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2. Push-up - Wikipedia

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   The push-up requires the work of many muscle groups, with one of the primary muscle groups being the chest muscles, the pectoralis major and the minor. [7] These are the two large chest muscles and the main pushing muscle group of the upper body. When pushing and lowering the body during a push-up, the pectoralis major is doing most of the work.

3. Experts Explain What Push-Ups Do—and How to Do Them ... - AOL

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   It’s understandable to wonder what muscles push-ups work. Here’s a breakdown, along with how to do a proper push-up and incorporate them into your workouts.

4. The Muscles You're Actually Working When You Do a Pushup - AOL

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   Pushups are a staple bodyweight exercise that you can use to target a variety of upper body muscles, like the chest, triceps, core, and more. ...

5. This is how many push-ups the average person should be able ...

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   The push-up pros said the classic exercise is a good measurement of muscular strength and endurance as one ages. The standard true push-up engages most major muscle groups in the body, including ...

6. Handstand push-up - Wikipedia

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   The handstand push-up (press-up) - also called the vertical push-up (press-up) or the inverted push-up (press-up), also called "commandos" - is a type of push-up exercise where the body is positioned in a handstand. For a true handstand, the exercise is performed free-standing, held in the air.

7. Bodyweight exercise - Wikipedia

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   Exercises focusing on the legs and abdomen such as squats, lunges, and step ups are recommended to increase leg and core strength, in doing so, reduce the risk of falling. [9] Bodyweight exercises provide multi-directional movement that mimics daily activities, and as such can be preferable to using weight machines.

8. Science Says This Workout Can Make Your Body 8 Years ... - AOL

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   To work your upper body, try push-ups and pull-ups. “For push-ups, you can start with a plank—that is strength training,” Matheny says. You can do kneeling push-ups if a full push-up feels ...

9. Split weight training - Wikipedia

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   The Push/pull/legs split consists of three different workout routines: First, the push muscles consisting of the chest, anterior and lateral deltoids, and triceps. Then, the exercises for pull muscles (latissimus, trapezius, rhomboids, biceps, and rear deltoids) are worked on the second day. The final workout consists of training the muscles of ...