Push-up plus

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Push-up plus

Chest · Body weight

Target muscles

Pectorals

Also works

TricepsShoulders

How to do it

  1. 1Start in a high plank position with your hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and your body in a straight line from head to heels.
  2. 2Lower your body towards the ground by bending your elbows, keeping them close to your sides.
  3. 3Once your chest is just above the ground, push through your hands to extend your arms and lift your upper body up.
  4. 4At the top of the movement, protract your shoulder blades by pushing your upper back towards the ceiling.
  5. 5Pause for a moment, then reverse the movement by retracting your shoulder blades and lowering your body back down to the starting position.
  6. 6Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Exercise text from exercises-dataset by Hasan Emir Yıldırım, MIT License. Credits