Chest · Bodyweight · Compound · Beginner
Plyo Push-up


PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Chest
- Also working
- Shoulders, Triceps
How to do it
- Move into a prone position on the floor, supporting your weight on your hands and toes.
- Your arms should be fully extended with the hands around shoulder width. Keep your body straight throughout the movement. This will be your starting position.
- Descend by flexing at the elbow, lowering your chest towards the ground.
- At the bottom, reverse the motion by pushing yourself up through elbow extension as quickly as possible. Attempt to push your upper body up until your hands leave the ground.
- Return to the starting position and repeat the exercise.
- For added difficulty, add claps into the movement while you are air borne.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the chest as its main muscle and is also a push, on a different piece of equipment.
Other chest exercises
- One-Arm Flat Bench Dumbbell Flye · Dumbbell
- One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Press · Kettlebell
- Plyo Kettlebell Pushups · Kettlebell
- Push Up to Side Plank · Bodyweight
- Push-Up Wide · Bodyweight
- Push-Ups With Feet Elevated · Bodyweight
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