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A Guide to the Muscles Worked by Push-Ups

Push-ups work your chest, shoulders, back, core, and arm muscles. Maintain a straight line with your body and keep your elbows at a 45-degree angle to do a push-up effectively. You can pair push-ups ...

I’m a personal trainer — these are the 3 most common push-up mistakes I see (and how to fix them)

Learn how to improve push-ups with this personal trainer's advice based on common mistakes she sees in the gym.
Women's Health

This is how many push-ups it takes to build muscle

The push-up (or press-up) is the do-everything, no-kit exercise for the upper body – and maybe one of the best overall exercises you can do, period. If your motivations are more immediately ...
New York Post

How many push-ups you should be able to do at every age — and when you can use your knees

Drop and give us… well, read on for how many. Your ability to do push-ups indicates more than just how muscular your arms are — the number you can do also offers clues about your overall health. “A ...

This All Push-ups Home Workout Builds Your Chest Without Heavy Weights

Add chest size, muscle, and strength with a series of pushup variations in this at-home, no-gear, no-equipment workout from ...
Health.com

We Asked 5 Fitness Experts the Best Way to Modify a Push-Up—They All Said the Same Thing

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Push-ups work your chest, arms, core, and legs all at ...
Health.com

Should You Really Be Able to Do 11 Push-Ups?

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. The viral “11 push-up challenge” is motivating women ...