
How to do the Push-Ups With Feet Elevated
- Lie on the floor face down and place your hands about 36 inches apart from each other holding your torso up at arms length.
- Place your toes on top of a flat bench. This will allow your body to be elevated. Note: The higher the elevation of the flat bench, the higher the resistance of the exercise is.
- Lower yourself until your chest almost touches the floor as you inhale.
- Using your pectoral muscles, press your upper body back up to the starting position and squeeze your chest. Breathe out as you perform this step.
- After a second pause at the contracted position, repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
Muscles worked
| Role | Muscles |
|---|---|
| Primary | chest |
| Secondary | shoulders, triceps |
| Equipment | no equipment |
| Difficulty | beginner |
| Type | compound |
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Common questions
What muscles does the Push-Ups With Feet Elevated work?
The Push-Ups With Feet Elevated primarily works the chest, with the shoulders and triceps as secondary movers. Alternating Floor Press, Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip, and Barbell Guillotine Bench Press train the same muscle, across 11 equipment types.
What equipment do you need for the Push-Ups With Feet Elevated?
None — the Push-Ups With Feet Elevated is bodyweight, so it works at home, in a hotel room or outdoors. Alternating Floor Press and Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip also need nothing.
Is the Push-Ups With Feet Elevated suitable for beginners?
Yes, the Push-Ups With Feet Elevated is rated beginner. Plyo Kettlebell Pushups, Flat Bench Cable Flyes, and Incline Cable Flye are the progressions from here.
Where should the Push-Ups With Feet Elevated go in a workout?
Early — the Push-Ups With Feet Elevated is compound, working 3 muscle groups, so run it first or second while you are fresh, then superset Chin-Up and Inverted Row later.
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