Expert exercise

Ring Straddle Planche Push-Up

  • Strength
  • Calisthenics

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Ring Straddle Planche Pushup

Technique

How to perform Ring Straddle Planche Push-Up

  1. Set the rings with clearance for your practiced entry into a straddle planche.
  2. Establish straight-arm ring support with your feet airborne, legs extended and spread, and shoulders leaning forward of your hands.
  3. Keep your hips controlled as you bend your elbows and lower your chest between the rings.
  4. Lower under control toward upper arms parallel to the floor without placing a foot down or closing the straddle.
  5. Press through the rings to straighten your elbows and regain the supported planche position.
  6. Repeat with consistent leg position, then use your controlled exit.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Anterior Deltoid, Triceps Lateral Head, Triceps Long Head, Triceps Medial Head, Pectoralis Major Sternocostal Head, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head, Serratus Anterior.

MuscleScoreRole
Anterior Deltoid1.0Target, Mover
Triceps Lateral Head0.8Target, Mover
Triceps Long Head0.8Target, Mover
Triceps Medial Head0.8Target, Mover
Serratus Anterior0.7Target, Mover, Stabilizer
Erector Spinae0.4Stabilizer
Gluteus Maximus0.4Stabilizer
Rectus Abdominis0.3Stabilizer

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