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Push-up

Chest & Triceps

Muscles worked

ChestTricepsShouldersCore

How to do it

  1. 1
    Start in a high plank — hands slightly wider than shoulders, body in a straight line.
  2. 2
    Lower your chest to the ground, keeping elbows at roughly 45 degrees from your body.
  3. 3
    Your chest, not your stomach or hips, should touch the floor first.
  4. 4
    Press back up to full arm extension without letting hips sag.
  5. 5
    Squeeze your glutes and brace your core throughout each rep.

About this movement

The push-up is a fundamental upper body pressing exercise using only your bodyweight. It builds chest, triceps, and shoulder strength while requiring core stability to maintain a rigid plank position.

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