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Clap push-up
You press out of a push up hard enough that your hands leave the floor, clap, and catch yourself back in the start position. The catch is a landing for your arms, absorbed rep after rep.
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You press out of a push up hard enough that your hands leave the floor, clap, and catch yourself back in the start position. The catch is a landing for your arms, absorbed rep after rep.
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Movement guide
Existing guide · editorial review pending. Clinical review is pending.
3 to 5 sets of 3 to 5 explosive reps on fresh arms, with full rest between sets.
The catch spikes load through the wrists, elbows and shoulders far faster than any strict push up, and a failed catch drops you on your face. Do it fresh, never at the end of a hard set.
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