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Plyo Kettlebell Pushups
Plyo Kettlebell Pushups is a expert strength exercise using kettlebells. It works the chest, with help from the shoulders and triceps.
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- Main muscles
- chest
- Also works
- shoulders, triceps
How to do it
- Place a kettlebell on the floor. Place yourself in a pushup position, on your toes with one hand on the ground and one hand holding the kettlebell, with your elbows extended. This will be your starting position.
- Begin by lowering yourself as low as you can, keeping your back straight.
- Quickly and forcefully reverse direction, pushing yourself up to the other side of the kettlebell, switching hands as you do so. Continue the movement by descending and repeating the movement back and forth.
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General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).