Advanced exercise

RTO Pseudo-Planche Push-Up

Also called RTO PP PU

  • Stability
  • Strength
  • Calisthenics

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Technique

How to perform RTO Pseudo-Planche Push-Up

  1. Set the rings low and grip them with the handles turned outward.
  2. Walk your feet back into a straight plank and lean your shoulders forward beyond your hands.
  3. Maintain that forward position and keep your shoulder blades controlled as you bend your elbows.
  4. Lower your chest toward the rings while keeping your feet on the floor and your trunk steady.
  5. Press back to straight arms without shifting your shoulders backward to remove the lean.
  6. Repeat through the range in which you can maintain the same turnout and body line.

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.

MuscleScoreRole
Anterior Deltoid1.0Target, Mover
Triceps Lateral Head0.7Target, Mover
Triceps Long Head0.7Target, Mover
Triceps Medial Head0.7Target, Mover
Serratus Anterior0.5Mover, Stabilizer
Rectus Abdominis0.4Stabilizer

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