| Muscles worked: |
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Primary: Chest
Secondary: Shoulders, Triceps |
| Instructions: |
- Lie on the floor, face down with hands placed at chest level, about 4-7 inches farther
than shoulder-width apart.
- Keeping your back straight, push yourself up extending your arms, without locking your
elbows.
- Hold for a brief second while flexing (squeezing together) your chest.
- Slowly lower yourself as far as you can, or until your nose touches the ground. Your
back and hips should still be straight, while your elbows point out.
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| Don'ts: |
- Don't allow your back to bend or arch. Keep your body as straight as possible.
- Don't just let your body fall back down to the floor. Resist your body's downward force
by lowering yourself slowly.
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| Alternate exercises: |
- Bent-knee Push-ups, Decline Push-ups, Bench Press (Db), Bench Press (Bb)
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| Note: |
- If you are unable to do this exercise with proper technique for the desired number of
reps, refer to the Bent-knee version (Ex. #85).
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