Chest · Balance Trainer

Balance Trainer Incline Push Up

Wobble adds the challenge, the incline adds the burn.

Balance Trainer Incline Push Up exercise demonstration
ChestSecondary: Triceps, ShouldersBalance Trainer

How to do it

  1. Place your hands on the flat side of the dome, slightly wider than your shoulders.
  2. Walk your feet back into a strong plank, body in a straight line.
  3. Lower your chest toward the dome, fighting to keep it steady.
  4. Press back up until your arms lock out.

The one cue that matters

Brace hard to kill the wobble. Stability is half the work here.

Muscles worked

With your hands elevated on the dome, the incline shifts a touch of load off your chest, but the wobbling surface replaces it with a stability demand your pecs have to manage through every rep. Your triceps drive the lockout and your shoulders steady the pressing path while the dome tries to tip. It earns a place as a smart entry point to unstable pressing, easier than a floor push-up on load, harder on control.

FAQ

Is an incline push-up on the dome easier than a regular push-up?

Easier on raw strength because the incline reduces the load on your chest, but harder on stability because the dome moves. It suits people building toward full push-ups or anyone wanting more shoulder control work.

Which way up should the balance trainer be for this?

Flat side up, hands gripping it slightly wider than your shoulders. Dome side down against the floor gives you the tilting platform that makes the exercise what it is.

Why does the dome keep tipping to one side when I press?

You are pressing unevenly, usually favouring your stronger arm. Slow the reps down and treat keeping the platform level as part of the exercise, that is where the extra value lives.

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