# Push-Up

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

Also known as: Press-Up, Pushup, Push-Ups, Standard Push-Up, Floor Push-Up

Body region: Chest, Arms, Core

## Muscles

- Main: Pectoralis Major, Triceps
- Helps: Deltoid, Serratus Anterior
- Holds: Subscapularis, Pectoralis Minor, Trapezius, Latissimus Dorsi, Teres Major, Rectus Abdominis, External Oblique, Internal Oblique, Transversus Abdominis, Iliopsoas, Tensor Fasciae Latae, Rectus Femoris, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis, Vastus Intermedius, Coracobrachialis, Anconeus

## Technique

1. Place your hands on the floor just wider than shoulder width, fingers pointing forward, with the legs straight behind you.
2. Brace your abs and squeeze your glutes so the body forms a straight line.
3. Lower your chest to just above the floor.
4. Press the floor away until your arms are straight.

### Cues

- Keep elbows at about 45 degrees from the torso.
- Keep the neck in line with the spine.

### Common mistakes

- Sagging hips.
- Flaring elbows out to the sides.
- Stopping well short of the floor.

## Variations

- [Close-Grip Push-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/close-grip-push-up)
- [Wide-Grip Push-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/wide-grip-push-up)