Instructions
Preparation
- Lie prone on floor with hands under shoulders or slightly narrower. Position body up off floor with extended arms and body straight.
Execution
- Keeping body straight, lower body to floor by bending arms. Push body up until arms are extended. Repeat.
Comments
- Both upper and lower body must be keep straight throughout movement. Forefeet can remain on floor as long as body is pivoting on knees. Also see wider grip push-ups on knee.
Easier
- Resistance can be reduced by performing placing hands on horizontal bar or edge of elevated surface (knee to chest high).
Harder
- For greater challenge perform Close Grip Push-ups.
Classification
| Utility: | Basic |
| Mechanics: | Compound |
| Force: | Push |