Push Intermediate
Rank #21 of 100
Sphinx Push-Up
A push-up that lowers from the hands to the forearms and back, isolating the triceps through an extended range.
- Equipment
- None
- Focus
- Press the world away
Muscles worked
- Triceps
How to do it well
- 1 Keep the upper arms vertical as you lower.
- 2 Move only at the elbow joint.
- 3 Keep a tight plank to isolate the triceps.
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