1. Begin in a push-up position. 2. Place your hands on the ground, fingers facing forward. 3. Extend your legs straight back, feet together. 4. Engage your core and glutes. 5. Slowly lift your feet off the ground, while keeping your arms straight. 6. Continue to press through your palms and shoulders. 7. Aim to keep your body in a horizontal position. 8. Hold for the desired amount of time. 9. Lower your feet back to the ground to finish.

How to perform the Full Planche

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Full Planche using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your rotator cuff.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your rotator cuff rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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