Progression ladder for the Body-up

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

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Search the exercise catalogue by name. The ladder and the log below both follow whichever exercise you pick.

Easier and harder steps around the Body-up

These are the substitutes for the Body-up, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps (6)

  1. Push-upPlay demonstration

    Push-up

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Pectorals
  2. Close-grip Push-up Off Of A Dumbbell

    Close-grip Push-up Off Of A Dumbbell

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Triceps
  3. Three Bench DipPlay demonstration

    Three Bench Dip

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Triceps
  4. Bench Dip On FloorPlay demonstration

    Bench Dip On Floor

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Triceps
  5. Body Tricep Press

    Body Tricep Press

    • Beginner
    • Bodyweight
    • Triceps
  6. Bench Dip (Knees Bent)Play demonstration

    Bench Dip (Knees Bent)

    • Beginner
    • Bodyweight
    • Triceps

Where you are now

Body-upPlay demonstration

Body-up

  • Intermediate
  • Bodyweight
  • Triceps

Harder steps

Nothing in the substitutes for the Body-up scores harder than it.

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