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Certain studies have even pointed to the benefits of push-ups for specific muscle groups. For example, a 2014 study by theJournal of Sports Science & Medicinereported that the standard push-up increasesactivation of the pectoralsand the deltoids, the muscles attached to the front, side ...
If a traditional push-up is out of your comfortable fitness level, a knee push-up is a starting point for building up to the full motion. Knee push-ups still strengthen the chest, shoulders, and triceps, helping you build your fitness without the stress of a full push-up. For an easie...
Many people are looking for ways to improve their posture naturally. Find out if doing pushups is one of those natural ways that can improve your back posture.
Believe it or not, your upper back plays a crucial role during push-ups. Muscles like your lats, traps, and rhomboids must work hard to stabilize your shoulders and prevent unwanted movement. A weak upper back can undermine your push-up performance, like doing chest presses on a wobbly ben...
mobilize your shoulder blades to prevent shoulder and neck injuries during push ups. Getting your back and your serratus anterior (the muscle on the sides of our ribs under our chest and in front of our lats) activated and working will not only prevent injury but also improve your pressing ...
Bench step ups – Step ups are another great way to work the booty without any weight and without laying on the grass to perform glute bridges (I get a bit too itchy when I lay on the grass when I’m super sweaty so prefer to save my glute bridges for inside). You can use a ben...
Just like push-ups, pull-ups are a compound upper body exercise that trains several important muscle groups simultaneously. The main muscles trained during pull-ups are: Back Anatomy Latissimus dorsi– lats for short and located on the side of your upper back ...
Some of these push-up modifications will help you work up to completing standard push-ups properly; others will make a standard push-up even more challenging.
Our upper back (lats, rhomboids, infraspinatus), midsection (abs, transverse abdominis, and obliques), and glutes also contribute to incline push ups. These muscles primarily work to keep us stable throughout each set. Difference between the Inclined Push Ups and the Regular Push Ups The ...