Which muscles do push-ups train?

Nowadays, more and more people are eager to build muscles. Especially when it comes to men's abdominal muscles, many women have no resistance at all. Therefore, many men have started muscle building exercises to improve their figure. I believe many people know that push-ups are a very good exercise that can not only exercise arm strength but also build muscles. Now I am going to tell you which muscles can be trained by push-ups.

1. Compound push-ups (horizontal, incline, decline)

Muscles trained: chest muscles, deltoid muscles, upper back muscles, triceps. Practice: Do 3 sets continuously, pausing only when changing positions between sets.

A. Standard push-ups: Place your hands on the ground shoulder-width apart, straighten your legs and back, keep your feet together, straighten your arms, and lock your elbows. Look forward, not at the ground, and lower yourself until your chest almost touches the ground, keeping your back straight, then push yourself up in a controlled manner to return to the starting position. Pay attention to the rhythm of the movements.

B. Incline push-ups - place your hands on a bench 50-70 cm high. Lower your body until your chest is parallel to your hands, then push yourself up. This exercise mainly works the lower pectoral muscles. In addition to the bench, you can also support your hands on a fitness ball. This is more difficult because more muscles will be involved in the movement to maintain balance, including the waist and abdominal muscles.

C. Decline push-ups - Place your feet on a bench for support and your hands on the ground. Lower your body until your chest almost touches the ground and then push up. This training method mainly targets the upper chest muscles and the front shoulder muscles. You can also use a fitness ball instead to increase the involvement of your trunk muscles.

2. Power push-ups

Muscles exercised: chest muscles, shoulders, upper back muscles, triceps.

The starting position is the same as a standard push-up, but with your right hand on the ground, your left hand is on a support approximately 20 cm high. Slowly lower your body until your left shoulder is close to your left hand, then use explosive force to push yourself up so that your hands are briefly in the air. At the moment when both hands are in the air, turn the body slightly to the left so that the left hand falls to the ground and the right hand falls on the support.

Okay, the editor has already talked about a lot of questions above about which muscles in the body can be trained by push-ups. If you don’t know these questions yet, you can take a look at them carefully. After all, various sports develop different muscle groups, so friends must use scientific methods to exercise according to their needs. In addition, everyone must choose the right method to exercise.