Videos » Exercise Encyclopedia » Pectorals » Clapping Press-up

Instructions

• Hold your trunk tight and keep your back straight
• Position yourself in a normal press-up position
• Your hands should be slightly wider than shoulder width
• Start with your chest almost touching the floor
• Push up with enough force to raise your body so there is room to ‘clap’ underneath
• Clap your hands
• Move your hands back into the start position in time to stop yourself from hitting the floor.Lower yourself until your chest almost touches the floor

Muscles involved

• Pectoralis Major
• Anterior Deltoid
• Triceps Brachii