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A Guide to the Muscles Worked by Push-Ups

Medically reviewed by Amy Kwan, PT Push-ups work your chest, shoulders, back, core, and arm muscles.Maintain a straight line ...
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Yes, push-ups can get you a chiseled chest. More on what muscles push-ups work

Few exercises pack the punch that push-ups do. They provide a great workout, can conveniently be done anytime and from anywhere and deliver real results if done properly and with consistency. They are ...

If You Can Do This Many Push-Ups Without Stopping, Your Upper Body Is In Great Shape

See how many push-ups you should do—by age and sex—to be in great shape, plus perfect-form tips and strategies to boost your ...

The 3 exercises a weightlifting coach uses instead of push-ups to build strong, stable shoulders

You can build a set of strong and stable shoulders using these three exercises rather than push-ups, says a personal trainer, ...
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We Asked 5 Fitness Experts the Best Way to Modify a Push-Up—They All Said the Same Thing

Out of all the popular push-up modifications, experts agree that this version is the easiest starting point that still ...

Exactly How Many Pushups To Do Each Week To Tone Your Arms

"For most people, two to three sessions per week with three to four sets of 10 to 15 reps works well," he says. "That’s ...
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How Increasing Muscle Stamina Leads to Doing More Push-Ups

I recently advised a reader with several options to help improve their push-up regimen. One of those options was to decrease their sets and increase their repetitions but keep the total volume the ...