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Ring Push Up Progressions

Muscles worked

  • Chest
  • Front Shoulder
  • Tricep

Equipment

Gymnastic Rings
Gymnastic Rings

Form Cues

  • Place the rings shoulder-width apart

  • Keep the body in a straight line from head to heels

  • Lower the chest towards the rings, keeping the elbows close to the body

  • Push back up, extending the arms fully

  • Engage the core to maintain stability

  • Protract and depress your shoulders at the top, let them move freely as you lower

Progressions

  1. 01

    Incline Ring Push Ups

    • Place the rings shoulder-width apart and around hip to chest height to scale the intensity

    • Keep the body in a straight line from head to heels

    • Lower the chest towards the rings, keeping the elbows close to the body

    • Push back up, extending the arms fully

    • Engage the core to maintain stability

    • Protract and depress your shoulders at the top, let them move freely as you lower

    • Adjust the height of the rings to increase or decrease difficulty

  2. 02

    Ring Push Ups

    • Place the rings shoulder-width apart

    • Keep the body in a straight line from head to heels

    • Lower the chest towards the rings, keeping the elbows close to the body

    • Push back up, extending the arms fully

    • Engage the core to maintain stability

    • Protract and depress your shoulders at the top, let them move freely as you lower

  3. 03

    Ring Declined Push Ups

    • Place the rings shoulder-width apart

    • Position the feet on top of a knee-height elevation

    • Keep the body in a straight line from head to heels

    • Lower the chest towards the rings, keeping the elbows close to the body

    • Push back up, extending the arms fully

    • Engage the core to maintain stability

    • Protract and depress your shoulders at the top, let them move freely as you lower

  4. 04

    Ring Weighted Push Ups

    • Place the rings shoulder-width apart

    • Attach a weight to you via a weight vest, dip belt or place it on your back (less stable)

    • Keep the body in a straight line from head to heels

    • Lower the chest towards the rings, keeping the elbows close to the body

    • Push back up, extending the arms fully

    • Engage the core to maintain stability

    • Protract and depress your shoulders at the top, let them move freely as you lower

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