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Triceps

Body-Up

Body-Up (Start)Body-Up (End)
LevelIntermediateEquipmentBodyweightMechanicIsolationForcePush

A bodyweight triceps move where you press from your forearms onto your palms while holding a plank.

Strength
Primary musclesTriceps
Secondary musclesAbdominalsForearms

Energy burned

≈ 20 kcalFor 3 × 8–12, rest 90s · ≈ 3.5 kcal/min

Estimate range 15–25 kcal (±25 %)

Muscle mass worked8 %
Effort during a set5.8 MET
Your lean mass53.5 kgBody fat estimated from BMI and age

Body-weight exercise: your whole body is the load, so heavier people burn more.

Estimate ±25 %: muscles worked (from the exercise data), sets, reps, rest and your body. See the planner for whole sessions.

Setup

  1. 1Start in a forearm plank on the floor or a bar with your body in a straight line.
  2. 2Place your elbows under your shoulders.

How to perform

  1. 1Press into your palms to straighten your elbows and lift your body.
  2. 2Pause at the top.
  3. 3Lower slowly back to your forearms.
  4. 4Repeat.

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