Incline Push-Up

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Watch Incline Push-Up

Technique

How to perform Incline Push-Up

1. Face a stable bench or box and place your hands around shoulder width on the support.
2. Walk your feet back until your arms extend and your body forms a straight inclined line.
3. Bend your elbows, keeping them angled back rather than fully flared, and lower your chest toward the support.
4. Keep your hips from sagging and move your torso and legs together.
5. Extend your elbows to press back to the starting position.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Pectoralis Major Sternocostal Head, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head.

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.