What muscles does the push-up work?

[Captain Winky]

I always hear that the push-up is about the best body weight exercise anyone can do, and I know it works chest and tris, but what else does it engage exactly? I mostly do body-weight exercises seeing as I travel a lot, don't always have access to a full gym, and want to have a routine I can do with minimal equipment.

 

[Matt]

do burpees.

 

[Scrumhalf]

Depends on your hand position and posture. Standard pushups target the chest and triceps mainly. To hit the triceps harder, do diamond pushups where you place your palms much closer together. To hit the delts, do pike pushups (hard) or tiger pushups (even harder). For ultimate bad-assness, do handstand pushups.

 

[Captain Winky]

What are burpees, tiger push-ups and pike push-ups?

 

[mikej77]

Originally Posted by Matt

do burpees.

+1

 

[ConcernedParent]

Chest and tri's... closer the grip, the more tri's you work. Also, a bit from your core from stabilizing the position.

 

[Cary Grant]

Originally Posted by Matt

do burpees.

+1 And thank me later...

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[suiturself]

Originally Posted by Cary Grant

+1 And thank me later...

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[InsBrokerTX]

Thank You!

 

[nahneun]

I thought pull ups were the best...

 

[TheD0n]

Originally Posted by suiturself

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[Scrumhalf]

Originally Posted by Captain Winky

What are burpees, tiger push-ups and pike push-ups?

Burpees: See the other wikipedia link posted.

Pike Pushups:

http://www.ronjones.org/Coach&Train/...shUp-Pike.html

Tiger Pushups:

http://www.ronjones.org/Coach&Train/...hUp-Tiger.html

 

[suiturself]

Originally Posted by TheD0n

Nudies? Do they show her naughty bits?

yesh

 

[Davidko19]

Originally Posted by Scrumhalf

Burpees: See the other wikipedia link posted.

Pike Pushups:

http://www.ronjones.org/Coach&Train/...shUp-Pike.html

Tiger Pushups:

http://www.ronjones.org/Coach&Train/...hUp-Tiger.html

lol.

those look, um, interesting... some would even consider inviting

Burpees will wear you out. Great full body workout when you have no time, weights and/or limited space. If you do a real explosive jump and fluid motion, I swear, after about 10, Im dying.

 

[Kris]

Yes, burpees, or actually superburpees involving a push-up at the bottom and an explosive leap at the top.

Doing push-ups on their own will target the fagit muscles.