Start
End
Strength
Incline Push-Up Close-Grip
beginnerBodyweight·compound·push
Muscles Worked
Primary
Secondary
Abdominal part of left pectoralis majorAbdominal part of right pectoralis majorAnterior papillary muscle of right ventricleAnterolateral head of lateral papillary muscle of left ventricleExternal intercostal muscleInnermost intercostal muscleInternal intercostal muscleLateral papillary muscle of left ventriclepectoralis majorpectoralis minortransversus thoraciscoracobrachialisdeltoidinfraspinatus muscleserratus anteriorsubscapularissupraspinatusteres majorteres minor
How to Perform
1
Stand facing a Smith machine bar or sturdy elevated platform at an appropriate height.
2
Place your hands next to one another on the bar.
3
Position your feet back from the bar with arms and body straight. This will be your starting position.
4
Keeping your body straight, lower your chest to the bar by bending the arms.
5
Return to the starting position by extending the elbows, pressing yourself back up.
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