Incline Push-ups

Target Muscle: Chest 

Incline Push-ups Overview

Incline push-ups are a variation of conventional push-ups that focuses primarily on the chest muscles. It also targets your abs, shoulders, and triceps as secondary muscle groups. 

This is a bodyweight exercise that requires the use of a bench press in order to incline the body. If you want to progress towards full bodyweight push-ups, this is an excellent exercise. It reduces stress on the shoulders, forearms, and wrists. It also improves your stability, form, and technique. 

How to Do It

1. Take a kneeling position and place your hands on the bench. Keep your knees under your hips. 
2. Straighten our one leg at a time and keep your head in a neutral position. 
3. Retract your shoulder blades and descend towards the floor till your chest touches the bench. 
4. Drive yourself through your palms and get back to the starting position. 
5. Repeat for the desired number of reps.

Incline Push-ups Tips

1. Keep your spine as rigid as possible throughout the exercise. 
2. Brace your abs and squeeze your glutes as you perform the push-ups.
3. Keep looking down and tuck in your chin. 
4. Make sure you don’t jut your head. 
5. Put in your strength to pull yourself as far away from the floor as possible.

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