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Push-up

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4 MET
≈ 50 kcal per 10 min at 75 kg

How to do it

  1. Hands just outside shoulders, body in a straight line.
  2. Lower chest to an inch from the floor, elbows ~45°.
  3. Press back up.

Coaching cues

  • Squeeze glutes
  • Screw hands into the floor

Common mistakes

  • Sagging hips
  • Head diving

Make it easier

  • Incline push-up
  • Knee push-up

Make it harder

  • Feet elevated
  • Weighted

Muscles worked

front view of the muscular system
front
back view of the muscular system
back
  • Chest
  • Triceps
  • Shoulders
  • Core

Primary: Chest, Triceps · Secondary: Shoulders, Core

Equipment

None