Push up form

Curious about proper push-up form? Or how to modify them correctly? We've got answers. While push-ups aren’t complicated, they do require strength and engagement from many different parts of your body. Here's everything you need to know about this fitness staple.

Even if you use bench presses to work your chest, triceps, and shoulders, you should also regularly add in pushups. Pushups work a lot more muscles than the bench press. This exercise requires the entire core to fire hard to keep the body stable. So if you want a great chest and killer abs to go with it, it makes sense to work pushups into your routine. Here’s a video which covers 10 common pushup mistakes. The most important mistake to avoid pointed out in the video is flaring the elbows.

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Strengthen your core and upper body by learning how to do a push-up and then challenge yourself further with these five push-up variations.