Support Press

Recommended external demonstration

Watch Support Press

Support Press- Step 1- Convict Conditioning

Technique

How to perform Support Press

1. Use a firmly anchored horizontal bar with a rigid vertical upright beside it that can take sideways force.
2. Grip the horizontal bar with your upper hand near the upright, and place your lower hand against the upright with fingers pointing down.
3. Keep both elbows straight and establish an active pull through the upper arm and a push through the lower arm.
4. With your legs together and torso rigid, raise your hips and feet sideways toward a diagonal position about halfway between a vertical hang and horizontal.
5. Pause briefly without bending your elbows, twisting your chest or folding at the waist.
6. Lower your body under control, reset, and repeat before changing sides.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Latissimus Dorsi, External Oblique, Internal Oblique, Medial Deltoid.

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.