Push Up
A step-by-step form guide from the Ægir Iron exercise library: how to do the lift, what to watch for, and the muscles it trains.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Band
HOW TO PERFORM
- Hands about shoulder width, body in a straight line.
- Lower the chest to the floor, elbows about 45 degrees from the ribs.
- Press back up, bracing the core.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Chest
Secondary
- Triceps
- Shoulders
In the app
This guide covers these exercises in the Ægir Iron library:
- Push Up
- Band-Resisted Push Up
Log it in Ægir Iron to track your PRs and estimated 1RM, and to see the sets each muscle gets every week. Free for individual lifters.