planche

Elite

Regressions

e09d

Rings straight-arm crow pose

Advanced
e0cq

Tuck planche

Advanced
e0o9

Straps rings planche lean

Intermediate
e0pr

Pike straddle planche

Advanced
e01k

Advanced tuck planche

Advanced
e16a

Wall planche lean

Advanced
e08p

Rings elbow lever

Advanced
e17b

Bent-arm tuck planche

Advanced
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