Your body should form a straight line from your ankles to your head. Lower your body until your chest nearly touches the floor. Pause at the bottom, and then explosively push your body away from the ground with enough force to clap your hands once beneath your chest before returning them to the ground. That's one rep.

Do clapping push ups build muscle?

Clap pushup

The clap pushup, which is a type of plyometric pushup, is one of the most demanding types of pushup. ... The clap pushup can help increase muscle strength, power, and body awareness. Muscles worked: shoulder, chest, and arms. Begin in the plank position with the hands slightly wider apart than the shoulders.

Do clapping push ups work?

“Plyo pushups, or clapping pushups, are a great ballistic/plyometric exercise to help with your upper body,” says Carlos Davila, fitness instructor at The Fhitting Room. “It puts a focus on upper body strength, shoulder stability and core strength; plus, they look really cool.”