# Deficit Push-Up

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

Also known as: Elevated-Hands Deep Push-Up, Deficit Press-Up

Body region: Chest, Arms

## Muscles

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

## Equipment

- Weight Plate

## Technique

1. Place two stable plates or blocks shoulder width apart and put a hand on each.
2. Walk your feet back into a straight-body push-up position.
3. Lower your chest below the level of your hands, as deep as your shoulders allow.
4. Push back up until your arms are straight.

### Cues

- Move slowly through the deep part of the rep.
- Keep your body rigid from head to heels.

### Common mistakes

- Going deeper than your shoulders tolerate.
- Using supports that can slide or tip.
- Letting the hips sag at the bottom.

## Alternatives

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