# Decline Push-Up

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/decline-push-up

Also known as: Feet-Elevated Push-Up, Decline Press-Up

Body region: Chest, Shoulders, Arms

## Muscles

- Main: Deltoid, Pectoralis Major, Triceps
- Helps: Serratus Anterior
- Holds: Rectus Abdominis, Transversus Abdominis, Gluteus Maximus

## Equipment

- Flat Bench or Plyo Box or Step Platform

## Technique

1. Place your feet on a bench or box and your hands on the floor slightly wider than your shoulders.
2. Brace so your body forms a straight line from heels to head.
3. Lower your chest toward the floor, elbows at about 45 degrees.
4. Push back up until your arms are straight.

### Cues

- Squeeze your glutes to keep the hips in line.
- A higher box makes it harder and shifts work to the shoulders.

### Common mistakes

- Letting the hips sag or pike up.
- Dropping the head toward the floor.

## Alternatives

- [Push-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/push-up)
- [Incline Bench Press](https://heatsy.app/ex/incline-bench-press)
- [Decline Dumbbell Bench Press](https://heatsy.app/ex/decline-dumbbell-bench-press)