Push Ups
Description
Push-ups are the most fundamental bodyweight upper-body exercise. You hold a high plank and lower your chest to the floor, then press back up. This page covers the standard push-up as a separate entry from other push-up variations on the site.
Equipment Required
Push Up W Instructions
- Get into a high plank. Hands slightly wider than shoulder-width, fingers forward.
- Set your body in a straight line from heels to head.
- Lower your chest to the floor by bending at the elbows.
- Keep your elbows at about 45 degrees to your body.
- Touch your chest to the floor (or come within an inch).
- Press back up to lockout.
- Maintain a straight body line throughout.
- Aim for 10 to 25 reps per set depending on fitness level.
Push Up W Form & Visual
Push Up W Benefits
- Most fundamental bodyweight pressing exercise
- No equipment needed
- Builds chest, tricep, and shoulder strength
- Develops core stability
- Can be done anywhere
- Endlessly scalable through variations
Push Up W Muscles Worked
- Pectoralis major
- Triceps brachii
- Anterior deltoid
- Core (anti-extension)
- Serratus anterior
