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bodyweight horizontal push Activity intensity • Moderate
✓ knee safe
✓ shoulder safe
✓ lower back safe
✓ wrist safe
Hands-Elevated Push-Up
Primary Muscles: chest
Secondary Stabilisers: triceps, anterior deltoid, core
DEFAULT REP RANGE
10-15 reps
INTERVAL REST TARGET
60s
DIFFICULTY
beginner
Biomechanical Coaching Cues
- Place hands on a sturdy bench or box at shoulder width.
- Keep your body in a straight line from ankles to head.
- Lower your sternum to the edge of the bench and press cleanly back up.