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Push-Ups With Feet On An Exercise Ball

How to do the Push-Ups With Feet On An Exercise Ball with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

CompoundExercise BallIntermediatePush
Primary muscles

Chest

Secondary

Shoulders, Triceps

Equipment

Exercise Ball

Step by step

How to do the Push-Ups With Feet On An Exercise Ball

  1. 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. 2

    Place your toes on top of an exercise ball. This will allow your body to be elevated.

  3. 3

    Lower yourself until your chest almost touches the floor as you inhale.

  4. 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. 5

    After a second pause at the contracted position, repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.

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Log it, see it on your body.

Every Push-Ups With Feet On An Exercise Ball set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your chest volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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