Body-Up

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Technique

How to perform Body-Up

1. Start in a forearm plank with toes on the floor, forearms shoulder-width apart and palms flat.
2. Keep a straight line through your shoulders, hips and heels.
3. Press through both palms and extend both elbows together to raise yourself onto your hands.
4. Keep your torso rigid rather than letting the hips rise first.
5. Bend both elbows under control to return your forearms to the floor, then repeat.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Triceps Lateral Head, Triceps Long Head, Triceps Medial Head.

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.