Chest·Bodyweight·Compound

Decline Push-Up

Chest · Bodyweight

Beginner

Body Part

Chest

Equipment

Bodyweight

Level

Beginner

Type

Compound

Force

Push

The Decline Push-Up is a beginner bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the Chest.

Muscles Worked

Chest primaryShoulders secondaryTriceps secondary

How to Do the Decline Push-Up

  1. 1Lie 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.
  2. 2Next, lower yourself downward until your chest almost touches the floor as you inhale.
  3. 3Now breathe out and press your upper body back up to the starting position while squeezing your chest.
  4. 4After a brief pause at the top contracted position, you can begin to lower yourself downward again for as many repetitions as needed.

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Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.