The feet-elevated push-up is a variation on the push-up, a body-weight standard. The feet are elevated, so that your body is aligned at an angle to the floor rather than parallel.
Benefits
- Works the upper chest and front shoulders more than the regular push-up
- Harder and arguably more effective than the regular push-up
- You can make it harder still by progressively elevating your feet higher over time
- Type: Strength
- Main Muscle Worked: Chest
- Equipment: Body Only
- Level: Intermediate
Chest
Directions:
- Lie on the floor face down and place your hands about 36 inches apart while holding your torso up at arms length. Move your feet up to a box or bench. This will be your starting position.
- Next, lower yourself downward until your chest almost touches the floor as you inhale.
- Now breathe out and press your upper body back up to the starting position while squeezing your chest.
- After a brief pause at the top contracted position, you can begin to lower yourself downward again for as many repetitions as needed.