Push-up
- Beginner
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- Calisthenics
- Functional
The push-up presses your bodyweight up from a high plank, hands slightly wider than your shoulders and your body in one straight line. It trains the chest, front delts and triceps together as a compound press. Beginners use it at home, in calisthenics or in functional training, for reps as a warmup, a main lift or a finisher.
- Muscles
- Chest, Front delts, Triceps
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Logged as
- Reps
How to
- Start in a high plank, hands slightly wider than shoulders.
- Keep your body in one straight line.
- Lower your chest to the floor, elbows about 45 degrees.
- Press back up to straight arms.
Form cues
- Spread your fingers and press the floor away.
- Squeeze your glutes so your hips do not sag.
- Exhale as you press back up to the top.
Common mistakes
- Hips sag toward the floor mid-rep. Tuck your hips and squeeze your glutes tight.
- Head drops and chin juts toward the floor. Keep your neck long, eyes toward the floor ahead.
- Feet stay narrow and the body wobbles. Set your feet a bit wider for a stable base.
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