Will doing push-ups make you taller?

Many people will be anxious and worried if they don't grow taller. Height is very important for a person, and many people want to have a fit body while growing taller. Many people will choose to do push-ups, which have a bodybuilding effect. However, when doing push-ups, many people are worried that their height will be seriously affected. So, will doing push-ups not make you taller?

It won’t grow taller. Doing push-ups mainly exercises the pectoralis major, pectoralis minor and biceps. Height is mainly related to genetic genes from both parents, so you will not grow taller by doing push-ups.

1. General push-ups

This type of push-up is the most commonly used push-up. It requires hands slightly wider than shoulders, feet together, chest up, and tighten waist and abdomen. Then, bend elbows to let the center of gravity drop to a position where the chest is almost 1 cm close to the ground. Pause for a moment, and then concentrate the strength of the pectoralis major to push up quickly. This type of push-up is the most commonly used one, and it mainly exercises the pectoralis major muscles.

The correct way to do eight different push-ups

2. Narrow Grip Push-ups

This narrow push-up is based on the "normal push-up", with the distance between the hands being the same width as the shoulders or narrower than the shoulders. The other postures are the same as the "normal push-ups". Narrow-grip push-ups mainly exercise the middle seam of the pectoralis major and the triceps in the arms.

The correct way to do eight different push-ups

3. Wide-grip push-ups

This wide-grip push-up is based on the "normal push-up", with the hands much wider than shoulders. The other postures are the same as the "normal push-ups". Wide-grip push-ups primarily work the lateral pectoralis major and shoulders.

The correct way to do eight different push-ups

4. Push-ups

This type of push-up is based on the "normal push-up". It uses the power of the pectoralis major muscles to control the body's center of gravity and make the body rise and fall left and right. When doing this type of push-ups, you can first move your body's center of gravity from the left side to the right side, and then from the right side to the left side. This type of push-up is very effective in stimulating the pectoral muscles, especially the outer side of the pectoralis major. Of course, doing this type of push-ups requires the practitioner to have a certain degree of control.

5. Push-ups with elbows raised alternately

Also on the basis of "normal push-ups", after doing push-ups, lift your elbows to the left and right, which mainly exercises the practitioner's pectoral muscles, deltoid muscles, latissimus dorsi, abdominal muscles, etc., while also exercising the practitioner's coordination.

The correct way to do eight different push-ups

The above is the truth about whether doing push-ups can cause you to be short. Doing push-ups will not cause you to be short. It has no effect at all. Doing push-ups has many benefits for your body. You can make your body stronger and help yourself to strengthen your body. When doing push-ups, you should do them after meals to avoid exercising after eating too much.