Description
The push-up is a fundamental bodyweight exercise that targets the chest, arms, and shoulders while engaging the core for stability. It requires no equipment and is excellent for building upper body strength.
Instructions:
- Start in a plank position with hands placed slightly wider than shoulder-width, feet together, and body in a straight line from head to heels.
- Engage your core and lower your body by bending your elbows, keeping them close to your body or flared slightly outward.
- Lower until your chest nearly touches the ground while maintaining a neutral spine.
- Push through your palms to return to the starting position, fully extending your arms.
Muscles
Primary muscles
- Chest (pectoralis major)
Secondary muscles
- Front deltoid
- Abs (rectus abdominis)
- Triceps
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Description and images from the open wger exercise database, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (authors: wger.de, Settebello). Translations by Calix are shared under the same license. Muscle diagrams: wger project (AGPL-3.0).