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Incline Push-Up Medium
Works the chest. Helped by the abdominals, shoulders and triceps.
Bright blue is the target muscle. Darker blue is helping. The app shows this as a moving demo.
Muscles worked
chestabdominalsshoulderstriceps
How many reps
| Goal | Reps per set |
|---|---|
| Strength | 3-6 |
| Muscle size | 6-10 |
| Endurance | 12-20+ |
Whatever the number, the set should end within a rep or two of the point where you could not do another with good form.
| Kit | Body only |
|---|---|
| Level | Beginner |
What to think about
- Body in one line from head to heels.
- Elbows about 45 degrees from your sides.
- Chest to just off the floor, then press to straight arms.
How to do it
- Stand facing a Smith machine bar or sturdy elevated platform at an appropriate height.
- Place your hands on the bar, with your hands about shoulder width apart.
- Position your feet back from the bar with arms and body straight. This will be your starting position.
- Keeping your body straight, lower your chest to the bar by bending the arms.
- Return to the starting position by extending the elbows, pressing yourself back up.
Other exercises for the chest
- Alternating Floor Press
- Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip
- Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip
- Bent-Arm Dumbbell Pullover
- Butterfly
- Cable Crossover
- Decline Barbell Bench Press
- Decline Dumbbell Bench Press
Track it in LiftSets
Log Incline Push-Up Medium with last time's numbers in front of you, a rest timer on your lock screen and a graph of your progress.
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