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Push-Ups With Feet On An Exercise Ball

Exercise Data

Type: Strength
Main Muscle Worked: Chest
Other Muscles: Shoulders, Triceps
Equipment: Exercise Ball
Mechanics Type: Compound
Level: Intermediate
Sport: No
Force: Push
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Push-Ups With Feet On An Exercise Ball Guide

Main Muscle: Chest

  1. Lie on the floor face down and place your hands about 36 inches apart from each other holding your torso up at arms length.
  2. Place your toes on top of an exercise ball. This will allow your body to be elevated.
  3. Lower yourself until your chest almost touches the floor as you inhale.
  4. 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.
  5. After a second pause at the contracted position, repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.

Variations: Another way to perform this exercise is to use a flat bench to elevate your body instead of an exercise ball.

See Also: Push-Up



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Kostas89

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Nov 29, 2011 3:08 PM: Excellent exercise, you can use additionally the wide hands position push ups which really burns your chest and the diamond push ups (close hands position) for hard triceps workout!
My favorite is push-ups on ball and then Exercise Ball Pull-In burns chest

Kostas89 BodyStats
Height:
5 '7" (1.71m)
Weight:
149.16 lbs
Down 35.6 lbs
Bodyfat:
9.2 %
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AJacks92

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Mar 30, 2011 2:18 PM: Better that elevated push-ups. It's important to have your toes on the ball to have the most resistance. Having your shins on the ball will be cheating/easier.

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5 '7" (1.70m)
Weight:
130 lbs
Up 2.0 lbs
Bodyfat:
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