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Tuck Ice Cream Maker

Also called Tuck ICM

  • Strength
  • Calisthenics

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Technique

How to perform Tuck Ice Cream Maker

  1. Grip the pull-up bar overhand at about shoulder width and bring your knees toward your chest.
  2. Pull up into a bent-arm position with your chin near bar height, keeping the legs tucked.
  3. As you extend your elbows, rotate your hips upward until your back is roughly horizontal in a tuck front lever.
  4. Reverse the movement by bending your elbows and pulling your chest back toward the bar as the hips rotate downward.
  5. Keep the tucked shape through the transition rather than kicking the legs or swinging for momentum.
  6. Continue smoothly between the two positions, then lower to a hang and place your feet down under control.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Latissimus Dorsi, Teres Major.

MuscleScoreRole
Latissimus Dorsi1.0Target, Mover
Teres Major0.7Target, Mover
Brachialis0.5Mover
Trapezius0.5Mover
Rectus Abdominis0.4Stabilizer
Rectus Femoris0.3Stabilizer

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Progression relationships

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