CalixMountain climbers
Description
Starting position:
Start in the upright push-up position, aka. the high plank position.Hands should be directly under your shoulders.Keep your head in line with your back, facing the floor.Feet should be about hip-width apart.
Steps:
- Move one knee toward the center of your body, towards your elbows, keeping the other leg extended.
- In a quick jumping movement, straighten the bent leg out and pull the other knee toward your body.
- Keep repeating step 2, alternating legs.
Notes:
Throughout the exercise, your back should remain as straight as possible – avoid a hump or a sagging back.
Muscles
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Description and images from the open wger exercise database, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (authors: Gianluca Vespignani (imported from Feeel), Clément Mondon (imported from Feeel), Luis Alfredo Figueroa Bracamontes (imported from Feeel), Gabriel Tandil (imported from Feeel), Milo Ivir (imported from Feeel), floris van den bosch (imported from Feeel)). Translations by Calix are shared under the same license. Muscle diagrams: wger project (AGPL-3.0).