Push UP

Improve your core, triceps, pectoral muscles, and shoulders

Instructions

Step 1

Assume a push up position with the body in a straight line from head to heel, feet hip to shoulder width and hands 1.5-2x shoulder width. Brace the core and tighten the glutes. Press away from the floor to prevent the shoulder blades from winging.

Step 2

Lower the chest toward the floor through a maximum range of motion until the chest is a few inches off the floor or shoulders have reached elbow depth.

Step 3

Push up and return to the starting position

Step 4

Repeat. Maintain posture throughout. Keep the shoulders from elevating or rounding.

Do not let the back round or arch or the hips sag.