Push Elite
Rank #20 of 100
Planche Push-Up
A push-up performed in a planche with the feet off the ground — arguably the hardest pressing movement in calisthenics.
- Equipment
- None or parallettes
- Focus
- Press the world away
Muscles worked
- Front Delts
- Chest
- Biceps
- Core
How to do it well
- 1 Hold a solid straddle planche before attempting.
- 2 Lean far forward to keep balance over the hands.
- 3 Use parallettes to protect the wrists.
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