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Strength exercises Β· Upper body

Push-up

Difficulty Horizontal presses

How to perform it

Classic push-up, hands shoulder-width apart. Targets the mid chest, front delts and triceps. Differs from the bench press by engaging the core (full plank position) and by the lower absolute load – your own body weight.

Video demo

Equipment

No equipment (bodyweight)

Muscles worked

Muscles and artwork credits
  • Front delts
  • Gluteus maximus
  • Mid and lower chest
  • Rectus abdominis
  • Transverse abdominis (not on the surface map)
  • Triceps – lateral and medial heads

Artwork: Ryan Graves, CC BY 4.0, modified

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Exercise family Β· pattern: Horizontal presses

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