The push-up is a popular bodyweight exercise that is commonly used in military and tactical physical fitness tests. It’s a classic movement to build upper-body muscle and strength, emphasizing the chest, triceps, and shoulders, but also working the upper back and core.
Benefits
- Strengthens the chest, triceps, shoulders, and abdominals
- Increases core strength and hip stability
- Engages lower-body muscles to maintain plank position
- Easy to regress or progress by raising or lowering torso
- Can add pauses or manipulate tempo to increase difficulty
- Type: Strength
- Main Muscle Worked: Chest
- Equipment: Body Only
- Level: Intermediate
Chest
Directions:
- Lie on the floor with two kettlebells next to your shoulders.
- Position one in place on your chest and then the other, gripping the kettlebells on the handle with the palms facing forward.
- Extend both arms, so that the kettlebells are being held above your chest. Lower one kettlebell, bringing it to your chest, and turn the wrist in the direction of the locked-out kettlebell.
- Raise the kettlebell and repeat on the opposite side.
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