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Technique

  1. Attach your arms (around the elbows) to the rings straps.
  2. Get into a Rings plank position, then turn the rings out.
  3. Make circles with your arms.
Logging: Each circle (whichever direction) = one repetition.

Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Shoulders
  • Chest
  • Serratus anterior
  • Rotator cuff

Secondary

  • Biceps
  • Abs
  • Obliques
  • Pelvis
  • Anterior deltoid
  • Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
  • Pectoralis major (sternal head)
  • Serratus anterior
  • Infraspinatus
  • Teres minor

Equipment

Appears in

Progressions

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Straps rings chest fly

Advanced

Regressions

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Straps rings planche lean

Intermediate
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Incline RTO pushup

Intermediate
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Rings pushup

Intermediate
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RTO pushup

Advanced
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Sliding archer pushup

Intermediate
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Rings archer pushup

Advanced
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