RTO Maltese Push-Up

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Watch RTO Maltese Push-Up

RINGS (Maltese Push Up)

Technique

How to perform RTO Maltese Push-Up

1. Set the rings low, grip them turned outward and walk your feet back into a supported forward-leaning plank.
2. Keep your body line controlled as you bend your elbows and lower your chest between the rings.
3. Continue the controlled lowering so your hands travel beside your hips and your elbows straighten near the bottom.
4. Keep your feet on the floor throughout; let the chest approach the floor without dropping into the low position.
5. Reverse the path by bending your elbows to bring the rings back alongside your torso as you lift away from the bottom.
6. Finish by pressing to straight arms in the forward-leaning starting position, keeping the handles turned outward.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

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

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.