Ring Push-Up

The ring push-up is a push-up performed on gymnastic rings. It works the chest and triceps hard, and the front of the shoulders and core have to work overtime to keep the rings steady.

Set the rings low so they hang just off the floor. Grip the rings with your arms straight and hands under your shoulders. Keep your body in a straight line from head to heels, feet together or comfortably apart, and brace your core.

Bend your elbows and lower your chest toward the rings. Keep the rings close to your body as you descend. Push back up until your arms are straight, then turn the rings out at lockout so your palms face forward or slightly away. Repeat for reps.

Inhale as you lower, exhale as you press up, and stay tight through your midsection the whole time. To make it easier, raise the rings or perform the push-up from your knees. To make it harder, elevate your feet or add a pause at the bottom.

Fault: Hips sag or pike up, breaking the straight line. Fix: Squeeze your glutes, tuck your ribs down, and keep your body like a plank from head to heels.

Fault: Elbows flare straight out to the sides. Fix: Tuck your elbows closer to your body, about a 45-degree angle, so the rings stay near your chest.

Fault: Shoulders dump forward and the rings shake. Fix: Brace hard - the instability loads the shoulders - and pull your shoulder blades down and back. Turn the rings out at the top of each rep.