Pseudo Planche Push-up

Pseudo Planche Push-up demonstration gif

Instructions:

  • 1Place your hands on the floor, wider than your shoulders, with fingers pointing towards your toes
  • 2Lean forward, shifting your body weight onto your arms, until your feet are barely touching the ground
  • 3Lower your upper body to the floor by bending your elbows
  • 4Push back up by straightening your arms
  • 5Repeat the exercise for the desired number of repetitions

Tips:

  • Maintain a straight body line from shoulders to heels throughout the exercise
  • Tighten your core to prevent your lower back from sagging during the exercise
  • Initiate the push-up movement from your pectoralis major and abdominis
  • Exhale as you push up and inhale as you lower your body

Pseudo Planche Push-up Muscles Worked

Arms

Back

Core

Legs