Watch The Rock Train His Chest With Feet-Elevated Pushups

By | September 30, 2020

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has stated before that the first thing he does as soon as he lands in any country is head straight for the nearest gym and get a pump, claiming it helps him beat the jet lag.

“No matter how many hours I’ve flown, no matter how many miles I’ve traveled, regardless of what country it is, the first thing I need to do to get ready for the work day is I gotta find the gym,” he said last year. “Life is so crazy and busy for me… like we’re on this treadmill that just doesn’t stop and continues to go, so I do need working out to anchor my day. It helps me balance myself.”

And with international travel back on the agenda following a lengthy hiatus, Johnson is doing exactly that. In a new Instagram video with the phrase “fly, train, work, repeat” in the caption, the actor can be seen touching down in Paris and tracking down the closest Iron Paradise (or would that be paradis de fer?) for a training session. Johnson talks about chasing an endorphin rush in the video, which shows a montage of his epic chest workout—and notably, for the typically weight-pumping superstar, a clip of him performing feet-elevated pushups.

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The inclusion of a simple workout staple in the midst of The Rock’s workout was no accident. This wasn’t a case of bad editing, with part of the warmup accidentally interspersed with the real meat and potatoes of the session.

“The classic pushup remains one of the best ways to train your chest, and the feet-elevated version is an easy way to add challenge to the move,” says Men’s Health fitness director Ebenezer Samuel C.S.C.S. “By elevating his feet, The Rock opens the upper arm angle relative to test, stressing the upper chest and making the move a bit more shoulder-intensive. It’s a smart way to finish out an in-gym chest workout, which is exactly how the Rock seems to use it here.”

Want to incorporate Johnson’s feet-elevated pushup variation into your own training? Samuel recommends aiming for 3 sets of 12 to 15 reps to start out. Just make sure that you can pump out some solid standard reps with perfect form before you put your feet up.

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