Push Beginner
Rank #03 of 100
Incline Push-Up
Hands elevated on a bench or rail. The higher the surface, the easier the press — a clean way to build volume toward full push-ups.
- Equipment
- Bench or bar
- Focus
- Press the world away
Muscles worked
- Lower Chest
- Triceps
- Front Delts
How to do it well
- 1 Keep the body rigid; do not pike at the hips.
- 2 Lower the surface height as you get stronger.
- 3 Great for high-rep endurance work.
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Chest Triceps Front Delts
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Standard Push-Up
The cornerstone pressing movement. Lower your chest to the floor and press back up while holding a rigid plank from head to heels.
Chest Triceps Front Delts
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Beginner #06
Wide Push-Up
A wider hand placement that emphasizes the chest through a broader stretch at the bottom of each rep.
Chest Front Delts