Exercise - Push ups

Muscles worked

What muscles do regular pushups work? Regular pushups target the following muscles:

deltoids rhomboids serratus anterior pectorals triceps abdominals glutes legs

Variations

The different types of push ups target different muscles in the chest. So, some variability in the types of push ups that you do will help with the overall conditioning of the muscles.

  1. Standard pushups
  2. Incline pushups
  3. Decline pushups
  1. https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/types-of-pushups/
  2. https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a38151180/push-up-variations/
  3. https://www.setforset.com/blogs/news/push-up-variations

Reading material

  1. https://www.healthline.com/health/exercise-fitness/pushup-challenge
  2. https://www.healthline.com/health/fitness-exercise/pushups-everyday
  3. https://www.healthline.com/health/alternatives-to-pushups

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