Reps Only exercise

Push-Up form, muscles worked, and workout tracking

The push-up is a fundamental bodyweight exercise that targets the chest, anterior deltoids, and triceps while requiring significant core stability. It is widely used to build upper body pressing strength and muscular endurance without the need for equipment.

Push-Up illustration

How to do Push-Up

  1. 1Place your hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart on the floor and extend your legs, forming a straight line from head to heels.
  2. 2Engage your core and glutes to maintain a neutral spine and prevent your hips from sagging or piking.
  3. 3Lower your chest toward the floor by bending your elbows at a 45-degree angle, inhaling as you descend.
  4. 4Stop when your chest is just above the ground or your elbows reach a 90-degree angle.
  5. 5Press through your palms to return to the starting position, exhaling as you fully extend your arms.
  6. 6Keep your neck in a neutral position by looking at a point on the floor slightly ahead of your hands.

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