Tuck Planche
The Tuck Planche is a straddle planche progression that articulates shoulder protraction, developing the strength necessary to suspend ones bodyweight above the hands.
- Type Of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Chest, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Body Only
Tuck Planche
![Tuck Planche 1 Tuck Planche Beginning](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Tuck_Planche-1.jpg)
![Tuck Planche 2 Tuck Planche End](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Tuck_Planche-2.jpg)
![Tuck Planche 3 Tuck Planche](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com/gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Tuck-Planche.jpg)
- Begin kneeling on all fours with your hands rotated outward approximately 45-degrees.
- With locked elbows and protracted and depressed shoulders, begin to lean forward.
- As you lean, allow your feet to come just off the ground (legs together).
- Continue angling forward until your hips reach shoulder height.
- Pause and hold for time.
- Keep your shoulder blades strongly depressed and protracted to maximize your leverage.
![Tuck Planche 4 Advanced Frog Stand](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sPL_SE2_-_3.jpg)
- Exercise: Advanced Frog Stand
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Chest, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Body Only
![Tuck Planche 5 Open Planche](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sPL_SE4_-_3.jpg)
- Exercise: Open Planche
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Chest, Abdominals, Glutes
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Equipment: Body Only