Tire Flip
- Main muscles
- Quads
- Also works
- Calves, Chest, Forearms, Glutes, Hamstrings, Lower back, Shoulders, Traps, Triceps
- Equipment
- Other equipment
- Level
- Intermediate
- Type
- Compound · Pull
How to do it
- Begin by gripping the bottom of the tire on the tread, and position your feet back a bit. Your chest should be driving into the tire.
- To lift the tire, extend through the hips, knees, and ankles, driving into the tire and up.
- As the tire reaches a 45 degree angle, step forward and drive a knee into the tire. As you do so adjust your grip to the upper portion of the tire and push it forward as hard as possible to complete the turn. Repeat as necessary.
Quick answers
- What muscles does the Tire Flip work?
- Mainly the quads, with help from the calves, chest, forearms, glutes, hamstrings, lower back, shoulders, traps, triceps.
- What equipment do I need?
- Other equipment.
- Is it good for beginners?
- It is rated intermediate level.
- How do I track progress on it?
- Log each set and beat the weight or reps from last time. Liftrung shows your last set beside the next one and estimates your one-rep max from your sets.
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Exercise descriptions: free-exercise-db, public domain.