Lie face down with straight arms, then bend them until your chest nearly touches the floor, and push back up.
Push-up
How to do it
- Hands under your shoulders.
- Body straight as a plank, bottom to head.
- Chest down first, not your chin.
- Blow out on the way up.
Blow out as you push the floor away.
- Nothing at all
- Enough floor to lie down on, arms out.
- A rug or a mat, and nothing sharp where you put your hands.
Watch out for this
Make it fit you
The right version is the hardest one you can still do properly. That is not a kindness, it is how this works.
Easier
Harder
- Go slower: three seconds down, one second up.
Sitting down? wall-push-up
What it trains
Which muscles do the work
Chest musclesTricepsShoulder muscleBelly muscles
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