Pushups
- Main muscles
- Chest
- Also works
- Shoulders, Triceps
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Level
- Beginner
- Type
- Compound · Push
How to do it
- Lie on the floor face down and place your hands about 36 inches apart while holding your torso up at arms length.
- Next, lower yourself downward until your chest almost touches the floor as you inhale.
- Now breathe out and press your upper body back up to the starting position while squeezing your chest.
- After a brief pause at the top contracted position, you can begin to lower yourself downward again for as many repetitions as needed.
Quick answers
- What muscles does the Pushups work?
- Mainly the chest, with help from the shoulders, triceps.
- What equipment do I need?
- Nothing but your bodyweight.
- Is it good for beginners?
- Yes, it is rated beginner level.
- How do I track progress on it?
- Log each set and beat the weight or reps from last time. Liftrung shows your last set beside the next one and estimates your one-rep max from your sets.
More chest exercises
- Clock Push-Up
- Incline Push-Up
- Incline Push-Up Medium
- Incline Push-Up Reverse Grip
- Incline Push-Up Wide
- Isometric Chest Squeezes
Exercise descriptions: free-exercise-db, public domain.