Push-Ups With Feet On An Exercise Ball

What it is

This is an intermediate compound exercise that elevates the challenge of a standard push-up by placing your feet on an exercise ball. It primarily targets your chest muscles, while also engaging your shoulders and triceps. You will build significant upper body strength and core stability with this movement.

Technique tips

• Maintain a rigid body line from head to heels.
• Inhale as you lower your chest towards the floor.
• Exhale powerfully as you push back to the starting position.
• Keep your core engaged to prevent hip sagging.
• Position hands slightly wider than shoulder-width.
• Squeeze your pectoral muscles at the top.

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.