Beginner exercise
Incline Push-Up
Also called Incline Push-Up Medium
Technique
How to perform Incline Push-Up
- Stand facing a stable bench and place your hands on its edge slightly wider than shoulder width.
- Walk your feet backward until your arms are extended and your body forms a straight line.
- Brace your core and bend your elbows to lower your chest toward the bench.
- Stop just above the bench, then press through your palms to extend your elbows.
- Repeat for the prescribed repetitions.
GymDaze demonstration
Watch Incline Push-Up
Programming relevance
Muscles involved
Primary targets: Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head, Pectoralis Major Sternocostal Head.
MuscleScoreRole
Calisthenics graph
Progression relationships
These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.