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Incline push-ups (hands on a raised surface)

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Incline push-ups (hands on a raised surface): start of the movement
1 · start
Incline push-ups (hands on a raised surface): end of the movement
2 · end
Muscles worked
shoulderschestbicepsforearmsabsabsquadscalvesshoulderschestbicepsforearmsabsabsquadscalvesFRONTshouldersbackbacktricepsforearmsbackgluteshamstringscalvesshouldersbackbacktricepsforearmsbackgluteshamstringscalvesBACK
Primary: chest
Secondary: triceps

Correct technique

  1. 1Hands on a stable bench, table or kitchen counter.
  2. 2Legs behind, body straight as a board.
  3. 3Lower your chest to the edge, elbows angled back.
  4. 4Push back up. The lower the support, the harder the exercise.
Breathing: Exhale on the effort (lifting, pressing, pulling), inhale as you release.

Common mistakes

  • ✕Unstable support that can slide away.
  • ✕Arched lower back.

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