Clap Push Up exercise – Mover.tips
The Clap Push Up is an intense exercise that requires full strength and explosiveness in all upper body muscles.
Video demonstration
(excerpt from ‘Clapping Push Ups’
by Enso Movement – Academy)
How to and step by step instructions:
- Get down on all fours.
- Place hands slightly wider than your shoulders.
- Straighten arms and legs.
- Lower the body, the chest nearly touches the floor, as in a regular Push Up.
- Straight your arms in such a speed and strength that your shoulders rise high enough that you can clap your hands before coming back to the low position.
Hints & tips:
- Probably if you can do 20 Push Up in a row, you can do this exercise.
- On your first attempt, it is ok to put a pillow on the floor, where your face would hit the ground if unprepared.
Benefits:
- Strengthen chest, biceps and shoulders.
- Increases your explosiveness capacity in the upper body.
Counting & gamification:
- Count repetitions in a all period, such as week or month.
- Evaluate how ‘better’ and controlled you can clap your hands.
Muscles worked and body parts involved:
Muscles: Upper body
Primary muscles: Shoulder, Triceps, Hand, Chest
Secondary muscles: Abs, Lowerback
Other names
The exercise can be found with other names. Examples are:
- Clap Push Up
- Clapping Push Up
- Clap Press Up
- Clapping Press Up
Other Explosive Push Up
Muscle: Upper Body
See 3 Upper Body exercises
Collection: Push Up Variations
See the 41 exercises collection Push Up Variations
Category: Bodyweight
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Category: Plyometrics
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