Chest Tap Push-up
Description
The chest tap push-up is a plyometric push-up variation where you push up explosively, lift your hands off the floor, quickly tap your chest with both hands, and land back in the push-up position. It builds explosive pressing power and fast-twitch fiber recruitment.
Equipment Required
Chest Tap Push-up Instructions
- Get into a standard push-up position.
- Lower your chest toward the floor.
- Press up explosively — generating enough force to lift your hands off the floor.
- While airborne, quickly tap your chest with both hands.
- Return hands to the floor and absorb the landing.
- Immediately lower into the next rep.
- This is advanced — master clap push-ups first.
- Aim for 5 to 8 reps per set.
Chest Tap Push-up Form & Visual
Chest Tap Push-up Benefits
- Builds explosive upper-body power
- Develops fast-twitch fiber recruitment
- More advanced than clap push-ups
- No equipment needed
- Builds reactive pressing strength
- Engaging and challenging
Chest Tap Push-up Muscles Worked
- Pectoralis major
- Triceps brachii
- Anterior deltoid
- Core (stabilizer)
- Serratus anterior
Chest Tap Push-up Variations & Alternatives
- Plyo Push-Up
- Clap Push-Up
- Standard Push-Up
- Behind-the-Back Clap Push-Up
- Superman Push-Up
