Incline Push Up on box

Muscles involved

Chest

How to do it

1. Position yourself in front of a bench or elevated platform and place your hands on the edge slightly wider than shoulder-width. 2. Place your feet back, keeping your body and arms straight. 3. Lower your chest towards the edge of the bench by bending your elbows. 4. Push your body upward until your arms are fully extended.

Equipment required

Peso corporal

Muscles worked

MaleFemale

Pectoralis major sternal headAnterior deltoidPectoralis major clavicular headTriceps brachii

Tips

- Keep your body straight from head to heels throughout the movement. - Lower your chest until it lightly touches the edge of the bench. - Push with your chest and triceps to return to the starting position.

Difficulty