The Plyo Platform provides a number of different exercises.
Place each hand on the elevated push up platform with your palms face down shoulder width apart. Slowly walk your toes backwards until you reach a rigid plank position with your arms fully extended below you. Keep your elbows close to your body while doing the exercise.
From this start position slowly lower yourself towards the ground by bending at the elbow while maintaining the rigid plank position until your chest is in line with the palms of your hands. Once you’ve reached this point, pause for a second and then contract your triceps and chest muscles and push yourself back up to the start position and then repeat the exercise movement. For best results, complete as many repetitions as you can while maintaining proper exercise form.
Start in a plank position with your feet on the plyo platform and your hands on the floor in front of you. Tighten your core and push through your shoulders, then bring one knee towards your elbow on the same side. Return your leg towards the starting position and repeat on the other side. Repeat the exercise movement for as many repetitions as possible.
Stand in front of the plyo platform. Jump up onto the plyo platform, landing with both feet on top. Jump back down from the plyo platform, then immediately jump back up. Repeat the exercise movement for as many repetitions as possible.
Sit on the edge of the platform gripping the push up handles with your legs extended out from the plyo platform. Lean back slightly and extend both legs out to their full extension and then contract your abs and bring your knees back toward your chest. Repeat the exercise movement for as many repetitions as possible.
Facing away from the box start about 2 feet away. Lift the left foot and rest toes on top of the box keeping hips square and left knee pointing down. Bend right knee to lower into a lunge without letting right knee move too far past right toes. Squeezing the right glute, press into the middle of the right foot to stand. Complete all reps on one side, then switch sides and repeat. Repeat exercise movement for as many reps as possible.
The plyo box station, on our Apollo and Helios multigym, is a easy way to step up your workout. They are used in plyometric activities, which first lengthen and then shrink your muscles to improve your muscle tension. They provide a wide variety of strength, bodyweight and cardio exercises and are good for all levels of fitness.
