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Russian Push Ups

Description

Russian Push-Ups

Start in a standard push-up position with your hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Lower your chest toward the floor, then shift your body forward while keeping your chest close to the ground. Extend your arms to return to the starting position, then reverse the movement smoothly. Keep your core tight and maintain controlled movement throughout the exercise.

Muscles

Front
Back

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: ege). Translations by Calix are shared under the same license. Muscle diagrams: wger project (AGPL-3.0).