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Push-Ups With Feet On An Exercise Ball

Lie on the floor face down and place your hands about 36 inches apart from each other holding your torso up at arms length.

Intermediate

The movement

Push-Ups With Feet On An Exercise Ball - Top
1. Top
Push-Ups With Feet On An Exercise Ball - Bottom
2. Bottom
Push-Ups With Feet On An Exercise Ball - Press
3. Press

About This Exercise

Lie on the floor face down and place your hands about 36 inches apart from each other holding your torso up at arms length.

1Setup

Lie on the floor face down and place your hands about 36 inches apart from each other holding your torso up at arms length.

2Execution

Place your toes on top of an exercise ball. This will allow your body to be elevated. Lower yourself until your chest almost touches the floor as you inhale. Using your pectoral muscles, press your upper body back up to the starting position and squeeze your chest. Breathe out as you perform this step. After a second pause at the contracted position, repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.

Pro Tips

  • Lower yourself until your chest almost touches the floor as you inhale.
  • Using your pectoral muscles, press your upper body back up to the starting position and squeeze your chest. Breathe out as you perform this step.
  • After a second pause at the contracted position, repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.

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How to programme it

Sets4
Default reps10
Rest60 sec
Movement patternPush
Movement typeCompound