Push-up
Beginner
A bodyweight pressing movement performed prone, lowering the chest to the floor and pressing back up.
Muscle Groups
chesttricepscoreshoulders
Coaching Cues
- 1Keep your body in a straight line from head to heels
- 2Elbows at roughly 45 degrees from your torso
Standards
- 1Chest and thighs touch the floor at the bottom
- 2Arms fully locked out at the top with body in a rigid plank
Scaling Options
- •knee push-up
- •incline push-up