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Assisted full planche push-up with resistance band
Advanced10 repsNo jumping
How to do it
- Place a resistance band above you and rest it on your hips to offload part of your body weight.
- Get into a full planche with your hands on the floor or on mini parallettes, elbows locked, and scapulae protracted, keeping your body parallel to the ground.
- Keep your hips aligned with your shoulders and ankles, with a slight posterior pelvic tilt and even tension throughout your core.
- From that position, bend your elbows in a controlled manner to lower your body as a unit, without losing the forward lean or body alignment.
- Then push the ground and extend your elbows to return to the starting position, keeping your shoulders in front of your hands throughout the movement.
- Complete each rep with control and let the band assist you only without altering your technique.
- Adjust the assistance so you can move through the full range of motion without collapsing your shoulders at any point.
Exercise demonstration from Calisteniapp, used under licence.